http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/Planning/Design_Review_Program/Applicant_s_Toolbox/Design_Guidelines/DPD_001604.asp , (and the "proposed" status should drop off any day now.)

A Letter from our Fauntleroy Neighbors:

Dear neighbors,

Are you being awakened every morning by noisy motorcycles racing along Fauntleroy Way, 45^th, Brace Point Way, Barton, and other streets in our neighborhood? To many of us this has become untenable when summer weather means more riders and open windows.

The source of all this irritation is the way ferries unload at Fauntleroy dock. Washington State Ferries (WSF) loads motorcycles before other vehicles and when they unload here at Fauntleroy the race is on.

Most of the riders are courteous and observe speed and noise regulations, but some of them don’t and they need to be stopped.

The Fauntleroy Community Association (FCA), and the Fauntleroy Ferry Advisory Committee (FFCA), two community groups with volunteer participation, are working with WSF and Seattle Police Department to help mitigate this problem. But we need your help to add more voices of concern.

You can start by calling SPD’s Traffic Unit, 206-684-8762. Enough calls reporting motorcycle speeding and excessive noise will result in traffic patrol officers monitoring the area for violators on a more frequent basis.

Calls to Washington State Ferries Customer Information Manager, Susan Harris, 206-515-3460, can be helpful to WSF for purposes of pursuing sequential loading of motorcycles.

If you would like more information about the Fauntleroy Community Association or the Fauntleroy Ferry Advisory Committee, contact us.

A volunteer citizen committee representing communities served by WSF.

Each point of ferry service has representatives that meet regularly to provide citizen input to WSF regarding service and impacts on the communities and helps keep the public informed.

Fauntleroy FAC Chair is Gary Dawson. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 206-937-7163

A letter to the Morgan Junction Community from the Seattle Department of Transportation (local street project notice/information)

July 19, 2007

Dear Mr. Sindiong,

This spring, Mayor Greg Nickels announced the release of Seattle’s Bicycle Master Plan, which will significantly expand Seattle’s network of bike facilities. These facilities will make it easier and safer to ride throughout the city, while reducing greenhouse gases. The plan aims to make Seattle the best and the safest city in the nation for bicycling. Over the next two years, the city will add approximately 136 miles of bike lanes and signed bike routes. Overall, the plan calls for developing 452 miles of marked or separated bicycle routes over the next 10 years.

As part of this plan, SDOT will be installing bicycle facilities on Beach Drive from 63^rd Ave SW to 48^th Ave SW, extending up Lincoln Park Way SW to the intersection of 47^th Ave SW and Fauntleroy SW, within the next two to four weeks. Residents will notice new features in Seattle’s growing bicycle network such as shared lane pavement markings or "sharrows". Sharrows, as indicated in the enclosed image, are bicycle symbols that are placed in the roadway lane indicating that motorists should expect to see and share the lane with bicycles.

Both motorists and bicyclists should continue to follow the rules of the road when sharrows are on the roadway. Motorists should continue to give bicyclists three feet of space when passing, while bicyclists should use the sharrow to guide where they ride within the lane and remember not to ride too close to parked cars.

While there will be no permanent changes to parking on this street, SDOT will need to temporarily restrict parking in some areas to implement these improvements. No Parking signs will be posted at least 72 hours prior to the start of work. Vehicles that remain parked during the restricted times will be towed.

SDOT will also provide notification to residences and businesses along this stretch informing them about the upcoming installation, but we would appreciate your assistance in spreading the word in your community. For the safety of our crews who must work in traffic, and to reduce the impact on mobility in the area, this work may take place in the early morning hours or on weekends.

Thank you in advance for your assistance in helping us provide a safe, connected, and attractive bicycle network in your neighborhood and throughout the city. Together we will make Seattle an even better place to ride.

Shared Lane Pavement Markings (Sharrows) (note from Cindi: illustration wouldn't work in Outlook Express, please go to this link to see the SDOT illustration http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/bikemaster.htm Appendix F, page 120, illustration I-1 for Beach Drive-like configuration)

If you would like additional information, please call (206) 684-ROAD, email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or refer to the SDOT Bicycle Program webpage at http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/bikeprogram.htm.

Sincerely,

Wayne M. Wentz

Director of Traffic Management

Minutes from the July 18, 2007 meeting of the Morgan Community Association

The Kenney – 10 persons attending

Steve Sindiong, Presiding

Announcements, Updates:

• Myrtle St. Reservoir/Morgan Park Planning: A new project manager has been appointed, Kevin Bergsrud. A landscape architect is being selected. A public hearing on the combined project will take place in August. Check www.seattle.gov/parks.
• Orchard Street Ravine: Friends of Orchard Street Ravine have been granted a $11,000 matching-funds grant to complete the restoration project. Work on the trails will take place this summer. Check www.seattle.gov/parks/proparks/projects/orchardstravine.htm.
• Morgan Junction Design Guidelines: revised standards for quality, design, and landscaping are going to the City Council July 25. Passage expected.
• I-5 renovation project: During August, north-bound lanes of I-5 through the downtown corridor will be limited to one lane.
• The MoCA Summer Festival will not take place this year. Plans are under way to combine a 2008 Summer Festival with the 100^th anniversary celebration of Gatewood Elementary school.
• Emergency Preparedness Event: Over 100 persons from W. Seattle attended an emergency planning/preparedness event at West Seattle High School June 23. This has become the priority concern of the SW District Council for 2007. MoCA will focus our Oct. 17 meeting on emergency preparedness concerns.
• Gathering of Neighbors event is being planned by Megawatt for the first Saturday of November.
• Seattle’s Night Out Against Crime: Block watch parties, gatherings are being planned for August 7, with a focus on emergency preparedness. Register your block by going to www.seattle.gov/police/nightout or contacting SW Precinct coordinator Benjamin Kinlow 684-7724, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
• 7204 California Ave development: Regarding the article in the July 19 issue of the Stranger (p. 15 "Townhome Invasion"), citizen concerns re. process have resulted in some revisions of construction.
• CRF Project Prioritization: 23 projects have been submitted to the SW District Council – they have prioritized 5, including 2 from Morgan Community area (improvements of lighting, benches, etc. at Solstice Park and speed-limit display signs for Fauntleroy Ave.)

Seattle School Board Candidate Steve Sundquist, District 6 position, election Aug. 21. His goal is to restore a greater level of public confidence in the Seattle School Board, with a focus on 1.) more leadership at Board level, 2.) focus on academic achievement, and 3.) neighborhood-based and standardized curriculum. For more information, contact

The Combined Sewer overflow system handles both waste and rainwater flows. When the system overloads (largely due to excessive rainfall – increased construction in W. Seattle has not impacted the system) the excess goes into the waterways (Sound, Duwamish, etc.) The County currently has 20 known areas of deficiency, including two in our area (near Fauntleroy dock and at Murray Beach Pump Station). Alternative for response include the storing of peak overflows, increased pumping and conveyance capacity, reduction of peak flow into sewer systems, and expansion of local treatment facilities. Community input is needed re. combination of alternatives. Construction will not begin until ca. 2011.