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S MYRTLE ST S WILLOW ST

Chief Sealth to MLK Jr

MLK to Rainier

Rainier to Sewark Park

Chief Sealth to MLK Jr

MLK to Rainier

Rainier to Sewark Park

1. SafETY

Traffic volume • • • • • •Traffic speed • • • • • •Collision data (2010-2013) • • • • • •Ease of arterial crossings • • • • • •2. PavEMEnT COndITIOn

Drainage • • • • • •Condition of existing roadway • • • • • •Condition of sidewalk • • • • • •3. aCCESS

Services (café, pharmacy, grocery store, bank) • • • • • •Schools • • • • • •Community activities • • • • • •Public transportation • • • • • •Connections to end points • • • • • •Helps create greenway network • • • • • •Parallels higher volume/speed routes • • • • • •Not a truck, transit, emergency route • • • • • •4. ROuTE COnTInuITY

• • • • • •5. TOPOgRaPhY - gRadE

Grade of existing road • • • • • •6. PEdESTRIan/BIKE TRavEL

Existing pedestrian travel • • • • • •Existing bike travel • • • • • •7. COMMunITY SuPPORT

• • • • • •SuMMaRY

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RaInIER vaLLEY nEIghBORhOOd gREEnWaY ROuTE EvaLuaTIOn

SEPTEMBER 2014

RAINIER VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAY MOST PROMISING ROUTE SEPTEMBER 2014

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John C. Little, Sr.

Park

Othello Play-ground

MarthaWashington

Park

Brighton Playfield

Graham Hillå

Aki Kurose

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MLK Jr.å

Landscaping improvements to existing pedestrian and bicycle access only

Enhanced pedestrian/ bicycle signal, crosswalks, and curb ramps

Crossing beacons, crosswalks, and curb ramps

Existing pedestrian and bicycle access only

Existing pedestrian and bicycle access only

King PlazaBicycle parking

Bicycle parking

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S MORGAN ST

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S WILLOW ST

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S WILLOW ST

S FONTANELLE PL

S ORCHARD ST

S MYRTLE ST

S FRONTENAC ST

S BRIGHTON ST

S HOLLY ST

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BEACON AVE S

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32ND AVE S CHIEF SEALTH TRAIL

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S WILLOW ST

Greenway RouteRibbon of ParksSchool

LEGENDOTHER RECOMMENDATIONS• 20 mph Speed Limit• Speed Humps• Signs• Pavement Markings• Smooth Sidewalks and Pavement

New speed hump

New speed hump

New speed hump

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Neighborhood greenways work best on streets with low auto volumes and speeds

RAINIER VALLEY TRAFFIC VOLUMES AND SPEEDS SEPTEMBER 2014

3000

2500

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1000

500

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S Myrtle St & S Willow St: Daily Auto Volumes

2614

713

272446 385 378

S Myrtle St(w/o 39th Ave S)

S Myrtle St(w/o 43rd Ave S)

S Myrtle St(e/o Rainier Ave S)

S Willow St(w/o 43rd Ave S)

S Willow St(e/o 42nd Ave S)

S Willow St(e/o Rainier Ave S)

30

25

20

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S Myrtle St & S Willow St: 85th Percentile Speeds (mph)

1921 20

17

27

21

S Myrtle St(w/o 39th Ave S)

S Myrtle St(w/o 43rd Ave S)

S Myrtle St(e/o Rainier Ave S)

S Willow St(w/o 43rd Ave S)

S Willow St(e/o 42nd Ave S)

S Willow St(e/o Rainier Ave S)

Legendw/o = west of, e/o = east of