NE Seattle Greenways made fixing NE 65th Street–reducing the frequent collisions and making it more comfortable for pedestrians and bicyclists–their number one goal last year.
On their blog they wrote, “NE 65th is vital for businesses, schools, and people who live, work, and play in NE Seattle. But in just the past three years in this short stretch NE 65th, 12 people walking or biking have been killed or sent to the hospital along just 0.3 miles of NE 65th St. In that same period of time, 12 car-only collisions injured 19 people. It doesn’t have to be this way.”
Just a week into 2017, the City revealed to the Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board (SBAB) that it would re-design NE 65th Street this year as part of a safety corridor project.
SBAB reports ne 65th is slated for a safety corridor project with design starting this year.
— Seattle Greenways (@SNGreenways) January 5, 2017
