Last Saturday was Halloween and the Rainier Beach community came together for music, trick-or-treating, costumes, and good old Halloween fun at the second annual Boo Bash at the Beach: Rainier Beach Halloween Party. The Seattle Department of Transportation was an event sponsor and hosted a booth on Saturday with project information, SDOT giveaways, and candy, too. SDOT has a handful of projects in Rainier Beach at the moment, including one that is in construction and two that are scheduled to begin construction later this month. We pulled information together on these projects to coordinate our outreach and help residents and community members in Rainier Beach understand the collective work SDOT that is doing in this area.
The rain surely didn’t stop the fun and over 3,000 people turned out to the event! We interacted with hundreds of people at the SDOT booth, handing out candy, reflectors, keychains, pencils, and project information.
So what are all these SDOT projects in Rainier Beach?
- The South Shore K-8 Safe Routes to School project will begin construction later this month at Rainier Ave S and 51st Ave S.
- The Renton Ave S Repaving project is currently under construction.
- The Rainier Beach Pedestrian Enhancements Project will begin construction later this month to install a new signal and crossing at Rainier Ave S and S Fischer Pl as well as new sidewalk on Rainier Ave S between 56th Ave S and Ithaca Pl S.
- The Rainier Valley North South Neighborhood Greenway is currently in design.
- The Rainier Avenue South Road Safety Corridor project will begin design of phase two in 2016.
Check out the Boo Bash at the Beach Facebook Page to see more photos of the event!