Encampment Abatement Program
Encampment Removals
The City of Seattle inspects unauthorized encampments, prioritizes them based on hazards and conditions, and removes the most problematic ones. Encampment removal is performed after notice and outreach in accordance with formal encampment abatement rules. Below is information about specific removals, including dates, location, the encampment response team's site journal and whether or not personal belongings were collected and stored. We are pulling these records together and will post as they are complete.
Completed site journals for removed encampments
Date |
Location |
Materials Stored? |
| 4/24/2018 | Carkeek Park | Yes |
| 4/25/2018 | Fourth Avenue under Yesler Way Bridge | Yes |
| 4/25- 4/26/2018 |
South Bayview Street to South Holgate Street, under I-5 | Yes |
Date |
Location |
Materials Stored? |
| 4/16/2018 | 1300 block of Lakeview Boulevard East | No |
| 4/16/2018 | Georgetown Pump Station, 7575 Eighth Ave. S. | Yes |
| 4/17/2018 | Ravenna Woods | Yes |
| 4/18/2018 | Northeast 85th and 92nd streets, along southbound I-5 | No |
| 4/19/2018 | Northeast 70th and 85th streets, along southbound I-5 | No |
Date |
Location |
Materials Stored? |
| 4/9/2018 | Second Avenue Extension South and South Washington Street | Yes |
| 4/10/2018 | Martin Luther King Memorial Park | No |
Date |
Location |
Materials Stored? |
| 4/2/2018 | Gas Works Park | No |
| 4/2/2018 | 3rd Avenue, Clay Street to Denny Way | Yes |
| 4/4/2018 | NB I-5 exit 169 to Northeast 50th Street | No |
| 4/5/2018 | Beer Sheva Park | No |
Date |
Location |
Materials Stored? |
| 3/27- 3/28/2018 |
Alaskan Way, Main Street to Madison Street | Yes |
| 3/28/2018 | Northeast 90th Street and First Avenue Northeast | No |
| 3/29/2018 | 22nd Avenue South and South Grand Street | No |
Date |
Location |
Materials Stored? |
| 3/19- 3/21/2018 |
Queen Anne Greenbelt (west) | Yes |
| 3/20/2018 | Ravenna Park | Yes |
| 3/22/2018 | Fourth Avenue Emphasis Zone | Yes |
Date |
Location |
Materials Stored? |
| 3/12/2018 | North 92nd Street Bridge over I-5 | No |
| 3/13/2018 | Woodland Park | Yes |
| 3/14- 3/15/2018 |
Myers Way West side of SR-509 |
No |
Date |
Location |
Materials Stored? |
| 3/5/2018 | Yesler Way Bridge underpass along Fourth Avenue | Yes |
| 3/6- 3/7/2018 |
Northeast 42nd Street and Pasadena Place Northeast | Yes |
| 3/7- 3/8/2018 |
Dearborn Corridor under I-5, 10th Avenue South and South Weller Street |
No |
| 3/8/2018 | Longfellow Creek P-Patch | Yes |
Date |
Location |
Materials Stored? |
| 2/26/2018 | 12th Avenue South and South Jackson Street in bushes on hillside |
No |
| 2/27/2018 | Ninth Avenue South, South Bradford Street to South Dakota Street | Yes |
| 2/28/2018 | South Jackson Street, Seventh Avenue to Ninth Avenue | Yes |
| 3/1/2018 | 801 S. King Street | Yes |
| 3/1/2018 | Kobe Terrace Park | No |
Date |
Location |
Materials Stored? |
| 2/20- 2/21/2018 |
Columbia Street to Jefferson Street, Sixth and Seventh avenues | Yes |
| 2/21/2018 | Sixth Avenue and Yesler Way, under overpass | No |
Personal belongings collected and stored
The City stores belongings that have apparent value to people, as long as they are not hazardous and can be collected safely. Stored materials include those that are apparently abandoned, obstructing a public facility (e.g., sidewalk or other path, roadway, doorway) or resulting from the abatement of an encampment site. The City stores items for at least 70 days from the date they were collected and will publish a list here that includes the date of and location from where the items were collected:
Belongings may be recovered by calling 206-459-9949 and providing an accurate description of the items.