Eastlake Layover Facility Mobility Improvements

February, 2025

Creating a new bike connection and a safer street

What’s happening now?

You can travel in bike lanes from Fairview Ave N to Stewart St now that the Eastlake Ave E Mobility Improvements project is complete. This project successfully installed one-way bike lanes on the east and west sides of Eastlake Ave E between Fairview Ave N and Stewart St, providing a safer and more accessible route for bicyclists. Sidewalks and pathways have been improved in select areas to enhance the experience for pedestrians. Additionally, bike signals or signage have been added at the Eastlake Ave E and Roy St intersection to ensure safer crossings. This project, part of the Seattle Bicycle Master Plan 2019-2024 Implementation Plan, establishes a critical connection between the city center and northern corridors, strengthening the overall biking and walking network throughout Seattle.

You will be able to continue your cycle ride in protected bike lanes along Eastlake Ave E once the RapidRide J Line project is completed in 2027. 

The south segment of this project, between Roy St and Stewart St was installed in partnership with King County Metro’s Eastlake Layover Facility.

Project overview

We installed new protected bike lanes (PBLs) on the east and west sides of Eastlake Ave E between Fairview Ave N and Stewart St. This project is one of several identified in the city-approved Seattle Bicycle Master Plan 2019-2024 Implementation Plan. It provides a critical connection between the city center and north corridors and enhances rider connections throughout the city.

Project elements

The project:

  • Installed one-way PBLs on the east and west sides of Eastlake Ave E between Fairview Ave N and Stewart St
  • Improved sidewalks and paths for people walking in some places
  • Installed bike signals or signage at the intersection of Eastlake Ave E and Roy St

Project Map

Map showing the extent of the project on Eastlake Ave E from Stewart St to Fairview Ave.

This project map shows the North Segment in orange, on Eastlake Ave E connecting from Fairview Ave N to Roy St, will be constructed by SDOT crews in fall 2023. The South Segment in green, connecting from Roy St to Stewart St, will be constructed in partnership with King County Metro as a part of the Eastlake Layover Facility Project.

Design

The approximately mile-long PBLs was designed and constructed in two segments:

North segment: Fairview Ave N to Roy St


Cross section of proposed Phase 2 Eastlake Ave PBLs, looking north.
Cross section of proposed Phase 2 Eastlake Ave PBLs, looking north. Conceptual design subject to change.

South segment: Roy St to Stewart St

The south segment was delivered in partnership with King County Metro's Eastlake Layover Facility

Rendering of Eastlake Layover Facility design, looking south from intersection of Eastlake Ave E, Roy St, and Lakeview Blvd.
Eastlake Layover Facility design rendering, looking south from intersection of Eastlake Ave E, Roy St, and Lakeview Blvd. 

Click here to view a detailed map of the roadway changes. 

Materials

Project fact sheet (May 2022)

Transportation

Adiam Emery, Interim Director
Address: 700 5th Ave, Suite 3800, Seattle, WA, 98104
Mailing Address: PO Box 34996, Seattle, WA, 98124-4996
Phone: (206) 684-7623
684-Road@seattle.gov

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