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Our Survey Results and Outreach Summary Are Now Live
We are excited to share the Aurora Ave N Safety Planning Survey Findings Report, and our Outreach Report. Both reports describe how all Aurora travelers would like to improve safety and improve mobility for people walking, biking, taking transit and driving along the corridor. Thank you for your interest and for providing feedback to help us develop a refreshed planning and design study for Aurora Ave.
Outreach and results. Combining online and in-person outreach, we were able to reach more than 59,000 people., through the survey, multicultural media campaign, digital ads, website visits, Peachjar flyer, social media, blog posts, email blasts, and in-person engagement.
Overall, the key improvements we heard from community are:
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Safety improvements for people walking: Increase the number of sidewalks, adding more signalized crossings, improving lighting, and adding a physical barrier between pedestrians and the road.
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Safety improvements for people biking: Add more bike lanes and building physical separation between lanes and the road.
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Transit Improvements and Connections: Increase bus frequency and improve east-west connections, as well as the maintenance of existing bus stops.
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Collision reduction: High-speed traffic and high traffic volume are considered unsafe throughout the project area.
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Crossing locations. N 130th St crossing is both one of the busiest and most avoided crosswalks, and N 125th St, N 46th St, and N 85th St are some of the most avoided crossings due to speeding vehicles nearby and social concerns.
Business owners mentioned that the number of crosswalks and sidewalks need to be increased, street lighting needs to be improved, and speeding and collisions cause a challenge along the corridor.
We also heard about social concerns, including that personal safety, crime, sexual workers, and homelessness are the main social concerns that need to be addressed along the project area. These social concerns were shared with Seattle Police Department and Human Services Department to help inform their ongoing efforts to address these social issues. We will also continue to take these concerns into account as we explore design options for the corridor and its transit services. Here, you can find our translated summary report that includes more information around the feedback we received.
What´s next: In early 2023, we will be hosting design charrettes to develop the design alternatives. In mid-2023 we will gather feedback from all Aurora Ave travelers around the design alternatives. And, before the end of 2023, we will share the final design concept.
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The comprehensive Aurora Ave Outreach Report can be found here.
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