For months we’ve written about possible changes to Market Street and Metro Route 44.
Back in May of this year, the Ballard District Council (BDC) sent a letter to the director of SDOT Peter Hahn, expressing concerns about the proposed changes. So far the council has not received a response. On Monday, the president of the BDC, Catherine Weatbrook, sent another letter to Hahn.
Several Route 44 stops are slated for closure along Market Street, as denoted by the X over current stops (market by green dots.) The red circles indicate where a curb bulb is proposed. The large “T” at several intersections means that buses will have signal priority. A larger version of the photo is here.
In the most recent letter, Weatbrook again outlines the council’s concerns for adding curb bulbs along Market Street and eliminating stops. “In recent years, Ballard has experienced significant residential growth, particularly in its HUB Urban Village,” Weatbrook writes. “Our opposition to transit zone consolidations along NW Market Street is based on current conditions, anticipated growth, and trends in how we get around.”
Here is a link (.pdf) to the most current letter to SDOT director Peter Hahn.