Safe Streets for All

We’re focused on preventing fatalities and serious injuries on our streets and sidewalks.

We are building neighborhood-scale safety upgrades at over 80 locations by 2030. These Safe Streets for All projects will provide safer options for you to walk, bike, roll, or get to transit.

  • They will improve safety for people with disabilities or other mobility needs.
  • They also give you more space when you’re walking or riding a bike and help you cross the street more safely.

Building these projects supports our Vision Zero goal to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2030.  

Here's what we're doing

In the next few years, we will build more than 80 Safe Streets for All projects across Seattle: 

  • New sidewalks
  • Speed humps that encourage you to drive the speed limit while driving
  • Flashing lights at crosswalks that help you more easily see people crossing the street  
  • Signals that let you enter an intersection first when you’re walking, so that people driving can see you more easily  
  • Pedestrian ramps at street corners  
  • Walk signals with push buttons that use sound and vibration to help people who are blind cross the street   
  • Concrete islands that give you a safe place to pause while crossing the street  
  • Lines painted on the street, signs, and flexible posts at intersections to create more open space so you can see others travelling through the intersection better.  
  • An upgraded bike path to better protect you and other people using the path while riding your bike   

Examples of Safe Streets for All Upgrades

Crosswalks, push buttons, flashing lights, and median islands help people cross the street safely and easily. These are the types of upgrades we’re making on Safe Streets for All projects.

Crosswalks, push buttons, flashing lights, and median islands help people cross the street safely and easily. These are the types of upgrades we’re making on Safe Streets for All projects.

Crosswalks with signs and flashing lights help people cross the street more safely and concrete pedestrian islands give people crossing more space.

Crosswalks with signs and flashing lights help people cross the street more safely and concrete pedestrian islands give people crossing more space.

Example of markings on the street and flexible posts that help improve visibility at an intersection

Example of markings on the street and flexible posts that help improve visibility at an intersection

Example of lines on the street that help prevent you from parking too close to an intersection and making it hard for others to see.

Example of lines on the street that help prevent you from parking too close to an intersection and making it hard for others to see.

Example of a speed hump that helps you drive the speed limit. It has breaks in the center and edges so that emergency vehicles don’t have to slow down.

Example of a speed hump that helps you drive the speed limit. It has breaks in the center and edges so that emergency vehicles don’t have to slow down.

An example of a shared use path that can be used by people biking and walking. 

An example of a shared use path that can be used by people biking and walking. 

Crosswalks, push buttons, flashing lights, and median islands help people cross the street safely and easily. These are the types of upgrades we’re making on Safe Streets for All projects.
Crosswalks with signs and flashing lights help people cross the street more safely and concrete pedestrian islands give people crossing more space.
Example of markings on the street and flexible posts that help improve visibility at an intersection
Example of lines on the street that help prevent you from parking too close to an intersection and making it hard for others to see.
Example of a speed hump that helps you drive the speed limit. It has breaks in the center and edges so that emergency vehicles don’t have to slow down.
An example of a shared use path that can be used by people biking and walking. 
Crosswalks, push buttons, flashing lights, and median islands help people cross the street safely and easily. These are the types of upgrades we’re making on Safe Streets for All projects.

Crosswalks, push buttons, flashing lights, and median islands help people cross the street safely and easily. These are the types of upgrades we’re making on Safe Streets for All projects.
Crosswalks with signs and flashing lights help people cross the street more safely and concrete pedestrian islands give people crossing more space.

Crosswalks with signs and flashing lights help people cross the street more safely and concrete pedestrian islands give people crossing more space.
Example of markings on the street and flexible posts that help improve visibility at an intersection

Example of markings on the street and flexible posts that help improve visibility at an intersection
Example of lines on the street that help prevent you from parking too close to an intersection and making it hard for others to see.

Example of lines on the street that help prevent you from parking too close to an intersection and making it hard for others to see.
Example of a speed hump that helps you drive the speed limit. It has breaks in the center and edges so that emergency vehicles don’t have to slow down.

Example of a speed hump that helps you drive the speed limit. It has breaks in the center and edges so that emergency vehicles don’t have to slow down.
An example of a shared use path that can be used by people biking and walking. 

An example of a shared use path that can be used by people biking and walking. 

Neighborhood Projects

Map of the city showing 1 North Seattle, 2 U-District, 3 Downtown & Capitol Hill, 4 SoDo and Beacon Hill, 5 Georgetown, 6 Rainier Valley, 7 West Seattle, 8 Roxhill and Delridge

Several of these neighborhoods have recently experienced higher rates of serious or fatal crashes. For example, from 2016 to 2020, nearly two-thirds of people killed while biking were in Southeast Seattle or the SODO neighborhood.

Here’s where we’re building pedestrian walk signal and ramp upgrades. We anticipate we'll make these upgrades between 2027 and 2029.  

  1. Greenwood Ave N and N 145th St
  2. Linden Ave N and N 145th St
  3. 30th Ave NE and NE 145th St  
  4. Lake City Way NE and NE 127th St
  5. 1st Ave NE and NE Northgate Way  

A map showing number 1. Greenwood Ave N and N 145th St Number 2. Linden Ave N and N 145th St Number 3. 30th Ave NE and NE 145th St   Number 4. Lake City Way NE and NE 127th St Number 5. 1st Ave NE and NE Northgate Way  

Here’s where we’re building various pedestrian upgrades and when we anticipate we’ll build them: 

*Projects use money from voter-approved Seattle Transit Measure  

Wider sidewalks and improved visibility at intersections, and new crosswalks built in 2025*:  

1. 8th Ave NE and NE 42nd St  

Pedestrian walk signal upgrades and ramps built in 2025*: 

2. Brooklyn Ave NE and NE 50th St 
3. University Way NE and NE 42nd St 

Pedestrian walk signal upgrades and ramps built in 2026*:  

4. University Way NE and NE 50th St 
5. University Way NE and NE 47th St 
6. University Way NE and NE Campus Parkway 

Pedestrian walk signal upgrades built between 2027-2029:  

7. 25th Ave NE and NE 44th St 

Pedestrian walk signal upgrades and ramps built between 2027-2029:  

8. Roosevelt Way NE and NE 50th St 
9. Latona Ave NE and NE 45th St 
10. 17th Ave NE and NE 45th St 
11. 18th Ave NE and NE 45th St 
12. 19th Ave NE and NE 45th St 
13.7th Ave NE and NE 42nd St 
14. Brooklyn Ave NE and NE Pacific St 
15. University Way NE and NE Pacific St 
16. 15th Ave NE and NE Pacific St 

A map showing number 1 - 16 located at the intersections mentioned on this page.

Here’s where we’re building various pedestrian upgrades and when we anticipate we’ll build them:   


*Projects use money from voter-approved Seattle Transit Measure  

Crosswalks, flashing lights at crosswalks, wider sidewalks at intersection, and improved visibility at intersection built in 2025*:  

1. Harvard Ave E and E Olive Way  

Pedestrian islands built in 2025*:  

2. 10th Ave and E Pike St 

Pedestrian ramps and flashing lights at crosswalks built in 2025*:  

3. Harvard Ave E and E Seneca St 

Pedestrian walk signal upgrades and ramps built in 2025*:  

4. 3rd Ave and James St  
5. Broadway and Jefferson St 

Pedestrian walk signal upgrades built in 2025*:  

6. 5th Ave and Olive Way  
7. 5th Ave and Union St 
8. 1st Ave S and S Washington St 
9. 1st Ave S and S Jackson St 

Pedestrian walk signal upgrades and ramps built in 2026*:  

10. 3rd Ave and Seneca St 
11. 4th Ave and Columbia St  

Pedestrian ramps built between 2027-2029:  

12. Belmont Ave and E Pike St 

Pedestrian walk signal upgrades built between 2027-2029:  

13. Pike St and Convention Pl  
14. 3rd Ave and Pine St  
15. 3rd Ave and Pike St 

Pedestrian walk signal upgrades and ramps built between 2027-2029:  

16. Lenora St and Western Ave  
17. Boren Ave and Pike St 
18. 5th Ave and Pike St  
19. Boren Ave and Seneca St  
20. 3rd Ave and University St  
21. Spring St and Western Ave  
22. Broadway and Cherry St  
23. 5th Ave and Columbia St  
24. 5th Ave and Cherry St  
25. 6th Ave and Cherry St  
26. 8th Ave and James St  
27. 5th Ave and James St  
28. 18th Ave and E Union St  
29. 14th Ave and E Cherry St 

A map showing numbers 1 - 29 located at the intersections mentioned on this page.

Here’s where we’re building various pedestrian upgrades and when we anticipate we’ll build them:  

*Projects use money from voter-approved Seattle Transit Measure  

Wider sidewalks at intersections built in 2025*:  

1. Rainier Ave S and S Dearborn St 

Pedestrian walk signal upgrades and ramps built in 2025*:  

2. 6th Ave S and S Royal Brougham Way  
3. Rainier Ave S and S Massachusetts St 

Pedestrian walk signal upgrades and ramps built in 2026*:  

4. Airport Way S and S Royal Brougham Way  
5. Rainier Ave S and S Weller St 

Pedestrian walk signal upgrades and ramps built between 2027-2029:  

6. 14th Ave and E Yesler Way  
7. 15th Ave S and S College St  
8. 17th Ave S and S College St  
9. 18th Ave and E Yesler Way  
10. 20th Ave and E Yesler Way  
11. 23rd Ave S and S Hanford St  
12. 23rd Ave S and S McClellan St  
13. 7th Ave S and S Dearborn St  
14. Dearborn St Off Ramp and S Dearborn St  
15. Seattle Blvd S and S Dearborn St 

A map showing numbers 1 - 15 located at the intersections mentioned on this page.

Here’s where we’re building various pedestrian upgrades. We anticipate we’ll make these upgrades between 2027-2029.   

Pedestrian walk signal upgrades and ramps:  

1. Diagonal Ave S and E Marginal Way S 
2. 4th Ave S and S Dawson St 
3. 4th Ave S and S Fidalgo St 

Pedestrian walk signal upgrades:  

4. 4th Ave S and S Lucile St 

Pedestrian ramps and new sidewalks:  

  • 1st Ave S (S Spokane St to S Andover St)
  • 1st Ave S (S Alaska St to E Marginal Way)  

A map showing numbers 1 - 4 located at the intersections mentioned on this page.

Here’s where we’re building various pedestrian upgrades and when we anticipate we’ll build them.

*Projects use money from voter-approved Seattle Transit Measure  

Pedestrian walk signal upgrades and ramps built in 2025*:  

1. Rainier Ave S and S Oregon St 

Pedestrian ramps built in 2025*:  

2. Rainier Ave S and S Cloverdale St 

Pedestrian ramps, raised crosswalk, and bike path built between 2027-2029:  

Speed humps built between 2027-2029:  

  • Seward Park Ave S (S Morgan St to Rainier Ave S)  

A map showing numbers 1 - 2 located at the intersections mentioned on this page.

Here’s where we’re building pedestrian walk signal and ramp upgrades. We anticipate we’ll make these upgrades between 2027 and 2029.   

1. California Ave SW and SW Oregon St 
2. California Ave SW and SW Alaska St 
3. 35th Ave SW and SW Raymond St 

A map showing numbers 1 - 3 located at the intersections mentioned on this page.

Here’s where we’re building pedestrian walk signal and ramp upgrades. We anticipate we’ll make these upgrades between 2027 and 2029.   

1. 1st Ave S and Olson Pl SW 
2. 35th Ave SW and SW Roxbury 
3. 17th Ave SW and SW Roxbury St 
4. Delridge Way SW and SW Roxbury St  

A map showing numbers 1 - 4 located at the intersections mentioned on this page.

An aerial shot showing a before of an intersection with no easy pedestrian crossings, and an after showing curb bulbs, crosswalks, and flashing beacons

Photo of 3rd Ave NW and NW 92nd St, showing new crosswalks with flashing signs, pedestrian ramps, and wider sidewalks at the intersection to give people more space and shorten the length of the crossing. These are the types of safety upgrades we're building with Safe Streets for All. 

Here's how these upgrades make you safer

The top causes of crashes involving pedestrians are people driving at high speeds, drivers not yielding to pedestrians, and intersection size. The Safe Streets for All project upgrades make you safer by:   

  • Encouraging you to follow the speed limit. Slower speeds decrease the likelihood of a crash leading to a serious injury or death. Several Safe Streets for All project elements will encourage you to slow down and follow the speed limit.  
  • Helping you cross the street more safely. Pedestrian signals that talk will give you information about the street and when it is time to cross. These signals make crossing the street safer, especially for people with disabilities.  
  • Giving you more space when you’re walking, biking, and rolling. Bike lanes provide separate spaces for people biking and driving. Sidewalks also provide a separate place from the road for people walking and using mobility devices. This separation can reduce chances for collisions.  
  • Helping you more easily see people walking, biking, and rolling. Formalizing parking restrictions at the corners of an intersection help improve visibility so that you can see when someone wants to cross the street.
  • Making intersections smaller and safer to cross. Extending the sidewalk into the road shortens the distance needed to cross the street. Extended sidewalks at intersections also help make you more visible so people driving can more easily see you.   

The Safe Streets for All projects are part of how we’re making a safer transportation system. To learn more about how we’re working to end traffic deaths and serious injuries on city streets, including other safety projects, visit our Vision Zero webpage.  

How we're paying for this work

Planning the Safe Streets for All projects began in 2023 when SDOT received a $25.6 million Safe Streets and Roads for All grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Since then, the concept has evolved to include other funding sources, including $9 million from the voter-approved Seattle Transit Measure for safety upgrades near transit stops.   
 

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
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