Northeast Seattle Neighborhood Greenways
Updated: February 13, 2024
What's Happening Now?
We’re continuing construction on the Olympic Hills Neighborhood Greenway!
The following street improvements on NE 135th St from 20th Ave NW to 27th Ave NE will begin as soon as Spring 2024:
- Speed humps or cushions to calm traffic
- All-way stop signs installed where 20th Ave NE and 27th Ave NE intersect NE 135th St
- Tree trimming if needed
- Wayfinding signs and markings
There will be “no parking” signs along this street due to the construction of speed humps and staging. Please move your vehicles during the “no parking” timeframes, otherwise they will be towed.
New Safe Routes to Schools and Construction on both the Pinehurst Connection and Maple Leaf Connection portions of the Northgate Neighborhood Greenway!
Our crews are currently working to complete installation of the signalized crossing improvements at NE 103rd St & Roosevelt Way NE and will then be installing the pavement markings and signage along the Maple Leaf Connection. This work is weather-dependent, but we expect it to be completed within the next two months.
The following street improvements will be installed in stages, starting as soon as Spring and finishing in 2024:
- Speed humps and cushions to calm traffic
- All-way stop signs with stop bars and crosswalks installed where NE 95th St and NE 96th St intersect 8th Ave NE
- Stop signs with stop bars on side streets intersecting the neighborhood greenway
- Tree trimming and sidewalk smoothing if needed
- Wayfinding signs and markings
Locations will include:
- 8th Ave NE from NE 83rd St to NE 103rd St
- NE 117th St from 15th Ave NE to 25th Ave NE
- 25th Ave NE from N117th St to NE 125th St
NE Seattle Neighborhoods Maps
Olympic Hills Elementary School Extension (NE 135th St, from 20th to 27th Avenues NE)
The Olympic Hills Neighborhood Greenway provides a safer, calmer route to the places people want to go in the neighborhood and connects to the growing network of neighborhood greenways, trails, and protected bike lanes in Seattle. This Neighborhood Greenway has been planned in coordination with the Safe Routes to School Program and will provide a safer, more comfortable route for people walking and biking to Olympic Hills Elementary School. The planned neighborhood greenway route also connects to the Cedar Park Neighborhood Greenway via NE 135th St.
Hazel Wolf K-8 Safe Routes to School and Pinehurst Neighborhood Greenway
The Pinehurst Neighborhood Greenway provides a safer, calmer route to the places people want to go in the neighborhood and connects to the growing network of neighborhood greenways, trails, and protected bike lanes in Seattle. This Neighborhood Greenway has been planned in coordination with the Safe Routes to School Program and will provide a safer, more comfortable route for people walking and biking to Hazel Wolf K-8 School.
This portion of the neighborhood greenway provides a north-south connection between Pinehurst and Olympic Hills and ends near Hazel Wolf K-8 School. We already constructed a crossing improvement at NE 117th St & Roosevelt Way NE and upgraded the signal at NE Northgate Way & 8th Ave NE. There is also a nearby project to enhance safety and mobility through the NE 117th St & Pinehurst Way NE intersection, which was originally identified by the community through the Your Voice, Your Choice program. The planned route also connects to the existing Neighborhood Greenways on NE 117th St and 25th Ave NE as well as bike lanes on Pinehurst Way NE.
Olympic View Elementary Safe Routes to School and Maple Leaf Neighborhood Greenway
The Maple Leaf Neighborhood Greenway provides a safer, calmer route to the places people want to go in the neighborhood and connects to the growing network of Neighborhood Greenways, trails, and protected bike lanes in Seattle. This Neighborhood Greenway has been planned in coordination with the Safe Routes to School Program and will provide a safer, more comfortable route for people walking and biking to Olympic View Elementary School.
This portion of the neighborhood greenway will connect people in Northgate and Maple Leaf between Link light rail, Maple Leaf Reservoir Park, Northgate Mall, and the Northgate Community Center and Public Library. The planned route also connects to the existing Neighborhood Greenways on NE 83rd St and NE 103rd St.
Other Nearby Projects
- Home Zone: Olympic Hills
- Lake City Healthy Street
- Little Brook Healthy Street
- Little Brook Neighborhood Greenway
- NE 130th & NE 125th Mobility and Safety Project
- Protected Bike Lanes
What's a Neighborhood Greenway?
Neighborhood greenways are safer, calmer residential streets for you, your family, and your neighbors. We make people walking and biking the priority. Neighborhood greenways can include:
- Easier crossings of busy streets with crosswalks, flashing beacons, or traffic signals
- Speed humps to calm traffic
- 20 mph speed limit signs
- Stop signs for side streets crossing the neighborhood greenway
- Signs and pavement markings to help people find their way
Funding
These projects have been funded by the 9-year Levy to Move Seattle, approved by voters in 2015, and Safe Routes to School funding.
Background
The Northgate Neighborhood Greenway came from city planning efforts and community requests. The Bicycle Master Plan (BMP) calls for a network of neighborhood greenways in the Maple Leaf neighborhood that connect to schools and neighborhood destinations. With the opening of the Northgate Link light rail station, this neighborhood greenway was identified as a high priority for Northeast Seattle.
Starting in 2017, we worked with the Maple Leaf, Pinehurst, and Northgate communities to select a route for a neighborhood greenway that connects residents to local schools, parks, and businesses as well as the citywide transportation network.
Sound Transit's Northgate Link light rail station had recently opened and the projects would create safe and easy connections between the station and the surrounding neighborhoods for people of all ages and abilities.
During early outreach, hundreds of people gave feedback via an online survey, public events, and conversations with the project team. We heard requests for a neighborhood greenway with:
- Connections to Maple Leaf Reservoir Park, Northgate Library and Community Center, nearby shopping, and the future Link light rail station
- Improvements to help calm traffic
- Safer crossings at busy intersections
- Routes that avoid the steepest hills
The Northgate Neighborhood Greenway, along with the John Lewis Memorial Bridge and numerous improvements on streets serving the station, have brought greater safety and accessibility to the area.
Schedule
Spring 2017: Share route options and get feedback
Summer 2017: Share most promising route and get feedback
Spring 2018: Share final route and get feedback
2018/2019:Complete 100% design and prepare for construction
2019: Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) and SDOT invited the Maple Leaf community to an Open House at Maple Leaf Reservoir Park
2020/2021: Northgate Neighborhood Greenway construction
Fall 2023: Maple Leaf Neighborhood Greenway construction on NE 82nd St
Spring 2024: Olympic Hills Neighborhood Greenway improvements on NE 135th St from 20th Ave NW to 27th Ave NE
Spring 2024: New Safe Route to Olympic View Elementary School construction and Maple Leaf Neighborhood Greenway extension
Spring 2024: New Safe Route to Hazel Wolf K-8 School construction and Pinehurst Neighborhood Greenway extension
Previous Materials
- Pinehurst Neighborhood Greenway Extension Mailer (February 2024)
- SRTS: Olympic View Elementary and Maple Leaf Neighborhood Greenway Extension Mailer (February 2024)
- Olympic Hills Neighborhood Greenway Extension Mailer (February 2024)
- Maple Leaf NGW Mailer (August 2023)
- Route Elements Construction Mailer (June 2021)
- Maple Leaf Reservoir Park – Public Open House Meeting Notes (June 2019)
- What We Heard map (April 2018)
- Northgate Neighborhood Greenway Selected Route Fact Sheet (March 2018)
- Northgate NGW Most Promising Route Display Boards (August 2017)
- Northgate NGW Most Promising Route Factsheet (July 2017)
- Northgate NGW Most Promising Route Mailer (July 2017)
- Northgate NGW Route Options Display Boards (May 2017)
- Northgate NGW Route Options Mailer (April 2017)
- Northgate NGW Route Options Fact Sheet (April 2017)
- Olympic Hills NGW Mailer (2017)
- Cedar Park Neighborhood Greenway Mailer (2017)
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