Two chances to guide Seattle’s Trails Upgrade Plan + Check out this crazy trail condition monitoring bike
A flyer for the upcoming open houses
Photo of the trail conditions monitoring bike, from SDOT
In recent weeks, workers have been biking a crazy bike outfitted with instruments to measure trail conditions all over the city.
The results are just one tool the city will use to craft its Trails Upgrade Plan, which will guide investments in repaving and redesigning Seattle's great, though sometimes incomplete or deteriorating trail system. For more on that plan, see our previous story.
The plan also depends on people like you giving input on the most needed work, and you have two chances next week to tell staff in person:
- Monday, 6 - 7:30 p.m. at Northgate Branch Library
- Wednesday, 6 - 7:30 p.m. at Hillman City Collaboratory
Staff at the open houses will have some results from their data collecting efforts.
Walking and biking are the way many of us get around, and are zero-emission solutions that are also healthy travel options. The city is working to create a high-quality pedestrian and bicycle network that connects to places people want to go.
Please join SDOT at our Seattle Trails Upgrade Plan Open House on Monday, October 19/Wednesday October 21 to share your input on potential trail improvements and priorities.
This past summer, SDOT and Alta Planning + Design teams used a modified road bike affectionately called FrankenBike to map 40 miles of Seattle's paved trails. With technology such as helmet-mounted video cameras and a customized tablet computer, teams recorded field observations on the spot. The data will contribute to the Trails Upgrade Plan that will make trails safer and more appealing to people who frequent them.
Data isn't enough to plan improvements, we also value your opinions! Last month, we asked folks for feedback and suggestions to improve their trail experience. Using the technical data we collected and the communities input, we have developed recommendations to share at two open houses on Monday, October 19/Wednesday October 21 . We hope you join the conversation on how we can maintain and build safer, more comfortable trails.
For more information on the Seattle Trails Upgrade Plan, visit us here.