Changes planned for the N 130th Street Corridor

To improve safety, pedestrian access and bicycle usage, SDOT is planning changes along N 130th Street between Linden Avenue N and Greenwood Avenue N as part of our 2010 Pedestrian Master Plan Early Implementation. We plan to implement these changes in spring 2010.

These changes are designed to:

• Improve pedestrian crossing safety
• Improve N 130th St for bicycling
• Improve access to transit

The proposed changes will include:

• One lane of motor vehicle traffic in eachdirection.
• New bicycle lanes in each direction.
• New pedestrian median islands at the marked crosswalk at North Park Avenue N.
• There will be a small amount of parking loss onthe south side of N 130th Street between LindenAvenue N and Fremont Avenue N.

SDOT is working with King County Metro to evaluate existing bus zone locations and pedestrian connections.

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Project Location: N 130th Street between Linden Avenue N and Greenwood Avenue N, approximately six blocks. Both Greenwood Avenue N and Linden Avenue N are signalized intersections.

Current N 130th Street Configuration/Operation:

• The roadway is three lanes with parking primarily on the north side of the street.
• The two westbound travel lanes are 9.5’ wide.
• There is an existing marked crosswalk at North Park Avenue N (street right of way).
• There are 4 Metro bus zones along the corridor.
• N 130 th is a principal arterial.

Proposed changes to N 130th Street include:

• Eliminate one westbound travel lane.
• East of Phinney Avenue N, provide 13’ wide travel lanes in each direction.
• Install bicycle lanes or sharrows in each direction.
• Construct pedestrian median island at the marked crosswalk at North Park Avenue N to serve pedestrians accessing Bitter Lake Park, Bitter Lake Community Center and Bitter Lake Manor (Seattle Housing Authority Senior Housing Development)
• Add left turn pocket for the eastbound approach at the signalized intersection of Linden Ave N.
• Restrict parking on the south side of N 130 th Street between Linden Avenue N and Fremont Avenue N.

Important Points:

• There will be no changes to N 130th St between Aurora Ave N and Linden Ave N.
• No reduction of capacity at Greenwood Avenue N as the westbound left, through and right turn lanes will remain and an 18.5’ eastbound lane will be maintained.
• Improved capacity at Linden Avenue N with the added eastbound left turn pocket.

If you would like to comment on this project, please contact:

e-mail: brian.dougherty@seattle.gov
call: (206) 684-5124
mail: Seattle Department of Transportation
Multimodal Program
PO Box 34996
Seattle, WA 98124-4996

This project is being funded by the Bridging The Gap Transportation Levy and is being implemented as part of SDOT’s 2009 Pedestrian Master Plan Early Implementation program.