Seattle City Councilmember Nick Licata isn't the only one making a fuss about the Mercer Fix.
Three neighborhood organizations have stated their opposition: the Queen Anne Community Council, the Magnolia Community Club and the Fremont Chamber of Commerce. Notice that Mercer Street is not in any of the neighborhoods these organizations represent (Queen Anne Community Council is not to be confused with the Uptown Alliance).
"It's a for-the-look-of-it project for (South Lake Union developer) Vulcan. I'm all for Vulcan but the truth is it ain't about looks, it's about how we move," said Fremont Chamber's Suzie Berke.
Forget about making the city walkable or livable, I want to get home four minutes sooner! For more of this attitude, read the rest of the article on the P-I. Or better yet, come to tonight's Cascade Neighborhood Council meeting with Nick Licata.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Opposition Mounts Against Mercer Fix
3 comments:
Ugh. I find it highly ironic that "pedestrian safety advocate" Nick Licata is against making Mercer, Valley, and all the connecting streets walkable. Seriously?!?!
Somebody needs to take a good look at this guy. He's a walking contradiction (pun intended).
Did anyone go to the meeting lastnight? I am curious how it went.
marian,
So you think it should cost $200,000,000.00 to put in sidewalks?
I have no problem with making Mercer 2 way, but it won't handle the traffic. You need an eastbound lane under or across 99 just for those who want to go north on 99 (a left turn). So let's open up a few more roads across 99 and be able to handle the traffic.
Cutting Valley down to two lanes (one each way) is just asking for problems.
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