The city recently announced the completion of a “comprehensive effort to revamp and upgrade its winter storm readiness and response plan,” including which streets will be the highest priority to plow, and in southeast Seattle, Rainier Avenue South is it (see dark green lines in map below).
The second south-end priority would be plowing one lane in either direction on main roads such as Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Beacon Avenue South, Wilson Avenue South, 50th Avenue South, South Graham Street, South Othello Street, South Myrtle Street and South Henderson Street (see dark blue linesin map below).
“Based on nationwide best practices, our new plan will ensure Seattle is ready for any kind of winter storm,” said SDOT Director Grace Crunican. “With an aggressive, high-tech oriented approach and new leadership, SDOT will keep people and goods moving in Seattle during challenging winter weather.”
Learn more about the city’s new winter weather plan and preparations for the upcoming winter season tonight, Tues., Oct. 20, at 7 pm at Jefferson Community Center (3801 Beacon Ave. S.) or get more info here.
Snopocalypse 2008 proved to be a political disaster for Mayor Nickels and the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT). Photo/do communications, inc.
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When the next “snowpacalypse” hits and overnight the area becomes buried in snow, and we (the po-lice) are slammed down to priority-1 calls only, I will be interested to see how this plan plays out in practice.
I assume the intent is to depart from the previous plan of letting nature take it’s course…except in West Seattle between the West Seattle bridge and Mayor McCheese’s house…
See you in the snow drifts!
Mayor McCheese, Mayor Five Pennies, Mayor Nickles and Dimes you to death, Mayor Half Dime, Mayor McJowels.
I can feel the love.
South Seattle Cop, I must admit sometimes I wonder if you’re really a police officer and you calling that silly mayor, McCheese really cracked me up and I thought, how cool if he is a cop, he has a sense of humor.
Half expected this plan to involve door-to-door searches of homes to arrest individuals who may have caused global cooling, resulting in snow.
@Ellen
You would be surprised at how many officers I’ve talked to that have a less than flattering opinion of The Cheese.
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