rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/complete-the-outer-loop-of-green-lake-park?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-complete-the-outer-loop-of-green-lake-park' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Green Lake & Wallingford Safe Streets https://actionnetwork.org/groups/green-lake-wallingford-safe-streets https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/letters/photos/000/195/214/normal/Aurora_Park_Path.png Let's improve Green Lake Park by creating a complete outer loop for people biking, walking and running. There currently is a dirt trail along Aurora, but the tree roots twist ankles and drivers have struck runners. It doesn't have to be this way. The outside northbound lane of Aurora wasn't marked for general purpose travel until February 2020. With a jersey barrier, lane can be repurposed into a protected pathway, creating a safe place to walk, run, and bike. On the northside of the park, West Green Lake Drive N. could either be calmed to a comfort level for a casual bicyclist, or a two-way protected bike lane could be added along the parks edge. These two projects would complete an outer loop, connecting into the new protected bikeway on East Green Lake Drive/Way from Duke's Chowder to the Pitch & Putt and into the new protected pathway on West Green Lake Way from the Pitch & Putt to Aurora. With a complete outer loop: Walking, running, and biking along Aurora will be safe. Families biking with kids will be able to ride around the entire outer loop, creating a great park & recreational experience. New transportation routes will open up for people biking, creating direct routes that more than a half-mile shorter. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is interested in this idea, but the City needs to hear from you for it to get funded and built.  Tell our elected leaders and city officials that you want the outer loop to be built. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/complete-the-outer-loop-of-green-lake-park