information from SDOT
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) invites community members to attend one of two community meetings this month to help improve safety on 35th Avenue Southwest. The purpose of the meetings is to review existing conditions and traffic data, discuss potential engineering and enforcement strategies, and hear concerns and ideas from residents.

New safety measures to be considered through this project will include: arterial traffic calming, traffic signal modifications, pavement repair, and pedestrian and bicycle safety enhancements. To address behavioral issues like speeding, distraction and impaired driving, we will develop targeted enforcement strategies and area-specific educational outreach.

October 22
6:30 to 8 p.m.
Neighborhood House, Room 207
6400 Sylvan Way Southwest

October 28
3:30 to 5 p.m.
Southwest Library, Second Floor Meeting Room
9010 35th Avenue Southwest

SDOT Director Scott Kubly explained, “One of the first things I heard from residents of West Seattle was the need to improve safety on 35th Avenue SW. By working with the community and examining the data, we can find ways to save lives and reduce injuries for everyone — pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users and drivers.”

Facts about 35th Avenue SW

• Principal arterial roadway
• Adjacent land uses
• Single family and multi-family residential, commercial, industrial
• Two libraries, two parks
• Three schools within one block
• Speed limit 35 miles per hour
• Transit corridor
• Average Daily Traffic:
• 16,500 vehicles per day at SW Roxbury Street
• 24,600 vehicles per day at SW Alaska Street
• 294 collisions, 128 injuries and 2 fatalities in the last three years (2011-2014)
• 5 fatalities in the last ten years (2004-2013)

For more information, please see the webpage for the 35th Avenue Southwest Road Safety Corridor Project at http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/35thsw.htm.