Community members attend a ‘walkshop’ in Pinehurst, Seattle, to discuss where to add new sidewalks and walkways. Photo: SDOT Pinehurst is getting 28 blocks of new sidewalks and walkways, in areas you helped choose during last year’s neighborhood community walks, or “walkshops”.
These are the first sidewalks and walkways to come from our walkshop program and are part of a Seattle Transportation Levy-funded initiative to add 350 blocks of new sidewalks and walkways across the city throughout the life of the levy.
This is just the beginning. Thanks to your feedback, we now have an early list and interactive map of more than 200 locations across Seattle we are considering. We’re working to build as quickly as possible, with 250 blocks to be built within the next four years.
For Pinehurst residents, this means imagining a neighborhood where walking to school doesn’t require stepping into the street, the trip to the bus stop feels easier in the rain, and where neighbors can move around more freely and confidently.
These improvements will help shape a safer, more connected community—one where everyday trips feel a little more welcoming.
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- Interactive map shows potential future locations
- How you’re helping
- What Pinehurst residents can expect next
- Looking ahead
- Local funding matters
Interactive map shows potential future locations
Our project website has been updated with an interactive map showing the initially selected blocks citywide. You can explore the map, learn more about the selection process, and follow along as the project progresses.
This is a preliminary list, and next we’ll do technical reviews and cost estimates to determine which blocks will be designed and constructed. As we complete this work, the list may change.
We want to be transparent: not every block on the initial list is guaranteed to be built, but we’ll carefully evaluate each block with community needs in mind.
How you’re helping
Last year, we hosted 10 neighborhood “walkshops” in areas where sidewalks or walkways are missing. These neighborhoods were selected based on community feedback, the number of missing sidewalks, the Seattle Transportation Plan, and Safe Routes to School data.
The community walks were opportunities for residents to show us the routes they rely on every day and the places where a sidewalk would change their experience.
City staff walked with residents in the following 10 neighborhoods:
- Pinehurst
- Northgate
- North Delridge
- Highland Park
- South Delridge
- Hillman City
- South Park
- Little Brook
- Cedar Park
- Arbor Heights
During these “walkshops,” community members pointed out several things that the City should consider when deciding where to build new sidewalks and walkways, including recommendations to build them on:
- Common routes taken by kids walking to school without sidewalks
- Missing links between residential areas and parks, transit, and local businesses
- Streets and intersections where walking feels uncomfortable or unsafe
- Streets where vehicles tend to speed
- Neighborhood streets that lack accessible ADA paths
- Streets with poor drainage that interferes with walkability
We paired the community’s lived experience with technical criteria—like access to schools and transit, equity considerations, and existing street conditions—to make a preliminary list of possible sidewalk and walkway locations.
All the feedback we received on our walkshop was compiled into a public neighborhood report that directly informed our choices for the blocks we ultimately selected.
Beyond the 10 walkshops, locations for additional blocks came from community feedback across other City projects, including input shared by Seattle Parks & Recreation, Seattle Public Utilities, and Link Light Rail station area planners.
What Pinehurst residents can expect next
Construction in select blocks is scheduled to begin as early as June 2026.
Final construction for the 28 blocks of walkways in Pinehurst will likely be completed in the next 2 years in several phases.
Please sign-up for our listserv and visit our webpage for updates. The project team will be conducting outreach starting this spring to work with adjacent residents where we’ll be installing the new walkways.
Looking ahead
Over the coming months, we’ll continue evaluating the full list of blocks and sharing updates as more locations move into design. This is a multiyear effort, but the goal is simple: create neighborhoods where walking feels safe and inviting.
A total of 350 blocks of new sidewalks and walkways will be completed in the life of the Seattle Transportation Levy.
Sidewalks and walkways may seem like small pieces of infrastructure, but they shape how people experience their community. They connect us—to schools, to transit, to parks, to each other. And with the support of Seattle voters and taxpayers, we’re building a city where those connections grow stronger, starting with Pinehurst.
Local funding matters
Local funding sources like the Seattle Transportation Levy and the Seattle Transit Measure are critical for maintaining and modernizing our city’s transportation network and making transit more reliable and accessible.
So thank you, Seattle.
This is your city, and together we’re building sidewalks, paving streets, repairing bridges, and improving our transit connections.
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