Healthy Streets

Lake City Healthy Streets Installation Starts Soon

We are excited to announce that we will be installing permanent Healthy Street features for the Cedar Park Healthy Street as soon as late April! Along with installing typical Healthy Street features, we will also be adding all-way stops to the two intersections at 37th Ave NE and NE 135th St.

However, the installation of features on the Olympic Hills Healthy Street will be paused until late Summer. Our crews have some time and funding to complete maintenance on several blocks of streets in the area. They will be putting down a new asphalt treatment—it's called a slurry seal—and it needs a little bit of time to set and dry before we come in and add Healthy Street pavement markings and other additions. 

Please visit the Lake City Healthy Streets webpage to learn more about these safety improvements.

Beacon Hill Healthy Street Improvements Completed at 18th Ave S & S College St

Our crews recently completed the safety improvements at 18th Ave S and S College St as part of the North Beacon Hill Healthy Street. They painted a new marked crosswalk and installed and activated new crossing lights, also called Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs).

The improvements also include new curbside push buttons for crossings, a new raised curb, ADA-accessible curb ramps, and drainage and stormwater improvements through Seattle Public Utilities. These changes will make it safer to walk, bike, and roll along the Beacon Hill Healthy Street!

Check out the Before and After photos and explore the designs for the next construction to be installed at Beacon Ave S and S Hanford St on the Beacon Hill Healthy Street webpage. This spring, we will also resume our evaluation and outreach for the South Beacon Hill Healthy Street.

Alki Point Healthy Street Installation Starts Soon

We are excited to announce that construction of the Alki Point Healthy Street in West Seattle will begin this Spring! Over two years of outreach and engagement have resulted in a final design that includes many elements requested by the community—including an additional walking, rolling, and biking area along the beachfront that is separated from cars and ensuring ADA access. Please visit the Alki Point Healthy Street webpage to learn more about these safety improvements.

We are still evaluating additional design work and crossing improvements for one block of the permanent Healthy Street on Beach Dr from 63rd Ave SW to 64th Ave SW. We will share an update about these options at a later date, in order to coordinate with a King County stormwater treatment project. 

Thank you to everyone who signed up for planters on the Alki Point Healthy Street. Due to the unique designs on this Healthy Street, we will reach out directly to neighbors about planters at specific intersections. 

Safety Enhancements Coming to Aurora-Licton Springs

We’ve designed additional safety enhancements for the intersection of Fremont Ave N and N 105th St. The enhancements will improve safety for people walking and biking along the Aurora-Licton Springs Healthy Street, improve access to the Interurban Trail, and discourage high-speed cut-through traffic on Fremont Ave N. For more information about the Healthy Street design, please visit the Aurora-Licton Springs Healthy Street webpage.

Safety Enhancements Coming to North End of Central District Healthy Street

To further improve safety for people walking and biking along the north end of the Central District Healthy Street and discourage cut-through traffic, we’ve designed additional safety enhancements for the intersection of 22nd Ave and E Union St. These enhancements will include installing a new median on the south side with a cut-through for people biking, restricting vehicle turns from E Union St onto 22nd Ave, and restricting vehicle access southbound onto 22nd Ave from the intersection. For more information about the Healthy Street design, please visit the Central District Healthy Streets webpage.

Installation Timeline for Aurora-Licton Springs and Central District

We will install two Healthy Street locations, Aurora-Licton Springs and Central District, over 2024 and 2025. For Aurora-Licton Springs, the installation timeline will be:

• Summer 2024: The segments on Fremont Ave N and N 100th St west of Aurora Ave will be installed
• 2025: The remaining segments will be installed.

For Central District, the installation timeline will be:

• Summer 2024: 22nd Ave from E Union St to E Columbia St
• 2025: E Columbia St from 12th Ave to 22nd Ave will be installed.

Please visit the Aurora-Licton Springs Healthy Street webpage and Central District Healthy Streets webpage to learn more and see maps illustrating when each segment will be installed!

Adopt a Planter!

For permanent Healthy Street locations, neighbors can elect to replace the standard concrete sign base with planters. SDOT can install planters at Healthy Street intersections based on the requests we receive from neighbors. Neighbors who request planters are responsible for maintaining the planter after installation. For more information about adopting planters and planter maintenance, visit Healthy Street Planters.

Sign up for email updates to be notified when the planter sign-up forms for each location become available! If you are interested in adopting a planter, but have not seen your Healthy Street announced yet, we’ll be wrapping up our evaluation processes by the end of the year. If additional Healthy Street segments become permanent, we’ll open planter adoption forms for them in 2025.