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SEPTEMBER 2015

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SEPTEMBER 2015

Seattles plan to end traffic deaths

and serious injuries by 2030 using:
Street design
Education
Enforcement

SEPTEMBER 2015

HOW FAST PEOPLE DRIVE

SW Admiral Way 85th % Speed
(February 2015)
40

Westbound
Eastbound

32

37

37

38

36
33

32

33

31

31

30

20

10

East of
61st Ave SW

East of
SW Stevens St

East of
51st Ave SW

East of
48th Ave SW

East of
45th Ave SW

Why Speed Matters

HIT BY A VEHICLE
TRAVELING AT:

HIT BY A VEHICLE
TRAVELING AT:

HIT BY A VEHICLE
TRAVELING AT:

9 out of 10 pedestrians survive

5 out of 10 pedestrians survive

Only 1 out of 10 pedestrians survives

20
20
30
30
40
MPH
MPH
MPH
MPH
MPH

Speed is especially lethal for vulnerable users like pedestrians and people biking. The risk of
injury and death increases as speed increases.

SEPTEMBER 2015

SW ADMIRAL WAY
SAFETY PROJECT

Goals
Encourage slower speeds
Reduce collisions
Provide a comfortable and predictable
bike connection between Alki and
California Ave business district
Accommodate existing maximum
on-street parking occupancy

SEPTEMBER 2015

HOW MANY PEOPLE TRAVEL

ON SW ADMIRAL WAY?
People Driving
SW Admiral Way Average Daily Traffic
(February 2015)
8000

Westbound

7,336

Eastbound

7000

7,085

6000

6,013 5,963

5,137 5,340

5000
4000

4,154 4,352

3,471

3000

2,765

2000
1000

East of
61st Ave SW

East of
SW Stevens St

East of
51st Ave SW

East of
48th Ave SW

East of
45th Ave SW

People Biking
Bicycle Counts Over One Week in April 2015
100
90

SW Admiral Way - Both Directions

(at SW Stevens St)

94

80

SW Admiral Way - Both Directions

(at 48th Ave SW)

81

70
60
50

56

55

40

62

27

20

68

50

49

41

30

39

26

10
0

69

13

Monday

SEPTEMBER 2015

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

SAMPLE CROSS SECTION

(EAST OF SW STEVENS ST)
Before Improvements

After Improvements
Option A

SEPTEMBER 2015

Option B

SCHEDULE
Date
April - May

Action
Admiral Neighborhood
Association and SW District
Council briefings;
Open house #1

Summer

Conduct parking study and

revise concept

Sept 8

Admiral Neighborhood
Association briefing

Sept 17

Open house #2

Oct 1

Comments due

Fall

Final design

Fall/Winter

Implementation

2016

Evaluation

SEPTEMBER 2015

63RD AVE SW TO 60TH AVE SW

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Speed: 32 MPH in both directions

Average number of vehicles (east of 61st Ave SW): 6,236
3,471 Westbound
2,765 Eastbound

SEPTEMBER 2015

5'

60TH AVE SW TO SW STEVENS ST

Existing Cross Section

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Speed: 37 MPH in both directions

Average number of vehicles (east of SW Stevens St): 8,506
4,154 Westbound
4,352 Eastbound

SEPTEMBER 2015

7'

SW STEVENS ST TO SW LANDER ST

Existing Cross Section

north

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north

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north

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Speed: 37 MPH in both directions

Average number of vehicles (east of SW Stevens St): 8,506
4,154 Westbound
4,352 Eastbound

SEPTEMBER 2015

10'

SW LANDER ST TO 47TH AVE SW

Existing Cross Section

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Speed: 37 MPH in both directions

Average number of vehicles (east of 51st Ave SW): 10,477
5,137 Westbound
5,340 Eastbound

SEPTEMBER 2015

10'

south

47TH AVE SW TO 44TH AVE SW

Existing Cross Section

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Speed: 33 MPH in both directions

Average number of vehicles (east of 48th Ave SW): 11,976
6,013 Westbound
5,963 Eastbound

SEPTEMBER 2015

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44TH AVE SW TO CALIFORNIA AVE SW

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Speed: 31 MPH in both directions

Average number of vehicles (east of 45th Ave SW): 14,421
7,336 Westbound
7,085 Eastbound

SEPTEMBER 2015

south

COLLISION LOCATIONS
(1/1/2011 - 12/31/2014)
LEGEND
Pedestrian Collision

Cycle Collision
3

Vehicle Collision

4
5

2
2

1 pedestrian collision (2012)

2 bicycle collisions (both in 2011)
71 vehicle-only collisions

SEPTEMBER 2015

SW ADMIRAL WAY
SAFETY PROJECT
Option A
LEGEND
Buffered Bike Lane
Maintain Parking on Both Sides,
Remove Center Turn Lane
A Potential New Crosswalk

Westbound radar
feedback sign

Left Turn Pocket

Maintain existing
left turn pocket

Under Study

Option B
LEGEND

North Side: 2 out of 69

Parking Utilization

Buffered Bike Lane

Maintain Parking on Both Sides,
Remove Center Turn Lane
Maintain Parking on South Side,
Maintain Center Turn Lane

Westbound radar
feedback sign
Maintain existing
left turn pocket

A Potential New Crosswalk

Under Study

SEPTEMBER 2015

South Side: 11 out of 65

Parking Utilization