Little Brook Healthy Street

More space to play in a healthy way

Updated May 19, 2023

What's happening now?

Last fall we were excited to announce that the Little Brook Healthy Street will become permanent. Our next phase will be working on installing new improvements that will enhance the existing closure for neighbors to safely enjoy the closed street while also ensuring emergency vehicles have access to the area. We expect to start
construction on these enhancements as soon as this summer.

We are piloting 8 new temporary angled parking spaces on the north side of the closed of section of the Little Brook Healthy Street (see map below). We have heard about the challenges of cars parking illegally in the area and have been informed about emergency vehicles not getting the access they need. We will be piloting the temporary angled parking spaces for a limited time to see if it can address these issues while also getting feedback from neighbors on how it’s working for them. Based on our feedback and observations, we will determine if it becomes permanent. You will see the new temporary parking improvements in the next couple of weeks.

If you would like to tell us how the new angled temporary parking spaces are going, please go here.

Please remember that it is prohibited to double park, block driveways or vehicles, and park in designated no parking areas.

Little Brook Temp Parking Diagram


 

Thank you to all the neighbors that have provided us with input and feedback!

We asked neighbors how the Little Brook Healthy Street is working for them and what they think of making it permanent. Here is a full report of the results. We collected 141 surveys (both paper and online) (99 in English, 40 in Spanish, and 2 in Amharic) with 81% in favor of making the Healthy Street space permanent.  You can find the survey summary here.

Little Brook Neighborhood Greenway Project map:

LB Healthy Street

Project overview

Stay Healthy Streets make it possible for people to walk, roll, and bike in the street while staying 6 feet apart during the COVID-19 pandemic. Installed as part of our emergency response to the pandemic in 2020, they also provide an opportunity to consider how they might improve communities beyond the pandemic.  

The Little Brook Stay Healthy Street was requested by neighbors. We installed it in April 2021 as a 3-month pilot. We extended the pilot through at least November. With the community organization Lake City Collective taking the lead, many neighbors are enjoying the extra space with activities like basketball, gardening, wellness classes, and movie nights. All are welcome to join. We're collecting input from neighbors about the Stay Healthy Street and whether it should be made permanent. 

Collage of images of people playing on the Stay Healthy Street

See more Little Brook Stay Healthy Street photos on our SDOT Flickr page.

Project map

Map above shows the space on 32nd Ave NE outside Little Brook Park is closed to vehicles and open for play. 

The Little Brook Neighborhood Greenway, on 32nd Ave NE between NE 143rd and NE 135th, is coming as early as fall 2022. To learn more about the project, please visit the project webpage here.  

Schedule

April 2021: Installed pilot Stay Healthy Street

Summer/fall 2021: Heard from people on whether the Stay Healthy Street should become permanent 

Fall/winter 2021: Share next steps for the Little Brook Stay Healthy Street

Materials

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Transportation

Greg Spotts, 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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