Thank you for your interest in the Levy to Move Seattle.
It’s important that you know where your tax dollars are going. Earlier this year, we started something new. Every two weeks, we are highlighting a Levy program or project in this newsletter.
Program 23 – John Lewis Memorial Bridge
(previously called the Northgate Bridge)
Our Levy to Move Seattle commitment: Provide additional City funding for a pedestrian and bicycle bridge over I-5 connecting to light rail in Northgate.
We built three new bridges with Levy dollars. This week, we’re highlighting the John Lewis Memorial Bridge, previously called the Northgate Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge.
People walking across the John Lewis Memorial Bridge on the day it opened in October 2021.
Three new Link light rail stations on Sound Transit’s 1 Line arrived October 2, 2021 in the U-District, Roosevelt, & Northgate neighborhoods. We were prepared, having made connections across North Seattle for people walking, rolling, and biking, driving, and finding parking. This includes the John Lewis Memorial Bridge, which transports people walking, rolling, and biking across I-5.
The new Northgate Link light rail station and John Lewis Memorial Bridge.
The John Lewis Memorial Bridge is one part of a comprehensive plan to build a community hub that meets the diverse needs of growing neighborhoods. The bridge provides a safe and easy connection between the new Northgate Link Light Rail Station and North Seattle College. The bridge reunites two neighborhoods that have been divided by I-5 for nearly 60 years and makes it easier to access new housing and medical and social service providers.
Celebrating the opening of the John Lewis Memorial Bridge.
Councilmember Debora Juarez spoke about the John Lewis Memorial Bridge: “This bridge was built on a foundation with one goal in mind: bringing people together. This new infrastructure will transform much more than commutes – it will transform the lives of North Seattle College students heading to class, families visiting the Kraken Iceplex, and seniors who cannot drive but still want to move about the city. Today we welcome a new era of prosperity for the North End with a commitment to livability, equity, and vitality.
“The John Lewis Memorial Bridge is a celebration of his life. Representative Lewis spent three decades building bridges, working across the aisle with folks with whom he shared fundamentally different beliefs while never losing sight of his life’s mission – civil rights for all. Lewis taught a nation where real courage comes from, leading with light, not darkness and division.
“When we name something, we are showing the truth of our history. Lewis represented the greatest of our city’s values, and with this bridge, we instill those values in the next generation of those walking, biking, and rolling across. Lewis taught a nation that when we fight for our democracy with joy, determination, and unity, we are limitless.”
We invite you to read more about the naming of the John Lewis Memorial Bridge and John Lewis’ important legacy.
Fun fact: We have made intentional decisions about trees and vegetation around the bridge. We needed to remove 93 trees during construction for various reasons, we planted about 5 times as many – 464 total trees – which are better suited to the surrounding wetland conditions.
Read more about the John Lewis Memorial Bridge.
Thank you making this work possible through the Levy to Move Seattle.
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 Approved by voters in November 2015, the 9-year, $930 million Levy to Move Seattle (the Levy) provides 30% of Seattle’s transportation budget to improve safety for all travelers, maintain our streets and bridges, and invest in reliable, affordable travel options.
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