Youth Transportation Summit: Transportation Safety
You’re invited to the City of Seattle’s Youth Transportation Summit! A free event specifically for youth and young adults ages 14-22. Register by Friday, April 17 to attend!
Updated March 5, 2026
Participants at the 2023 Youth Summit doing an interactive workshop on Climate and Transportation Justice.
What is the Youth Transportation Summit?
Are you ready to shape the future of your community? Join the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) as we host our third Youth Transportation Summit! This year’s Summit will be focused on transportation safety. Summit participants ages 14-22 will:
- Learn about regional transportation safety efforts.
- Have the opportunity to share personal transportation safety concerns and share ideas on how to make it safer to get around their communities.
- Speak to and hear from regional transportation safety professionals and City leadership engaged in the topic.
This one-day event will feature a keynote speaker and three interactive breakout sessions for participants to learn about local and regional transportation safety efforts. Following a free lunch, attendees will have the opportunity to provide feedback to SDOT on personal transportation safety concerns, and connect with government, transportation safety professionals, and community leaders.
Participant Eligibility
- Ages 14-22
- You live, work, learn, or play in Seattle
- You care about making transportation and your community safer
Event Information
Date and Location
Date: April 26, 2025
Time: 9:00AM – 4:00PM
Location: Union Station, 401 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA 98104
Time |
Event |
| 9:00 am -9:30 am | Sign in, mingling, light refreshments |
| 9:30 am -10:00 am | Welcome, opening remarks, Keynote: Our Values |
| 10:00 am - 12:25 pm | Breakout Session Rotations - SDOT-focused work on transportation safety |
| 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm | Lunch and Resource Fair |
| 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm | UW School of Public Health (SPH) Undergraduate Honors Students led interactive activity gathering feedback on transportation safety. |
| 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Panel of transportation safety professionals and government and community leaders to highlight regional transportation safety efforts. |
| 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Wrap up: collect feedback on Summit Experience |
Speakers
Stay tuned for more information on our keynote speaker(s) and afternoon panelists
Morning Breakout Sessions
We are excited to include Breakout Sessions featuring SDOT staff working on projects to make our public spaces safer. Sessions will feature the:
- Safe Routes to School team
- Downtown Activation team
- To be announced!
How Can I Get Involved as an Agency Partner?
Join us during the lunch hour by tabling at our Resource Fair. Email DOT_TAP@seattle.gov if you’re interested in connecting with young people about your organization or services. We’d love to have you!
Frequently Asked Questions
Check out our FAQs! If you still have questions, please reach out at DOT_TAP@seattle.gov.
Background
In 2023 and 2025, we at SDOT hosted Youth Transportation Summits. Each Summit is a dynamic event designed to empower young people to shape the future of their city. The Summit provides a unique platform for youth to collaborate, innovate, and directly influence transportation projects and public spaces in Seattle. Participants engage in interactive workshops, learn about current SDOT initiatives, and provide valuable feedback on how to create a more accessible, equitable, and sustainable urban environment. The Summits have been funded by the Seattle Transit Measure.
2025 Summit
The 2025 Summit occurred April 26, 2025 at The Vera Project. The goal of the 2025 Summit was to teach young people ages 12-19 about key SDOT projects; specifically, how SDOT projects are created and how we work with community to make them a reality. The Summit featured opportunities for participants to brainstorm and share ideas with SDOT staff about their ideas to improve transportation in their communities.
2023 Summit
The 2023 Summit occurred on December 9, 2023 at the Westin Seattle. The 2023 Summit was brought to life as part of Mayor Harrell’s 2022 One Seattle Transportation and Climate Justice Executive Order. The Summit was open for all young people ages 14-24 and focused on the creation of a Youth Climate and Transportation Action Plan that was presented to Mayor Harrell in January 2024.