More Madison Bus Rapid Transit meetings

YES these meetings are again mostly during the day and hence unavailable for most working people. I emphasized this issue to the SDOT staff at the last meeting. Andrew Taylor

For questions about the Madison BRT Design Workshops please visit the planning study website, email madisonbrt@seattle.gov, or call Sara Walton, Senior Planner, 206-386-4645.

Greetings – Thank you for your interest in the Madison Corridor BRT Study.  SDOT is excited to announce four upcoming design workshops – three neighborhood workshops and a corridor-wide workshop and open house.  Please keep reading to learn more.

Neighborhood Design Workshops

On November 19 and 20, SDOT will host a series of three interactive, neighborhood-focused, and site-specific workshops to develop design ideas for the Madison Corridor Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Study. Each workshop will focus on one or two key locations in each of the three corridor neighborhoods - Downtown, First Hill, and Capitol Hill/Central Area.

The goal of these intensive workshops is to develop design ideas that reflect the needs, opportunities, and desires of the local community. These ideas will serve as the foundation for the corridor-wide alternatives to be evaluated in the Madison Corridor BRT Study. We’ll present these ideas at a corridor-wide workshop and open house on November 20, 5 – 7 PM, at the Silver Cloud Hotel, for broader community review and refinement.

Neighborhood Design Workshops

Capitol Hill/Central Area:              November 19, 9 AM - Noon

Downtown:                                        November 19, 2:30 – 5:30 PM

First Hill:                                               November 20, 1 - 4 PM

Each event will last three hours and will include a site visit and facilitated design exercise. SDOT is seeking participation from a broad cross-section of community interests, including property owners, employers, community leaders, and individual members of the community.  To allow for an interactive dialogue among participants and thorough development of design ideas, these workshops are designed for 25 participants. Participants are requested to commit to the full three-hour event and be willing to focus on the development of design ideas for key locations.

If you’re interested in attending a design workshop in your neighborhood, RSVP to madisonbrt@seattle.gov.
 Please let us know what workshop you are interested in and whether you need any interpretation services or accommodations.  We will provide a confirmation and location details one week prior to the design workshops.

If you are unable to attend, but have ideas or questions, please attend the Open House (info below), send an email to madisonbrt@seattle.gov, or call Sara Walton, Senior Planner, 206-386-4645.

Corridor Design Workshop and Open House

Thursday, November 20, 5-7pm, Silver Cloud Hotel  
[Silver Cloud at 1100 Broadway, I presume. That's where the last one was. Andrew]

Please join SDOT to develop design ideas for the Madison Corridor Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Study. 

This community workshop will be organized around interactive design stations focused on each neighborhood in the corridor - Downtown, First Hill, and Capitol Hill/Central Area.  At each station, we’ll present community-developed design ideas that focus on key intersections or a potential station location within each area. Each station will be staffed with engineers, planners, and urban designers to allow for an interactive conversation and sketching of design ideas to capture community ideas and feedback. 

Please be part of the community process to refine design ideas developed in preceding neighborhood-based design workshops and develop additional ideas.  These ideas will serve as the foundation for developing corridor-wide bus rapid transit alternatives to be evaluated in the Madison Corridor BRT Study. 

For questions about the Madison BRT Design Workshops please visit the planning study website, email madisonbrt@seattle.gov, or call Sara Walton, Senior Planner, 206-386-4645. 

Maria Koengeter

Transit Strategic Advisor, Policy and Planning Division

City of Seattle Department of Transportation

O: 206.733.9865| F: 206.684.3238 | maria.koengeter@seattle.gov