Aurora Avenue Safety Project Launches, Merged with Bus Upgrades
From The Urbanist
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is beginning the outreach phase of its Aurora Avenue N planning study, a pivotal step toward vitally needed improvements that will help to fix one of the most deadly roads in the entire city. Originally planned as a bicycle and pedestrian safety study, SDOT has also announced that they will be teaming up with King County Metro to plan transit improvements on Aurora Avenue at the same time.
When the Washington State legislature allocated $50 million to fund construction of safety improvements on Aurora, it also passed legislative language setting a strict timeline for SDOT’s completion of the corridor study. The department has until September 30, 2023 to “fully complete” plans, and those plans must “prioritize designs that ensure slow vehicle speeds and systematic improvement to the quality of multimodal access,” per the state’s supplemental transportation budget passed this year.
