Beacon Hill Healthy Street
Updated March 11, 2024
What's Happening Now?
18th Ave S and S College St Safety Improvements Completed!
Our crews recently completed the safety enhancements at 18th Ave S and S College St as part of the Beacon Hill Healthy Street. They painted a new marked crosswalk and installed and activated new crossing lights, also called Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs), pictured below.
The safety improvements also include new curbside push buttons for crossings, a new raised curb, ADA-accessible curb ramps, and drainage and stormwater improvements through Seattle Public Utilities. These improvements will make it safer to walk, bike, and roll along the Beacon Hill Healthy Street!
Before and After Photos of the newly installed safety elements at 18th Ave S and S College St, including flashing crossing lights and ADA-accessible curb ramps.
The next improvements planned for the North Beacon Hill Healthy Street will be installed at Beacon Ave S and S Hanford St. To explore the designs for these improvements, see the “Design Elements” section below. This spring, we will resume our evaluation and outreach for the South Beacon Hill Healthy Street.
Upgraded Temporary Sign Bases
We will be upgrading the temporary sign bases at key intersections along this southern segment to more durable concrete cylinders. The existing temporary signage has not been durable enough to withstand winter traffic conditions. As a result, our crews were overwhelmed last year with numerous daily requests to repair and replace signage all over the city. These temporary sign bases will be replaced with permanent planter boxes and concrete sign bases if this segment is made permanent.
Examples of upgraded temporary sign bases from the Central District Healthy Street.
Project Map
Design Elements
18th Ave S and S College St (Completed March 2024)
SDOT crews have nearly finished the pedestrian and bike infrastructure updates at this intersection, which include:
- New crossing lights, also known as Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs)
- New curbside push buttons for crossings
- New raised curb
- Marked crosswalks
- ADA-accessible curb ramps
- Drainage and stormwater improvements (in coordination with Seattle Public Utilities)
Beacon Ave S and S Hanford S
Here are the pedestrian and bike infrastructure updates you will see at this intersection. We are currently working to start this in the near term and will provide more updates on the construction start time.
- Marked crosswalks
- New curbside push buttons for crossings
- ADA-accessible Ramps
- New concrete curb bulbs with Healthy Street signage
As part of the Beacon Hill Ave S and 15th Ave S Safety project, the intersection will also include:
- New floating bus stops on the east and west sides of Beacon Ave S.
- Remove median islands and install c-curbs for the new protected bike lanes.
Schedule
Summer 2021: Community site walk and online survey to hear from people who live on or near Healthy Streets
Spring 2022: Additional community outreach for intersection elements
Fall 2022: Announcement that the north section of Beacon Hill Healthy Street will become permanent. The south section will need more review
Spring 2023: As early as Spring 2023, installation of new permanent Healthy Street signs on the north section of the Beacon Hill Healthy Street
Spring-Summer 2023: Additional community outreach for the south section of Beacon Hill Healthy Street, from S Dakota St to S Lucile St
March 2024: Construction completed on safety enhancements at 18th Ave S and S College St
Materials
- Pre-Construction Postcard (2024)
- North Beacon Hill Evaluation (2021)