Comment Summary April 20 website

April 20, 2006 Re: Open House Summary The Seattle Department of Transportation conducted five city-wide open house meetings during March and April of 2006. The open houses were held at the following dates and locations: § Thursday, March 16 at Garfield Community Center (Central) § Monday, March 20 at New Holly’s Gathering Hall (SE) § Tuesday, March 28 at Olympic View Elementary School (NE) § Wednesday, March 29 at West Seattle High School (SW) § Tuesday, April 4 at Ballard High School (NW) The open houses included statements from the Mayor’s office, City Councilmembers, Citizens’ Review Panel representatives and a formal presentation regarding the condition of our transportation infrastructure. Attendees were also provided materials and information regarding our aging transportation system, it’s condition and need for additional transportation funding. The meetings were staffed by many of SDOT’s leadership who answered questions and spoke with citizens about their transportation priorities. At four of the five open house meetings attendees broke into small discussion groups that were facilitated by SDOT staff, City Councilmembers and/or Citizen’s Advisory Members. Over 500 citizens attended the five open house meetings. 1 Initial Findings § Vast majority of people felt transportation was “very important” to their day-to-day life. § Overall, there appeared to be acceptance that our streets, bridges, sidewalks and other parts of ...