About the Coalition

We represent all the communities contiguous to SR-520. We have worked for years seeking a way to rebuild the corridor without doing excessive damage to local mobility, open spaces and neighborhoods.

We developed the design now called Option M that puts a tunnel, not a second drawbridge, across the Montlake Cut. We believe many of Option M’s features provide good solutions to real problems. But we need political leaders who are willing to talk and listen, and to re-frame the question to include regional mobility, local mobility, the health of nearby residents, and the preservation of this iconic natural beauty.

We think that the solution that is likely to get most political support, while improving mobility and preserving our area, is to dedicate any expansion of SR 520 to transit only. We are strongly opposed to the current proposals, which would invest $ 9 billion and do irrevocable damage while not improving mobility.

We are the appointed representatives of the boards and community councils of our communities. We report to them and take counsel from them. As a coalition of all the most-affected communities, we have considerable political power.

Our Leaders

Contact: Fran Conley, co-coordinator of the coalition 206-328-4444, fran@roanokecap.com Ted Lane, President Roanoke Park /Portage Bay Community Council ; Jonathan Dubman, Rob Wilkinson and Robert Rosencrantz, Montlake Community Council; Maurice Cooper, Madison Park Community Council; Colleen McAleer and Jean Amick, Laurelhurst Community Club; Nancy Brainard, North Capitol Hill Neighborhood Association; Gary Stone, boating community. Fundraising chair Mabry DeBuys. Madison Park outreach Kathleen O’Connor. Treasurer Mary Ann Mundy