Admiral Way SW has been the scene of a number of serious accidents and despite a 30 mph speed limit it continues to see many people speeding. A plan to address the safety issues on the road offereed last spring by SDOT met with controversy, much as other planned road changes have in West Seattle. Now SDOT will provide and update based on public feedback and additional analysis. SDOT has revised the initial concept to provide safety improvements to SW Admiral Way. September 17, 2015 from 6:15 to 7:45 PM, Presentation will be made at 6:45 PM at the Hiawatha Community Center 2700 California Ave SW

In a post on their website they outline their goals.

Project Goals

• Encourage slower speeds
• Reduce collisions
• Provide a comfortable and predictable bike connection between Alki and California Ave business district
• Accommodate existing maximum on-street parking occupancy

Project Need

Over the past the past three years there have been 45 vehicle collisions, two bike collisions and one pedestrian collision along SW Admiral Way from 63rd Ave SW to California Ave SW. In some locations, particularly around 51st Ave SW, 85 percent of people drive around 37 mph, compared to the posted speed limit of 30 mph. This project will help eliminate crashes and injuries along SW Admiral Way, while maintaining on-street parking on both sides of the street.

Project Description

In May, we presented an initial concept for calming speeds for all travelers and making it easier to ride a bike. Since then, we've conducted a parking study, collected community feedback and revised our initial concept.

Project Map (see graphic)

Our new proposed design maintains on-street parking on both sides of the street, adds a new crosswalk, a westbound radar feedback sign and constructs a buffered bike lane. It also helps keep speeds close to 30 mph by reducing travel lane widths, a tactic that has been successful in other areas of the city. We can do this by removing the center turn lane, while maintaining left turn pockets at four intersections with high left turn demand. Providing these left turn pockets would require removing some on-street parking at those intersections.

While the revised proposal reduces impacts to parking, we still wanted to honor our commitment to studying parking during the summer season. A parking study was conducted from July 30 through August 11 along SW Admiral Way by an independent consultant. The recommended methodology to conduct this study is outlined in DPD Tip #117 "Parking Waivers for Accessory Dwelling Units. Read the report to see the results.

Project Schedule

September 17
Open House

Fall
Final design

Fall/Winter 2015
Construction