Neighborhood Traffic Operations: Other Funding Sources

If your project does not qualify for funding through SDOT Neighborhood Traffic Operations, there are other funding sources for you to consider. One of those is the Neighborhood Projects Fund (formerly called the Neighborhood Street Fund).

The small Neighborhood Projects Fund allocates roughly $1M for projects under $90,000 and the application process starts in January. Community members are welcome to submit project applications. The Neighborhood District Councils, made up of citizen volunteers, prioritize the top five projects for SDOT review. After SDOT provides a feasibility and cost estimate, the District Councils rank the feasible projects. The highest ranking projects are generally funded. The funding is allocated through the City’s budget process and SDOT crews construct the projects the following year.

If you are interested in this funding source, go to http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/btgnsfcrf/.

Many traffic circles are also built each year through the Department of Neighborhood’s Neighborhood Matching Fund. This program allows the City to match dollars raised by the community for a variety of projects. A traffic circle usually costs $15,000, so the community would need to raise $7,500. A formal cost estimate will be prepared for you before you apply for funding.

If you are interested in this funding source, go to http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/nmf/.

If you and/or your neighbors want to completely renovate the landscaping in the traffic circle, there are funding opportunities for small projects through the Department of Neighborhoods at http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/nmf/smallsparks.htm.

For any of these funding sources, we highly recommend that you work with SDOT staff as you are developing your application.