Calmer traffic and better crossings coming to 3rd Ave NW between 67th and 83rd streets! You may be noticing Seattle Department of Transportation crews are completing layout to prepare for a project along 3rd Ave NW. They’re installing “speed cushions” on 3rd Ave NW between 67th and 83rd and marking the crosswalks across 3rd at 67th, 70th, 73rd, 75th, 77th, 81st, and 83rd to make it safer and easier for students and neighbors to cross. Speed cushions are like speed humps but have a cut-out to better accommodate emergency vehicles. They’re proven to slow down people driving. Most of the new marked crosswalks will include “paint and post” curb bulbs on the west side of 3rd to make the distance to cross the street shorter and make people walking more visible to people driving.
SDOT heard from neighbors about a need for traffic calming along 3rd Ave NW and they collected speed data that found people are driving over the speed limit even during school arrival and departure times. The speed cushions and crosswalks will help to calm traffic and make the street easier to cross. This project supports Greenwood Elementary students to walk and bike to school and will make it easier for everyone to get to destinations like the Greenwood Library, St. John School, and the Healthy Street on 1st Ave NW.
They aim to complete construction before school starts on September 4. More info is available in this construction flyer.
