Nickerson Street Changes

Revised January 6, 2011

In the summer of 2008, The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) removed three marked crosswalks along Nickerson Street. These crosswalks were removed because they no longer met national guidelines for unsignalized marked crosswalks. When the crosswalks were removed, SDOT made a commitment to the community that we would evaluate other pedestrian improvements along the corridor – including a possible rechannelization or ‘road diet.’

After completing a traffic analysis of Nickerson Street - taking into consideration traffic which may shift to this corridor due to the North Tunnel Portal of the Alaskan Way Viaduct project and construction of the Mercer West Corridor, SDOT determined that there is minimal impact and the rechannelization project was completed in the summer of 2010

SDOT is now in the process of monitoring the corridor to ensure mobility needs are being met.

Project summary:

• Pedestrian crossing improvements at three locations.
• Smooth the sharp curve at 8th Ave W
• One lane of motor vehicle traffic in each direction
• New two-way left turn lane
• New uphill bicycle lane

If you have any questions about this project, please contact the Seattle Department of Transportation at walkandbike@seattle.gov or (206) 684-7583.

This project is part of the “Bridging the Gap” transportation levy approved by Seattle voters in November 2006.