The improved crosswalk at Roosevelt Way Northeast and Northeast 90th Street (by Maple Leaf Ace Hardware) gets another improvement soon.
Brian Dougherty at the Seattle Department of Transportation emails to say:
I thought you might want to know that SDOT will be constructing new curb ramps at the marked crosswalk at Roosevelt Way and NE 90th Street. This project was initiated when the marked crosswalk was installed last year. Whenever SDOT installs a new marked crosswalk, curb ramps are provided to ensure the crossing is accessible to everyone including people in wheelchairs. They also improve access for parents with children in strollers, the elderly, people making deliveries, even kids on bicycles.
Pedestrian detours will be provided during construction.
I would like to see a light at Ace or a left turn lane. This spot more than others on Roosevelt is regularly backed up as people make left turns into the store parking lot.
It is great the city is finishing the curbs. What would be even better is if the city could find a way to get traffic to stop for pederstrians.