In another example of a reader affecting change, Peter Knutson from Edmonds noted that cars routinely park in a short section of 140th Street SW near Picnic Point Road even though there is a “No Parking Any Time” sign. Since there’s already a wide shoulder and sidewalk in that area, he noted, why have the sign at all?
Owen Carter, Snohomish County’s traffic engineer, reviewed a photo Knutson sent of the site to illustrate his point.
“After reviewing the photo and field-visiting the site, I agree with Peter Knutson that parking should be allowed in this short section of 140th Street SW,” Carter said. “I have placed a work order to replace the existing ‘no parking’ signs with new ‘no parking’ signs with arrows pointing away from this section of the road. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.”
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