The Pros and Cons of CSAs
Washington Leads the Country in Troubled Banks
Seattlest Pix 09Nov09
Can't Miss It: Monday
Studies pertaining to the downtown viaduct/99 /tunnel/bridge/ boulevard/clusterfuck are coming in, and the discussion is started (or "raging" if you prefer). It's been the People's Waterfront Coalition's contention that if traffic through downtown can be managed for long enough to tear down the Viaduct and build something in its place, then traffic can be managed indefinitely. The items below were taken from documents that were received by the PWC in response to their public disclosure request for the Construction Transportation Management Plan:
Many specific strategies and projects are described in the preliminary technical report, some of which are:Alternate Routing Strategies (8 total)
3.2.1.2 Redirect I-5 Regional Through-Trips to I-405 using Variable Message Signs
3.2.1.5 Employ signage, street modifications, and other treatments to improve traffic flow on designated alternative travel routes.
3.2.1.7 Modify 1st Ave South for Temporary Transit Priority Options
3.2.1.8 Optimize Rainier Avenue / Boren Avenue Corridor Traffic Signal Systems
Street Space Use Strategies (10 total)
3.2.2.1 Add Designated Arterial Freight Route through Downtown
3.2.2.4 Implement Downtown Area Street Revisions to Accommodate Change in Traffic Patterns
3.2.2.7 Retain Transit-Only Operations on 3rd Avenue
Transit Service Strategies (9 total)3.2.3.2 Expand Bus Service to Neighborhoods that Use the AWV Corridor
3.2.3.3 Expand Peak Period Transit Service Levels into a Portion of Off-Peak Hours
3.2.3.7 Fund Express Bus Service to U-District from the South End
3.2.3.8 Fund New Express Bus Service / Shuttle Service from North Seattle to the Airport
Demand Management Strategies (12 total)
3.2.4.8 (Fund) Marketing Programs to Encourage Alternate Work Hours and Telecommuting
3.2.4.10 Shift Stadium / Entertainment Event Start Times to Avoid Peak Periods
3.2.4.12 Extend Port Terminal Gate Hours
System Management Strategies (5 total)
3.2.5.2 Update Traffic Signal Control Plans
Center City Access Projects (9 total)
3.2.6.2 Drop right SR-99 lane to Dexter to help distribute southbound traffic on street grid
3.2.6.3 Reconfigure Dexter Ave with lane restriping so 2 southbound lanes are created
3.2.6.4 Modify Left Turn Lanes at Denny Ave to relocate southbound left turns from Aurora to Dexter Avenue
3.2.6.5 Create new SR-99 Transit Lane from McGraw Street to Broad Street
3.2.6.7 Re-establish Left Turns at South Spokane Street at 1st, 4th, and 6th Avenue intersections
3.2.6.8 Improve Circulation at 1st Avenue South Bridge to 1st Avenue South and 4th Avenue South to re-orient traffic away from SR-99 corridor
3.2.6.9 Establish a Transit-Only Link to E-3 Busway to allow non-tunnel buses to use the Busway
Other Strategies (2 total)
3.2.7.1 Add 4th Avenue South Off-ramp from South Spokane Street with both general purpose and transit only lanes
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