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RESIDENT
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It is extremely hazardous trying to get out of our driveway. Bicycles on
the east side would be suicidal. |
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A bike lane on the east side (of the roadway) will NOT enhance safety. It
will create bicycle-vehicle conflicts. With our steep driveway, little flat
space on top, limited visibility due to vegetation, a bike lane on the east
side would create an unsafe condition for us and for many of the 200+
driveways on the east side. A bike lane on the east side is not an
improvement for the residents who live on this side. Bike lanes on both sides
will benefit "through" bikers, not recreational bikers and families
who live along the parkway. A designated bike lane implies safety and a bike
lane on the east side will not be safe (for bikers or residents pulling out).
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My vote goes to the multi-use lane. The majority of us walk or bike
leisurely thus there's little conflict. |
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Maybe a slightly raised bike/walking path or little bumps on the side of
the road to avoid cars accidentally driving into the bike/pedestrian lane. |
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Don't designate the northbound shoulder as a bike lane. This was the
single biggest piece of overwhelming safety based feedback you got at the
meeting - the community clearly will not get consensus support behind any
solution creating a designated bike lane on the northbound shoulder. Instead
just leave it as a wide shoulder. |
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I am a biker and use the West side multi-use path and find it adequate. If
you would make a "Use" study you will find the volume of joggers
and bikers per hour to be quite low – not even close to the Burke-Gilman
Pathway. |
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If multi-use bike and pedestrian corridors are included as planned, it
must be designed safely otherwise it is an invitation for lawsuits as
accidents will occur. To do it properly the whole project might run to $25
million and still not prevent litigation. Alternatively, if the designation
for bike use is removed and instead the west side shoulder is merely widened
and then designated simply as a "trail" similar to the Gilman
Trail, bikes and pedestrians can use the corridor going in both directions
and be responsible for their own safe use. |
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I prefer the wider multi-use trail but would be very happy with the Bike
Lanes or Modified Multi-Use as well. I do want something to happen with
respect to the pavement. |
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Install signage to ban biking in the northbound lanes - "All biking
use bike path" |
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Will multi-use trail be cleaned regularly? Multi-use paths are not as safe
at faster bike speeds. |
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Please leave the Parkway as it is now. One bike lane is sufficient and
safe. I've ridden on it many times and never felt unsafe. Let's spend our
taxes on something we want! |
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I am very opposed to widening W. Lake Sammamish to accommodate bike lanes
in both directions. This will require retaining walls - which in turn
requires altering the landscape, cutting trees and creating more concrete.
The lake & the roadway are a treasure. We enjoy the area because it is
beautiful. The City of |
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The idea of pedestrians on east side and 2-way bikes on west sounds best. |
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Right now, this road feels dangerous, and more like a highway than a
"neighborhood". |
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The parkway is a scenic route and it must stay that way. Many of us have
enjoyed living here 40 years or more. The present status with traffic,
safety, and speed is absolutely atrocious. |
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Please conduct surveys as needed to depict realistic visual images of
alternatives from the standpoint of tree removals. Please make sure that the
images reflect changes due to any proposed relocation of utility
poles/overhead lines (many large conifers exist immediately to the east of
existing pole/line locations). |
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Place signs at the north and south entrances of the |
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(We need) Reassurance that property taxes would not be affected. |
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Please check your cost estimates. I find it hard to cope with the last
three all costing about the same! |
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Drainage improvement (needed) at Northup. |
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(I was) disappointed in (the) response to question of protecting water
quality. (Staff) answered that City "monitors" lake quality. "monitor"
is too passive a response. (You) can monitor & simply watch water quality
degrade. (We) must be more proactive and project impact of design changes to
be made. e.g., added 7' width will have what impact?, added
drainage/treatment will have what impact?, what's "net" of two
items above? |
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Please advise individual property owners how each alternative would effect
their frontage on the parkway. |
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Less is better. "Improvements" will only encourage additional
traffic - both autos and bikes. Thus more accidents - it will also destroy
the natural beauty of the area |
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Elements of multi use lane & landscaped berm should be added to slow
traffic. Do not include where expense would be high(er) due to need to retain
embankments. |
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Consider variable width for 5' buffer where doing so will allow retention
of existing trees along corridor. |
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No buffer between bikes & roadway. Several problems with buffer: Block
emergency space for bikes, bike path will not be cleaned, garbage pickup more
difficult, driveway crossings more dangerous, more expensive |
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Would prefer narrower buffer between road and trail and wider trail where
possible. |
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The separation barrier near where I live would obstruct use of the bike
path for cars needing to get in and out of the drive |
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(I recommend) Segments of buffer strip as a traffic calming/pedestrian
safety measure ( 3- 5' width-- 50' or longer in length) between the existing
multi-purpose lane and traffic lane. (B)uffer strips (should) be
strategically placed in conjunction with crosswalks, park frontages and
perhaps at other locations where lack of topographic change adjacent to the
west side of the road. |
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Is tree debris going to be cleared from a trail or bike lanes? Currently,
this is problem especially in winter. |
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For people who will experience visibility issues I'd like to see either
vegetation control, parking restrictions and mirrors to help |
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(We need) interim improvements made to the existing roadway and 10'
shoulder: a) regular maintenance of the 10' shoulder-sweeping, trimming of
vegetation, holes filled, repaved. b) repaving of the roadway. |
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Paving alone would make most of us happy. |
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Since we've been annexed into |
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… concerned about tree debris along side of road, possibility of being hit
by falling limbs/branches, roads remaining wet and slick for extended periods
of time due to overhanging foliage. |
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"Maintenance" as a minimum level of treatment |
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School bus stops near Northup/ Lk Samm kids have to cross Parkway; are
unable to walk in ditch on Eastside and have to walk over private driveway(s)
Suggest: 1. Pedestrian crossing 2. Walkable shoulder on Eastside |
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I prefer pedestrian crossings with Safety Islands. It might slow traffic. |
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Crosswalk at |
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To place the crosswalk at |
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The crosswalk at NE 15th Pl (NE Rosemeont Pl) is very dangerous, as it on
a curve and road up 15th Pl is blind and you must turn into northbound
traffic to go south on WLSP. |
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Pave as soon as possible - phased approach to add bike lane later |
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Use a phased approach - need paving ASAP. Add Bike lane later |
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Repave multi-use trail now, full pavement if possible. Everyone agrees
needed now. |
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The basic conflict comes because West Lake Sammamish is a designated
PARKWAY (based upon its unusual scenic beauty) while at the same time being a
long-time secondary state highway increasingly being impacted by more and
more residential driveways on which homeowners have a legal right of access.
These bring key safety, access, and traffic congestion
problems. |
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The roundabout walking area is too narrow especially with growing weeds
and mud. |
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I have to say that the biggest problem we have with living on the pkwy is
the *lack* of neighborhood feel - stemming almost directly from the fact that
it's impossible to safely have kids walk to any houses that you cannot reach
by just walking along the yards along the lakefront. Having a walkway with a
barrier would go a very long way to alleviating this. |
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Lower speed to 25 mph / calm traffic - keep road scenic |
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Add some signs saying something to the effect that "This is our
community please obey speed limit" |
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Make speed limit the same at 30 MPH. Add 2 or 3 more radar speed limit
monitors along the 5.5 miles of |
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Every single aspect noise, ped safety, bike safety, auto & child
safety - improved by lowering speeds! |
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Limit speeds uniformly to 30 mph and have police enforce 30 mph speed to
within 5 mph. |
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Please lower the speed limit to 30. Please enforce at 10 over. |
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Make the speed limit 30 mph all along the parkway. Have a traffic officer
on the parkway more often to keep speed down. |
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Slow the parkway down. No other single thing will do as much to improve
conditions for everyone. |
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… include treatments (median, bulbouts, other tech.) to justify support
for lowering the speed to a consistent 30 mph. |
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For example, the reluctance of the staff to simply reduce the speed limit
to 30 miles an hour everywhere (to increase safety and access for residents
with enforcement at 40 MPH instead of the present 45 MPH) "because all
of our studies show that the 80th percentile... will not result in effective
speed compliance with the law by motorists." … It appears the philosophy
and interests of the staff are to increase the traffic flow as being
the goal of good transportation planning and not to slow traffic. While this
philosophy is normally correct, it is not correct when it is applied to the
PARKWAY which is very unique. |
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Reduce the speed limit on all of |
Traffic Control/Calming
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Reduce travel lane width by 1' to provide a wider shoulder on the east and
wider multi-purpose lane on the west . |
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Make maximal use of city property; Avoid signals; create other ways to
slow traffic |
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Light at 34th would deter (detract) from neighborhood character. |
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A traffic signal at Northrup would be great |
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No light at Northup and West Lake Samm. |
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Just all way stops at major streets that come down to |
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Do not place traffic signals, esp. at Northup or in lieu of the
roundabout. You would most assuredly widen for turn pockets and this will
only encourage more through traffic with resultant safety problems. |
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Would like to see stoplight and left turn lane at SE 34th. |
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Would be nice if the signal light reacted to presence of cars - if no car
is waiting on 34th, then there should be no stopping on Sammamish |
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Signal at 34th only without turn lanes. |
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(Need) Stoplight not a yellow flashing lite. We need more stoplights to
create windows in traffic for residents to get into out of driveways and slow
traffic thru put. |
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Please consider burying power lines early in process. |
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Bury power lines. If tree falls on Parkway, then 98008 zip code loses
power. |
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Beautiful scenic drives like W. Lake Sammamish should have all underground
utilities before any major improvements. |
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There is a need to take overhead power lines to underground. |
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The bike commuters highjack(ed) this last meeting. I'm pretty disgusted
now with the process. Too many new comers tonight. |
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It appears that an organization of commuting bicyclists have intruded on
this last meeting. They were not part of the process from the beginning. |
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We need (to) vote from mailing to all Pkwy residences, not just those who
can afford to attend the meeting. The mailing list will be a true composition
of the relevant population. |
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The lakeside of the road near addresses 336 to 360 W. Lk. Samm. Pkwy. |
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Do what |
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Feedback I received has been that grandiose treatments with separate
bike-ped trails are seen as just that – too much cost and too great a change
for Pkwy character. (I would also add that the addition of the 2-3' plus 1
foot taper to option 3 on the lakeside reduced the attractiveness of what we
originally heard as the proposal.) |
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The bike path is not practical or desired by approximately 80 or 90
percent vote by those property owners most affected because: (a) Many of the
parcels of land would need retaining, cantilever, rail or fence due to a fill
in the roadbed with little or no shoulder and very steep slopes; (b) The
sightline of many driveway approaches to the highway are difficult, at best,
and put a pedestrian or a biker at risk of being struck by a vehicle; (c) The
number of driveways on the East side of the Parkway (Highway) average
approximately one every 100’ to 120’. This fact results from the unique use
of a primary highway being used as an access road for a dense strip of
private properties; (d) Exiting and Entering the highway in very heavy
two-way traffic is difficult enough without adding additional obstacles –
bikers and pedestrians. |
NON-RESIDENT COMMENTS
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Bike lanes preferred to multi-use trail - especially if trail is only 10'
(AASHTO recommends 13'). Be prepared for cyclists on roadway if the trail is
built. |
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Having a designated bike lane is best, but if all we can get is 3-4' of
pavement, we can deal with that. |
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A two-way bike trail, west side, is very dangerous for bikers - especially
for those riding north. Cars pull out without looking right. |
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For bicyclist - a consistent three foot shoulder is required for safety. |
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Bike lanes are necessary on both sides of the |
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The bike lane alternative provides the best platform for the broadest,
& safest, general public use, and also anticipates future growth and
perhaps a change of attitudes. |
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My fellow seniors can currently only go (south). We bike only one way.
This is discrimination! Safety is so important for us. Our leader would be
liable if we were hurt by cars entering. |
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Bike Lane and Pedestrian walkway should be located on lake side of street
so crosswalks @ intersections will not be required for safety. |
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I would prefer #4 but would be satisfied with #5. My concern is bicycle
safety in both directions. |
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Bicyclists should be able to ride on the same side of the road as the
motorists. It is safer for everyone. #5 is dangerous for the users and put
too many people/cyclists on an 8' path. |
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Partial paved shoulder on east side can be legally parked on, thus
creating a hazard for bicyclists there (applies to alts 2, 3, and 5). The
bike alt provides maximal comfort & safety for peds & cyclists. |
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Please build a safe bikeway (both ways) and pedestrian path, soon, rather
than later, before someone gets killed. Bake lane #4 will improve and help
preserve the character of the neighborhood! |
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Driveway access is a red herring. 3 & 5 are very dangerous and do not
comply with aashto. They will generate great liability for the city and
danger for users. |
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I'm certain that any solution that puts peds/bikes together in separated
lane will move many cyclists into roadway. Safest option is bike lane #4, so
cyclists and peds are separate. |
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Pave it or Rename it: Suggest the following names |
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Bikes should not mix with pedestrians, strollers, dogs on leashes and
other things traveling a lot slower or unpredictably. |
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Public property should be used for public use. |
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35 mph on all of the road |
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Build 4 lane road now instead of later |
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Build 4 lane road with 3' bike lane. You are eventually going to need
them. |
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As long as |
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The City is controlled by a few rich people who own waterfront and want no
traffic on the Parkway… Redesign the poorly designed rotary at |
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With left turn pocket (traffic signal) we should do the job right the
first time. |
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Add left turn lane for |
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Traffic signal SE 26th, Left turn lane and signal at Northup, left turn
lane at |
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Add a few left turn lanes at select locations - would ease traffic flow at
busy times. Whether we like it or not - it is a major traffic roadway. |
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A traffic signal at Northrup would be great. |
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Add a left-turn pocket at the signal to keep traffic flowing. |
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A stop light at |