Tagged with 'speeding'

Have You Been Busted By The New Speed Radar Detectors On Ambaum Yet?

Have You Been Busted By The New Speed Radar Detectors On Ambaum Yet?

Got speed? And if so, have you been ‘busted’ yet by the four brand new, solar-powered speed detectors recently installed on Ambaum Blvd. SW in Burien? “The solar-powered speed detectors... [Read more]

Speeders Beware: “Slow Down Or Pay Up” Campaign Begins Friday

Speeders Beware: “Slow Down Or Pay Up” Campaign Begins Friday

Twenty-three area police departments in King County (including Burien) will “inundate” area roads, highways, and interstates with extra police patrols targeting speeding drivers beginning this... [Read more]

18 Cities (Including Burien) Win Red Light Camera Class Action Lawsuit

18 Cities (Including Burien) Win Red Light Camera Class Action Lawsuit

by Scott Schaefer According to The Olympian, on Tuesday (March 2), a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit alleging that 18 Washington cities, including Burien, were charging too much for traffic violations... [Read more]

Goat Hill Residents Motivate City Into Action Over Speeding

Goat Hill Residents Motivate City Into Action Over Speeding


This map highlights the Goat Hill neighborhood where residents are upset about speeding cars.

by Ralph Nichols

Burien city officials recently decided on a combination of solutions designed to alleviate safety concerns of local residents by mitigating speeding through the Goat Hill neighborhood over the ridge west of Ambaum Boulevard at SW 130th Street.

Goat Hill residents have complained for over a year about motorists speeding along the corridor that, heading west, follows SW 130th as it curves into 16th Avenue SW to SW 131st Street, then goes to Shorewood Drive where it continues in a northwesterly direction through the subdivision.

Repeated complaints and requests for action from the neighborhood led to a meeting about the speeding problem…

City Official Addresses Red Light Camera Concerns

City Official Addresses Red Light Camera Concerns

by Scott Schaefer

On March 1st, the City of Burien activated three “Red Light Cameras” on First Avenue South at SW 148th, SW 152nd and SW 160th, intersections that the city says have a higher incidence of red light violations and accidents.

The cameras, manufactured by a company called RedFlex:

Red Light Cams Go Live Sun.;To Bring In $200k In 1st Year?

Red Light Cams Go Live Sun.;To Bring In $200k In 1st Year?

The photos above were taken Thursday afternoon at the intersection of First Avenue South and SW 160th, the home of one of three new Red Light Cameras installed by the City of Burien that will go live... [Read more]

Burien Speeders Beware: Red Light Cameras Start Mar. 1st

Burien Speeders Beware: Red Light Cameras Start Mar. 1st

The City of Burien is joining the ranks of municipalities everywhere – they’re installing “Red Light” cameras at three busy intersections along First Avenue South in an attempt... [Read more]