Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Lake Washington Boulevard Speedy Drivers!

As most of you are aware, the speed limit on Lake Washington Blvd. varies depending on which part you are on. In Leschi by Madrona Beach, the speed limit is 25 miles per hour. There are numerous cross walks to watch for and  many pedestrians and cyclists sharing the road with cars. 

This morning I was driving home from Madrona K-8  and I took the usual route of Madrona Drive to Lake Washington Blvd. Upon making my right hand turn in my rear view mirror I saw a white Ford SUV speeding toward my car. Directly in front of me was a cyclist who had correctly hand signaled that he wished to turn left into Madrona Beach park. Well... the white Ford accellerated passing me and narrowly missed hitting the cyclist. The white Ford continued on ahead of me weaving in and out of traffic and other cyclists. In my estimation, this driver was easily driving 50 MPH.  I wish I could say that this was unusual or surprising but unfortunately I witness this all too often.

What can we do? Get the license plate and report these incidents to the Seattle PD. I know this is time consuming but maybe if more of us in the neighborhood are vocal about our safety concerns then we may get more patrols in the area and maybe more people will slow down.

In my experience living on Lake Washington Blvd. as the weather gets nicer we see an increase in traffic, more cyclists and pedestrians, out of the area drivers and people driving too fast putting others in danger.

I am so concerned that one day this will result in someone getting critically injured or worse.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

What do you know? Seattle at home and around town.: Woodland Park Zoo Rainiy Day discounts!

What do you know? Seattle at home and around town.: Woodland Park Zoo Rainiy Day discounts!:  Check out the zoo's blog. They are offering discounts on their blog daily weather dependent up to 50% off. http://woodlandparkzblog.b...

Woodland Park Zoo Rainiy Day discounts!

 Check out the zoo's blog. They are offering discounts on their blog daily weather dependent up to 50% off.





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Seattle Restraurant week is April 8-12 and 15-19

I have attached the link with list of participating restaurants for Seattle restaurant week. Which one's will you be trying out? Share where you went and your experience. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/seattlerestaurantweek/ I will be checking out a few and posting menus and reviews.