Magnolia’s To Do List for the Move Seattle Levy Renewal
Dear Neighbors,
The draft Move Seattle Levy renewal proposes $218M for Seattle’s Bridges. The Magnolia Bridge is a “candidate bridge” among their list of five bridges for “structural repairs", and there is also a proposed funding category of "early design of five structures to seek funding partnerships for replacement.”
Your Magnolia Community Council welcomes its dedicated funding stream for what we know to be aging infrastructures such as the Magnolia and Ballard Bridges.
MCC is seeking more details in addition to the general themes of the draft proposal, particularly if and how the City is planning to leverage governmental grants and partnerships to move the Ballard-Interbay corridor work forward, leading to the 1:1 replacement of the Magnolia Bridge. There will be more opportunities for input to the final draft, and we advocate commenting early and often.
In the meantime, there are three easy actions to help the neighborhood:
Complete the short Transportation Questionnaire (Deadline Friday, April 26th) Page one surveys bike and pedestrian improvements, Page two surveys road conditions, freight, and transit, and Page three concerns transit connections (east-west, light rail), electric vehicles, and expanding local input for street projects.
Chat with SDOT - Join the upcoming community events and be sure to mention the Magnolia Bridge -at the Ballard Farmer’s Market on Sunday, April 21, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Click here to send an email to SDOT and Magnolia’s Seattle Councilmembers CM Dan Strauss and CM Bob Kettle, (suggested text included) about the Move Seattle Levy proposal. Please feel free to email both Councilmembers in addition to SDOT.
Thank you for your support of this important initiative!
Your Magnolia Community Council
