Monday, January 14, 2013

Sidewalk Funding for 127th

A frame from the slideshow presentation
Representatives from Douglas Park Cooperative were at the North District Council meeting last week Wednesday to make a presentation of our request for sidewalks on NE 127th street between 25th and 27th. All NDC member organizations voted and our project was one of the three selected. If everything goes well, SDOT will start designs in November of this year.

More information about the Bridging the Gap Neighborhood Street Fund can be found here.  Below is a timeline from their site:



NSF Project Selection Timeline:
2013
January – Each of Seattle’s 13 neighborhood District Councils will select three projects for further evaluation (up to 39 projects in all).
February - May – SDOT conducts a high level scope & cost estimate of the projects selected by the neighborhood District Councils.
June – Each neighborhood District Council prioritizes its own list of projects.
July – Bridging the Gap Oversight Committee evaluates all proposed projects for funding.
August – Oversight committee makes funding recommendations to the Mayor & City Council.
September – 2014 Budget adopted.
October/November – SDOT begins planning and design work.

This sidewalk is in addition to the sidewalk going in on 130th between 25th and 28th. That sidewalk is being funded by the State of Washington's Safe Routes to School Program, and is currently in design. It will be constructed this year.
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 14, 2013 at 11:10 AM

    Don't assume that this project will be funded just because the North District Council selected it. SDOT will probably only pick one from the North District, despite the enormous need.

    And I think the NDC erred in picking this project, which is a relatively small project. My feeling is SDOT is unlikely to pick such a small project for the large project round.

    - Someone who has played this game before

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  2. Two Dog AnnieJanuary 15, 2013 at 5:26 PM

    yes! high use stretch of sidewalk in my family from 5am to 10pm at night..and always see others there walking in the road. Thank you neighbors for all your efforts!

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