Five small-scale projects to improve the neighborhood have been given the green light. At last month’s Ballard District Council meeting we learned that 40 of 160 applications for the Neighborhood Projects Funds (NPF) came from Ballard. The following projects were unanimously approved at last night’s Ballard District Council meeting. They are listed here in priority order:
- Develop sidewalk/pedestrian safety improvements on 28th Ave. NW From Market to NW 57th St.
- Improve lighting at Salmon Bay Park.
- Install a traffic circle at NW 62nd and 9th Ave.
- Improve/repair walkway on NW 100th from 8th NW to 15th NW
- Establish eastbound right turn lane at 24th NW and Market St.
Five more projects are on the “back-up priorities” list, and six proposals were deemed not eligible for consideration. The proposals not chosen this year will be considered again in 2010 and will also be entered into a database of unfunded needs within the Ballard district.