October 18, 2004

Flooding 4


Hi Charles,
A quick follow up........
The particular area where this water sits is in the lowest-lying area along the trail. The nearby drain does not appear to be plugged, but the water is slow to move into the drain and/or off of the trail. We are looking into several solutions to best get rid of the water. The water may still pool initially when we have a big downpour, but with our modifications it will then dissipate much quicker.


Working toward progress,
Donna

Posted by charles at 12:44 PM

October 13, 2004

Better Signage - Reply


Charles -

Thanks for letting me know about this problem area. The Bike Program will be investing a significant amount of time into improving wayfinding and warning signage across the city next year. We will definitely keep this location in mind for potential improvements.
Pauh

Posted by charles at 01:46 PM

Better Signage

I have another question: whom do I contact at the city (maybe you!) about a need for better signage and stop-lines and such for motorists in an area where roads cross the trail? Burke and Meridian Aves (coming down the hill from Wallingford to meet the BG Trail on either end of the parking lot of that business's loading area) need better signage and stop-lines to warn motorists of cyclists. I actually saw a girl on a bike who had been hit at Burke Ave N the summer before last:

http://www2.cityofseattle.net/fire/text/mr/t_incidentDetail.asp?ID=030050453&YR=2003

I think drivers need better warning to look carefully at those intersections.
Best,
ck

Posted by charles at 01:38 PM

Flooding 3


Hi Charles,
No, we were not apprised of any serious concerns. We'll check it out and get some kind of resolution asap.
Thanks
Donna

Posted by charles at 01:15 PM

Flooding 2

Glad to hear it. Is this really the first time the matter has been brought up with your office?

ck

On 10/13/2004 12:40 PM, thus spake Donna Canterna:


Hi Charles,
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We are looking into the problem/solution this week. If it's a quick fix like a plugged drain, we'll have it resolved immediately. If it involves extensive work it will take a few additional weeks. Either way, you should see a drier trail in the next 30 days.
Thanks
Donna

Posted by charles at 12:54 PM

October 08, 2004

Trail Flooding in Fremont


Dear Ms. Canterna,


I recently corresponded with Pauh Wang at the City of Seattle (CC'd on this message) about the drainage problem on the Burke Gilman Trail behind the gym along the ship canal in Fremont. He suggested I contact you, the property manager. The drainage problem, of which you are surely aware, has gone unabated for the last four years. Such a statement is not an exaggeration, as I have been commuting via that route daily, rain or shine, for the last four years. Whenever there is a reasonably significant rain, or a long period of sustained rain (say, between October and June), the drain in the middle of the trail (you know the one) proves insufficient to drain the area, producing a huge, deep, annoying, hazardous, and unavoidable puddle across the entire trail. Trail users have no choice but to ride or walk through it. No other place on the Burke Gilman Trail, in all my years of cycling it between 8th Ave NW and the Roosevelt area, suffers from such a pronounced, persistent and apparently completely ignored maintenance problem. I would like to know what you intend to do about it and when.

Posted by charles at 07:34 PM