City Proposes “Road Diet” For Admiral Way

The city’s transportation department (SDOT) has proposed adding bike lanes on Admiral Way SW in West Seattle and removing one lane of traffic; West Seattle Blog has the scoop.

Another planned road diet, this one on Nickerson between Ballard and Fremont, has been controversial; businesses in the Ballard industrial area claim it will hinder freight access to the new Alaskan Way deep-bore tunnel. However, a study of a similar road diet on Stone Way N. in Wallingford showed that it actually improved traffic and safety.