With these near-term pedestrian improvement options, the Hub Alliance is especially excited about opportunities to improve safe connections to the Link Light Rail Station for our Franklin High School students. We know that these students are often the most at risk at this intersection, as they tend to walk in large groups on narrow sidewalks, cross at unsafe times, and many do not utilize the pedestrian bridge. Option 2 would remove the right-hand turn lane from Rainier Ave headed north, allowing for the sidewalk in front of Franklin High School’s field to be widened and improving safety for pedestrians at that crossing. This could be integrated with a new protected bike lane on MLK Jr. Way, which will run north from Rainier to I-90, by connecting it to Mt. Baker Blvd. Option 4 also proposes converting part of Mt. Baker Blvd into a bike and pedestrian street. Finally, we are strongly advocating for Option 7, which would add a crosswalk on the south side of the intersection, under the pedestrian bridge. This would require new stop lights before the bridge, allowing for increased visibility and less traffic pressure on pedestrians. All of these options are big steps toward the full Accessible Mt. Baker plan.