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145th Street Multimodal Corridor Study 1

145th Street (State Route 523) • Connection to Aurora, I ‐ 5, and Lake City Way/Bothell Way • Connection for Shoreline and Seattle neighborhoods, businesses, parks and services • Future light rail station at 145th and I ‐ 5 2

Project partners 3

What’s the problem? Safety concerns, Limited transit Traffic congestion Pedestrian including lack service, minimal barriers, no of left turns place for bikes amenities 4

What’s the problem? Collisions sized by occurrences Collison history: 2010-2014 5

What’s the process? 6

Project goals • Ensure that everyone can walk, bike, bus, access light rail and drive safely and reliably along and across the corridor • Develop transportation improvements that: • Support the local economy • Protect the environment • Support a vibrant community 7

Challenge of limited right of way Existing Roadway 60’ Right of Way Improvement Turn lane Bike lane Bus Stop concepts could 12’ 5’ 10’ include widening for: Planter Bus lane Sidewalks 5’ 13’ 8’ 8

Community ‐ based design informed by your input We are here (1 year) (1 ‐ 2 years) (1 year) (1 year) (1 ‐ 2 years) (2 years +) 9

Preferred Concept strategy: Maximize benefits and minimize impacts STUDY CONCEPT 2 STUDY CONCEPT 4 PREFERRED CONCEPT Benefits Benefits Benefits Impacts Impacts Impacts 10

Preferred Concept Overview 11

Corridor contexts 12

Example concept: Near 30 th Avenue intersection 13

Transit Queue Jump 14

Off ‐ Corridor Bike Network 15

Example concept: I ‐ 5 Interchange FUTURE LIGHT RAIL STATION NB I ‐ 5 New non ‐ motorized bridge • Remove sidewalks on existing structure • Widen to include 6 lanes and a 5 ‐ ft sidewalk on south side 16

Kendra’s graphic • More detailed explanation 17

Example concept: Typical intersection between Aurora and I ‐ 5 SEATTLE SHORELINE 18

Example concept: Near Aurora Avenue intersection 19

Example concept: mid ‐ block Linden to Greenwood 20

Open House #3 presented the Preferred Concept and collected valuable community feedback 21

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Next Steps: Aurora to I ‐ 5: • Continue partnership building with Seattle, WSDOT, King County, and other partner agencies • Begin preliminary design and environmental review • Pursue grant funding for right of way and construction through PSRC, TIB, and other sources I ‐ 5 Interchange: • Pursue grant funding for design and construction through PSRC regional grants and other sources I ‐ 5 to SR522: • Advocate for ST3 funding and continue to build partner agency relationships 3 rd Ave NW to Aurora Avenue: • Implement quick wins – restriping and signal timing • Coordinate with SDOT on improvements 24

Questions?