Alki Point Healthy Street

Updated December 2025

What's Happening Now?

As soon as December 20th, we’ll begin installing new accessible curb ramps and a new flashing pedestrian crossing sign at 63rd Ave SW and SW Beach Dr. Work is expected to occur over a three-week period, with some pauses between phases like demolition and pouring new concrete. We plan to work on one side of 63rd Ave SW at a time to minimize traffic impacts. During the work, you can expect:

Primary work hours from 9 AM – 3 PM, Monday-Sunday. Crews may set up or take down equipment outside of these work hours. Crews will not work on December 25 or January 1.
Temporary sidewalk, crosswalk, and lane closures.
Access to Beach Dr SW at 63rd Ave SW will be closed while crews are working (see diagram below). Local access will remain open via 64th Ave SW. Access will re-open outside of working hours.
Traffic shifts around the work area on 63rd Ave SW. Traffic will remain open in both directions with the assistance of flaggers.
Relocated pedestrian crossing across 63rd Ave SW north of the work area.
Signed detours for pedestrians and protected pedestrian walkways around the work areas.

Diagram showing access closure, traffic shift, and relocated pedestrian crossing at 63rd Ave SW and Beach Dr SW

Diagrams showing access closure, traffic shifts, and relocated pedestrian crossing while crews are working. Access will re-open outside of working hours. We expect to work on one side of the street at a time.

We’ll return later next year to install the remaining Healthy Street upgrades, including an extension of the walking and rolling path on Beach Dr SW to 63rd Ave SW and the painted mural in the walking/rolling path. We're completing the work in phases because the remaining elements require drier weather. The remaining upgrades are described in the Design Elements section below.

Project Map

Alki Point Healthy Street Background

Healthy Streets are open for people walking, rolling, biking, and playing, and closed to pass-through traffic. They provide more space for people to use the street with the goal of improving community and individual health. Permanent Healthy Streets have signs with painted curb bulbs, and sometimes planters, at intersections. They also have other design features to calm traffic and improve safety for people walking, biking, and rolling, often including street markings, speed humps, stop signs, flashing beacons, and crosswalks.

Since 2021, we have been evaluating and updating Healthy Streets across the city based on the trends we have seen in community use and public feedback. Healthy Streets are a commitment to the Mayor's Transportation & Climate Justice Executive Order and SDOT's work to prioritize and expand actions that equitably reduce or eliminate greenhouse gas emissions within the transportation sector.

Alki Point is a regional destination park and marine reserve habitat, as well as a destination for many popular outdoor activities like kayaking and paddle boarding, whale watching, exploring the low tides, and taking in views of sunsets and the mountains. While people can still drive to destinations on the street—or park on the street to visit the beach—safety improvements like speed humps, improved signage, and striping and markings discourage speeding so that it stays calmer and safer for all users.

Community Outreach / Project History

After the Alki Point Keep Moving Street opened in May 2020—on Beach Drive SW and Alki Avenue SW from the north end of 63rd Ave SW to the south end of 63rd Ave SW—we heard from many community members that they wanted it to stay in some form to keep providing space for people to walk, bike, roll, and play. Our observations and evaluation showed that the Alki Keep Moving Street had the highest usage among any Keep Moving Street or Stay Healthy Street in the city.

People gather at an open house and view proposed designs and materials on tables We conducted outreach and community engagement in Summer and Fall 2021, and again in Summer and Fall 2022, which included an online survey, multiple stakeholder meetings, and public open houses. We analyzed over 2,000 responses to the Alki Point Keep Moving Street Survey and additional feedback like emails, phone calls, stakeholder comments, and door-to-door business outreach.

The Permanent Healthy Street was announced in Fall 2022 and early designs were shared with the public. We received community feedback that they disliked curb bulbs and traffic circles in this location, preferred a simplified design with continuous walking and rolling space, and had concerns about adequate ADA parking.

We took another look at one of the early design options that included a “neighborhood greenway + additional pedestrian space.” We also decided to designate ADA-accessible spaces near pedestrian ramps and entrances into the park and beach.

In Fall 2023—after over two years of outreach and engagement—we shared the updated, final designs for construction in 2024 that included many elements requested by the community—including an additional 10-foot walking, rolling, and biking area along the beachfront that is separated from cars, and we identified other public rights-of-way nearby that could be formally striped and signed as public parking spaces.

In 2024, we installed the permanent Healthy Street. We listened to community feedback, observed usage, and analyzed data for several months after installing the permanent Healthy Street. We conducted a community survey from summer to fall and heard strong community support for the permanent Healthy Street along with suggestions for further improvements. To learn more about our survey results and evaluation, you can read our Evaluation Report and survey data results.

Throughout 2025 and 2026, we’ll be making the upgrades documented in the 2024 Evaluation Report, including

Extension of the walking/biking/rolling space to 63rd Ave SW
Improvements to the crossing of 63rd Ave SW at Beach Dr SW, including a new flashing crossing beacon, crosswalk, accessible curb ramps, and added ADA parking and passenger loading zones
Improved painting at the Alki Ave SW cul-de-sac to harden separation from the trail and to clarify no parking areas
Adjusted signs on Alki Ave SW at 63rd Ave SW and Beach Dr SW
Painting the walking/biking/rolling space with local artist Angelina Villalobos

Design Elements

We completed the permanent Healthy Street in 2024. In 2025, we began installing additional project upgrades based on our project evaluation. Below are maps and images of the project elements.

Near-term project upgrades

63rd Ave SW and Beach Dr SW

Starting in late 2025 through 2026, we'll be adding upgrades to the to the Healthy Street at 63rd Ave SW and Beach Dr SW. These upgrades will enhance safety, accessibility, and make it easier for people to cross the street. They include:

New accessible curb ramps, crosswalk, and a flashing pedestrian / bike crossing sign at the intersection of 63rd Ave SW and Beach Dr SW.
Two new accessible parking spaces and two new passenger loading zones near the intersection of Beach Dr SW and 63rd Ave SW. These will be on the north side of Beach Dr SW just west of the intersection at 63rd Ave SW and on the west side of Beach Dr SW just south of the intersection at 63rd Ave SW.
An extension of the walking and rolling path on Beach Dr SW to 63rd Ave SW that will include wheel stops and a painted edge to match the existing path.
Painted curb bulbs and Healthy Street signs at the intersections of 63rd Ave SW and 64th Ave SW.
Added signs to clarify local access restrictions on the Healthy Street.
Painted mural in the walking and rolling path.

Some of these elements may change as we finalize design and prepare for construction.

Graphic map showing the locations of various upgrades to the Alki Point Healthy Street

Painted mural in the walking/biking/rolling path

In 2026, we plan to paint a mural on the walking/biking/rolling path on Beach Dr SW. The mural is being developed by local artist Angelina Villalobos. We’ll share more information about the design and installation of the mural as it’s available.

Conceptual rendering of the mural design:

Conceptual rendering of path mural with sea critters and a blue background

Completed project elements

Location 1: Alki Ave SW & 64th Pl SW (completed)

Paint & post cul-de-sac to give drivers an opportunity to turn around before the “street closed” sign
“Street closed” sign on durable concrete cylinders to reduce cut-through driving on the Healthy Street
Wayfinding pavement markings for a smooth transition from existing bike path to the Healthy Street
Approximately 6 parking spaces removed in Cul-de-sac area – raised crosswalk to 64th Pl SW

Location 2: Alki Ave SW and Point Pl SW (completed)

Speed humps to reduce traffic speeds
Sharrow pavement markings to enhance wayfinding for people biking, rolling, and walking
Stop signs at intersecting streets

Design plan for the Healthy Street along Alki Way SW and completed photo

Location 3: Alki Ave SW and Beach Dr SW (completed)

Concrete wheel stops (instead of earlier designed paint and post) to delineate 10’ of additional space for people biking, rolling, and walking next to the existing sidewalk adjacent to the beach
Sharrow pavement markings to enhance wayfinding for people biking, rolling, and walking
Stop signs at intersecting streets
Designated ADA-accessible parking spaces along Beach Dr SW

Location 4: Beach Dr SW and 64th Ave SW (completed)

Concrete wheel stops (instead of earlier designed paint and post) to delineate 10’ of additional space for people biking, rolling, and walking next to the existing sidewalk adjacent to the beach
Sharrow pavement markings to enhance wayfinding for people biking, rolling, and walking
Stop signs at intersecting streets
Approximately 58 parking spaces removed on Beach Dr SW, from 3300 Beach Dr SW to 64th Ave SW
Approximately 46 parking spaces to remain available on Beach Dr SW, from 3300 Beach Dr SW to 64th Ave SW

Design for the Alki Healthy Street along Beach Dr SW and completed photo

Materials

People gather at an open house and view proposed designs and materials on tables

Alki Point Healthy Street Evaluation and Executive Summary (2024)
Community survey data results (2024)
Construction Flyer (Apr 2024)
Construction Postcard (Apr 2024)
Summary of Engagement Activities (Mar 2024)
Fall 2022 Early Design Outreach Summary (Feb 2023)
Alki Evaluation (Dec 2022)
Project Fact Sheet (Dec 2022)
Public Presentation (Nov 2022)
Early Design Proposals (Nov 2022):
Early Planning Survey Report (Spring-Summer 2022):
- Part 1 contains the survey results to the first section of our online survey. These questions were aimed to help us understand how the street is or isn't working well in its current condition.
- Part 2 contains the results from the second set of questions, which include summarized open-ended responses to three sets of design elements.
Public Presentation (Oct 2021)
West Seattle Transportation Coalition Meeting SDOT Presentation (October 2021)
WSTC Meeting SDOT Presentation (October 2020)
Community Supporters Video (Summer 2020)