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We are pleased to present the Q3 2023 Levy to Move Seattle Report. This report highlights our work in the third quarter of 2023 that was funded by your tax dollars through the voter-approved Levy to Move Seattle.
This quarter, I’m pleased as always to share all the work that your Levy dollars are making possible. I review photographs of what Seattle was before the Levy, and I am inspired by the transformative work that has been made possible with your Levy dollars. We will continue to deliver influential and bold projects as we finish strong on the Levy. – Greg Spotts, SDOT Director
Some of these achievements include:
Safe Routes
- Completed 1st Ave S Safety Improvements and continued work on projects on Rainier Ave S, Highland Park Way SW at SW Holden St, and 4th Ave S.
- Completed projects to make it safer for students to walk, roll, and bike to 15 different schools.
- Repainted 241 crosswalks and markings for 317 arterial lane-miles.
- Continued construction on two Neighborhood Greenways.
- Completed 2,886 sidewalk repairs across 288 different blocks.
- Installed 82 new curb ramps, including 53 that were customer service requested.
- Completed the N 130th St and Ashworth Ave N Safety Enhancements project, located at a busy intersection near Ingraham High School, and started construction on the Broadway and John Street Signal which aims to address a crash pattern with left turning drivers.
Maintenance and Repair
- Continued paving work on E Madison St as part of the Madison RapidRide G Line project, which will result in over 11 lane-miles of repaved streets once complete.
- Completed 41 paving spot improvements, totaling over 5 lane miles.
- Made 48 bridge spot repairs.
- Advertised for construction of the McGraw St Bridge seismic reinforcement.
- Rebuilt two stairways.
- Pruned over 1,100 trees and removed obstructions for safer travel in the right of way.
Congestion Relief
- Completed work on the Route 44 project, continued construction on the Madison RapidRide G Line, began circulating Roosevelt RapidRide J Line 100% design plans for approval, progressed towards 100% design of the Route 40 project, completed 100% design and advertised for construction on the Route 48 project, and more.
- Added just under two miles to our Intelligent Transportation Systems network by installing 9 new CCTV cameras across the city to monitor traffic conditions and respond to incidents faster.
- Completed 21 transit spot improvements, including 14 new bus benches.
- Procured additional funding, hired a contractor, and began construction in late September on near-term improvements as part of the MLK Safety Improvements project, which implements Accessible Mt Baker.
- Built over three blocks of new sidewalks and made 10 crossing improvements, including five new marked crosswalks.
- Completed four bicycle spot projects.
- Completed a rail crossing delineation project on S Spokane St east of 2nd Ave S and West Marginal Way SW north of Chelan Ave SW.
Thank you for enabling these transformative investments in our transportation system.
As we revisit some of these projects, which have truly transformed our landscape and changed the way you and your neighbors get around, I hope you’ll follow along and share some of the ways that the Levy to Move Seattle has affected the way you move around your daily routines. – Greg Spotts, SDOT Director