Comments on: City aware of tough intersection at 15th & Market http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/01/city-aware-of-tough-intersection-at-15th-market/ News, events and restaurant guide for Seattle's Ballard neighborhood Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:13:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Allie http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/01/city-aware-of-tough-intersection-at-15th-market/comment-page-1/#comment-23846 Allie Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:56:43 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=5626#comment-23846 There is a Truck Routes map online and made available to the freight community. It shows major routes and arterials.<br><br><a href="http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/freight.htm#truckRoutes" rel="nofollow">http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/freight.h...</a><br><br>Balancing the needs of freight vs the needs pedestrians is complicated as those needs are so often at opposite ends of the spectrum. There is a Truck Routes map online and made available to the freight community. It shows major routes and arterials.

http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/freight.h...

Balancing the needs of freight vs the needs pedestrians is complicated as those needs are so often at opposite ends of the spectrum.

]]> By: Ballardmom http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/01/city-aware-of-tough-intersection-at-15th-market/comment-page-1/#comment-23847 Ballardmom Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:31:59 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=5626#comment-23847 I don't know about trying to get truckers to take a safe route. I'm not sure it would work. Some of those trucks are delivering to grocery stores and restaurants/bars in Ballard and have no other access except Market or Leary. Also, the two people I know who were truckers made their living snorting coke and driving for 72 hours straight before crashing for a few hours then starting the whole thing up again. I know that is not ALL truckers (a cousin of mine was a trucker and didn't do that) but I imagine it's not all that unusual considering the job description of "get it a long ways and fast". I don't know about trying to get truckers to take a safe route. I'm not sure it would work. Some of those trucks are delivering to grocery stores and restaurants/bars in Ballard and have no other access except Market or Leary. Also, the two people I know who were truckers made their living snorting coke and driving for 72 hours straight before crashing for a few hours then starting the whole thing up again. I know that is not ALL truckers (a cousin of mine was a trucker and didn't do that) but I imagine it's not all that unusual considering the job description of “get it a long ways and fast”.

]]> By: Ballardmom http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/01/city-aware-of-tough-intersection-at-15th-market/comment-page-1/#comment-23845 Ballardmom Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:20:40 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=5626#comment-23845 And Widstrand does not think that huge rigs having to drive up onto the existing sidewalk does not make pedastrian crossing more challenging? Aaaaagh. Our city government drives me nuts. And Widstrand does not think that huge rigs having to drive up onto the existing sidewalk does not make pedastrian crossing more challenging? Aaaaagh. Our city government drives me nuts.

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