Speedbumps Near Back Entrance To Villa Not Chosen For City Funding

The City's Neighborhood Park And Street Fund recently selected nine projects that will be funded, and Laurelhurst Community Club (LCC) said that no Laurelhurst projects were chosen.

A proposal was submitted, in February, by the Laurelhurst Community Club and Villa Academy to install speed bumps on NE 45th Street and 51st Avenue NE at the back entrance to Villa.

This project was stack ranked 9th out of the top six that will be funded. 

The Neighborhood Park and Street Fund provides funds annually to neighborhoods for small-scale improvements to streets and parks. The projects, which can receive up to a total of $90,000, are proposed by community members and if chosen are implemented the following year.

LCC said:

This year, the street fund was highly competitive with 16 very worthwhile projects.  It’s unfortunate that the Laurelhurst project didn’t make the cut.  

It is LCC’s understanding that neighbors in that area continue to work on solutions to the high speeds as vehicles exit the Villa.   

The proponents did an excellent presentation before NEDC and presented the results of a speed study they had commissioned that demonstrate the need for speed humps or some kind of solution to slow speeds.   

The Villa headmaster submitted a letter in support of the project.

 

Below is the final ranking of street fund projects:

 

Northeast District Council NSPF Projects – 2015 Ballot Ranking

 

Prsnt #	Proj #	Project Location	Project Description	Lead Applicant	Comm Org	POINTS AWARDED
1	013	NE 45th Street/51st Av NE	Install speed humps	William Leedon	Laurelhurst Comm Club, Villa Academy	82
2	049	2100 block NE 61st	Improve accessibility/ abate erosion	John Vallier	RBCA	26
3	056	8th NE/NE 57, NE 58, NE 60	Curb ramps/ped safety	Katherine Dodsley	Roosevelt Neighbors Alliance	75
4	063	NE 70th/8th NE intersection	Curb bulb construction	Scott Cooper	Roosevelt Neighborhood Association	93
5	078	15th Ave NE/NE 50th St intersection	Upgrade crosswalk /add “stop for peds” sign	Mark Foltz	Seattle Greenways	125
6	098	Weedin Place	Construction of improvements to vacated street	Katie Wood & Kmbris Bond	Roosevelt Neighborhood Association	97
7	101	Brooklyn Av NE/NE 50/NE 52	Sidewalk repair	Maureen Ewing	University Heights Center	107
8	106	NE 90/25 Av NE – NE 94/32nd Av NE	Create a Home Zone	Brianna McDonald	Wedgwood Comm Council	85
9	114	15th NE/NE Pacific – Lake City Way	Road diet	Andres Salomon	Sea Neighborhood Greenways	48
10	115	NE 43rd/U Way – Brooklyn NE	Construction of Parklet	Cory Crocker	U District Comm Cncl/adjacent merchants	131
11	120	NE 55th/35th Av NE	Sidewalk repair	Joe Clare	RBCA	71
12	135	Sand Point Way/NE 74th – NE 77th	Sidewalk construction	Diana Kincaid	View Ridge/ Magnuson Park	120
13	139	NE 65th/32nd Av NE	Ped safety improvements	Robert Elleman	NE Sea Greenways	84
14	149	2401 NE Blakeley St	Ped safety crossing	Nancy Bouldin	RBCA	80
15	152	Banner Triangle	Ped safety improvements	Michael Greever	Roosevelt Neighborhood Association	73
16	006	Walkway under University Bridge	Sidewalk repair	Erika Bigelow	Wallingford Community Council	63