THE MAYOR'S IN TOWN. Admiral District resident and Seattle mayor, Greg Nickels, inspects one of the new crosswalks in the Junction during a neighborhood tour Saturday. On the left is Jessica Murphy of the Seattle Department of Transportation and Dave Montoure, president of the Junction Association. Photo by Amber Trillo.
Merchants from the Junction Association and representatives of West Seattle neighborhood organizations escorted Mayor Greg Nickels around the business district Saturday afternoon.
Starting at ArtsWest Gallery, about 20 people accompanied the mayor as he walked around the Junction.
The main attractions of the tour were the Junction's two new midblock crosswalks across California Avenue Southwest. Jessica Murphy from the Seattle Department of Transportation told the mayor they are the first elevated crosswalks in the city.
