Jackson St SW Improvement -- 2nd to 3rd

            Pioneer Square has a number of substandard sidewalks and curb ramps that are difficult to maneuver for those in wheelchairs or motorized scooters, the visually impaired using canes, or those otherwise with limited mobility.  Among the most difficult is the north side of S Jackson Street, going east several hundred feet from the corner at 2nd Avenue S, where the cross slope (the grade between the buildings and the curb) is as high as 17%.  

The Pioneer Square based International Sustainability Institute (ISI) and the Alliance for Pioneer Square, who have long advocated to address these problems, applied for and were awarded a Neighborhood Street Fund (NSF) grant to replace this segment of sidewalk.  (Such grants are a competitive process, with applications reviewed by the area Neighborhood District Council and funded by the Bridging the Gap levy.)

While only a short length of sidewalk, the project is divided into two pieces.  The western segment, running form the northeast corner at 2nd Avenue S and running east to the mid-block alley will provide a 9’ sidewalk with the mandated 2% improved cross slope.  The existing granite curb will remain in place, although it may not be visible from the sidewalk, in that a new “stepped” curb will run along the street edge of the sidewalk.  

The eastern segment, which runs east from the midblock alley for about 40’, is a bit more complicated.  It will require rebuilding the lid over the areaway below the sidewalk at the eastern edge of the alley.  In addition, it will involve ramping down the existing sidewalk to the east so that it meets the adjacent driveway.  Finally, the alley itself will be regraded, improving the cross slope,  to meet the 2% ADA slope requirement and to meet the new sidewalk segment to the west.  (The areaway itself will be preserved.)

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Taken on: November 19, 2014

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