The Washington State Department of Transportation has proposed an expansion of SR 520. Their current proposal for SR 520 fails as a transportation system while sacrificing neighborhoods, parks, and especially the Arboretum.
WSDOT has issued a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact statement (SDEIS), which is open for public comment through April 15.
This SDEIS is an important step towards getting approval to construct. We and many other groups are now preparing to submit comments on the SDEIS. We hope this will result in improvements in the plan.
State speaker Frank Chopp, Senator Ed Murray, Representative Jamie Pedersen, Mayor Mike McGinn, and Seattle City Council members Nick Licata and Mike O’Brien have joined with us in saying that the city can not absorb more cars, that too much damage would be done to the neighborhoods and environment, and that expansion of SR 520 must prioritize transit.