Re: “Lawmakers must intervene to reduce deaths on roads” [Dec. 22, Opinion]:
The editorial is true to name on all ranges of presidency to behave urgently to deal with the protection disaster on our streets. It nonetheless misses the chance for governments to implement fast, efficient and cost-efficient road designs.
Constructing bodily security enhancements like velocity cushions, no-right-on-red indicators, pedestrian head begin sign timing, and bettering visibility at intersections with painted curb bulbs are confirmed to be efficient and will be constructed over a weekend. Certainly, the Seattle Division of Transportation did simply that after they constructed velocity cushions on fifteenth Avenue South in Beacon Hill this summer season to deal with the persistent dashing downside there — upfront of a bigger security mission that may break floor in 2024.
Sure, dangerously flawed streets like Aurora Avenue North and Martin Luther King Jr. Method South will want main redesigns to really result in security for all, and that may take time. However we must always not low cost the chance for fast and efficient options that may assist urgently handle the unsafe situations enjoying out on our streets.
Gordon Padelford, government director, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways