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New ADA curb ramps and sidewalk at NE 70th St and on Sand Point Way NE. Photo Credit: SDOT.
New crosswalks and bike lanes, new and repaired stairways, nearly 10 miles of repaved streets, and more thanks to your Levy dollars
This week, we are pleased to present the Q3 2022 Levy to Move Seattle Report! The report highlights work funded by the voter-approved Levy to Move Seattle (thank you, Seattle!) from July through September 2022.
More information can also be found in the online Levy dashboard.
We invested $67 million in Levy projects during the third quarter of 2022, and $146 million year to date. Below are just some of many the projects we completed in the third quarter of this year!
Safe Routes
- Completed work on Sand Point Way NE, consisting of new sidewalks, curb bulbs, crossings, and more, and made progress on Lake City Way and 23rd Ave E Vision Zero projects
- Repaired 6 blocks of sidewalks and upgraded over 330 curb ramps throughout the city
- Installed a new pedestrian signal near Roosevelt High School on 12th Ave NE and NE 67th St
- Rebuilt the traffic signal at 6th Ave and University St, installed a new traffic signal at 1st Ave and Battery St, and installed two new signals as part of the 23rd Ave E project
- Added protected bikes lanes on NE 40th St and SW Andover St, and a neighborhood greenway connecting the Interurban Trail, Viewlands Elementary School, and Carkeek Park
- Completed one Neighborhood Street Fund project on Beacon Ave S
Maintenance and Repair
- Repaved nearly 10 lane-miles and made 58 paving spot improvements
- Completed design of two seismic retrofits: 15th Ave NE/NE 105th St bridge and McGraw St bridge
- Repaired three stairways: W Dravus St between 9th and 10th Ave W; S Holgate St at 16th Ave S; and SW Findlay St between 37th and 38th Ave SW
- Pruned 835 trees for visibility and safety throughout the city
Congestion Relief
- Continued construction on three major transit corridor projects: Route 44, Route 7, and the Madison RapidRide G Line
- Completed seven new crossing improvements across major streets throughout the city to improve safety for people walking and rolling
- Continued construction on new sidewalks on Greenwood Ave N, on a new stairway on S Henderson St in Rainier Beach, and began sidewalk construction in South and West Seattle along S Henderson, SW Barton, and S Rose Streets
- Restriped Diagonal Ave S from Duwamish Waterway to East Marginal Way S to improve freight movement
- Completed four transit spot improvements throughout the city to make waiting for and riding the bus more comfortable and efficient
- Added over 3 miles to our Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) network as part of the University of Washington Multimodal Integrated Corridor - Mobility for All (MICMA) project
- Made four spot improvements to improve safety and visibility of people biking
Thank you making this work possible through the Levy to Move Seattle.
What would you like to see in these newsletters? Please tell us by emailing MoveSeattle@seattle.gov. See you in two weeks!
 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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