The Paving Project on 15th Ave NE is now finished!
To gain more understanding on how the recent progress of 15th Ave NE contributes to the safety of everyone, feel free to browse through our blog.
Overview
NE Ave 15th is a section that includes Roosevelt High School and various businesses, apartment buildings, and houses. It serves as a major transit street, connecting the neighborhoods of Maple Leaf and Ravenna with the University District. This corridor is traveled by approximately 10,000 vehicles on an average day. NE Ave 15th is a minor arterial street serving the northeast area of Seattle.
As part of our paving program, we paved approximately 1.3 miles of NE Ave 15th, making it more comfortable and safer for travel, extending the usefulness of the pavement.
The project provided an opportunity to engage the community by incorporating gathered feedback into the final design. It also called for coordination with other projects and plans for citywide transportation features to promote safety. This project provided opportunities to update the street design cost-effectively through paving.
Community Engagement
By 2030, this project, which is a component of our Vision Zero campaign, strives to eradicate fatalities and severe injuries caused by traffic accidents. Employing more intelligent urban planning, focused law enforcement, and engaging the public through careful consideration are the crucial elements in averting preventable traffic crashes. By implementing enhancements, we can enhance the safety of Seattle’s streets for all individuals. Before undergoing improvements, 15th Ave NE had experienced a higher-than-average number of injuries resulting from collisions.
In the summer of 2016, we initiated community engagement by visiting businesses door-to-door, distributing materials, hosting open houses, providing online surveys, sending mailers, and sharing street design concepts with the neighborhood to understand how to better connect with the community.
This is what we received from you: Your input influenced our design and we are grateful to all those who dedicated their time to converse with us. We received input from numerous individuals regarding the safety of transportation.
In addition, we reviewed the recommendations for the master plan for pedestrian and bike transit, freight, parking, and traffic. We also analyzed data and took feedback from the community, therefore adding various safety features to this project. New exclusive left-turn lanes for bikes were created, along with protected bike lanes and new signals to improve everyone’s safety. Additionally, flashing beacons were added to the crossings near Roosevelt High School.
The project includes various measures to enhance both transit options and safety. Additionally, we have also included other improvements. People do not need to move their cars daily, so we are introducing 24/7 parking to the remaining parking spaces, while removing parking from one side of the street. The design of the parking has also taken safety into consideration.
Improvements at Roosevelt High School
These improvements are a product of an ongoing partnership between SDOT and Seattle Public School System, as well as Roosevelt High School. They include reversing the direction of NE 66th St and NE 68th St below the map (see more details), as part of this project. Feedback from local businesses and residents has also been taken into account.
We appreciate the partnerships and feedback that have made these improvements a reality. The safety and flow of traffic are improved, and conflicts between buses and bikes are reduced on NE Ave 15th. Additionally, access for students with disabilities is improved, and school buses are now allowed to unload and load on the curb side of the street, reversing the direction of traffic around Roosevelt High School.
Project Map
We enhanced the safety of the walking, rolling, and biking path to Roosevelt High School for students and neighbors by installing quick flashing beacons at the junction of the Wedgewood to Roosevelt neighborhood greenway.
Crosswalks, bike lanes, a bike lane turn box, and new signals at intersections along 15th Ave NE.
We need to repave approximately 1.3 miles of NE Ave 15th in order to extend its useful life and make it more comfortable and safer for travel.
Crews paving 15th Ave NE earlier this year.
Individuals do not have to relocate their vehicles on a daily basis, thus enabling the availability of round-the-clock parking in the remaining parking areas. In order to accommodate the bike lanes, we eliminated parking on one side of the road. Our expanding bike network has now included approximately one mile of newly implemented protected bike lanes and a quarter mile of additional bike lanes.
Freshly established bike lanes that offer protection. on 15th Ave NE, along with new 24/7 parking. The parked cars also provide an additional buffer between people biking and people driving.
In partnership with Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), we laid a fresh water pipeline beneath 15th Ave NE, spanning from NE 80th St to NE 70th St.
In addition, we modernized a deteriorating sewage pipeline connecting NE 73rd St to NE 70th St. To enhance the flow of excess water and rainwater, we implemented multiple stormwater collection points. SPU replaced water pipeline links throughout the entire project zone.
Funding
The November 2015 voters in Seattle approved the levy to fund improvements in mobility and safety, as well as the construction and design of our paving projects. This project was a part of SDOT’s Paving and Asphalt and Concrete (AAC) Arterial Program.
Project Materials
To access a PDF of project-related materials, kindly click on the links provided underneath.
Preconstruction Phase.
Design Phase
Contact
Please feel free to reach out to us if you have any inquiries. We are dedicated to upholding a constructive, inclusive, and cooperative connection with individuals residing, working, or traveling within the designated project location.