According to the 2007 Pedestrian and Bicycle Collision Report prepared by Seattle Department of Transportation, one third (2 of 6) pedestrian fatalities in 2007 occurred in Pinehurst. [One of the most troubling aspects of this is that I don’t recall ever reading about these accidents.]
Both of these accidents occurred near the Northgate core – near the locations where we have been advocating for the need for sidewalks and for which we have repeatedly been told that funding is a low priority.
Read the full report here: http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/docs/pmp/07%20Ped-Bike%20Collision%20Report.pdf
Lets make full implementation of the Northgate Coordinated Transportation Investment Plan (the CTIP) a reality. And, let’s do it before we have additional fatalities. (And, I think we need to finally address the mess where Pinehurst Way and Roosevelt Way and 15th Ave NE meet.)
The death on Pinehurst Way was my neighbor. She was elderly and had dementia. She would frequently wander the streets unaware of her surroundings. That night she stepped off the sidewalk into the street and was run over by another elderly woman.