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    The second phase of engagement continues! During our first phase of engagement, which ran from May–August 2022, we asked about your vision for the future of our streets, sidewalks, and shared spaces in Seattle. Now we need your help to turn those ideas into actions. As of December 2022, there is a new interactive map for you to comment on. Please provide comments on all of the current engagement activities by February 21, 2023.

  • New Engagement Opportunity!

    Have 10–20 minutes?Comment on first draft transportation maps

    Have 5 minutes?Review our vision,
    goals, and objectives

    Have 1 minute?Select the future
    you want to see

    Have 10 minutes?Tell us what actions
    you like

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    general comment

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Welcome

Welcome to the online engagement hub for the Seattle Transportation Plan

The Seattle Transportation Plan (STP) is a vision for the future of transportation in Seattle.

The STP is our commitment to building a transportation system that provides everyone with access to safe, efficient, and affordable options to reach places and opportunities. The STP will guide local transportation investments for the next 20 years — so we want to hear from you!

Our transportation system is more than just roads. It includes sidewalks, bridges, stairways, transit, paths and trails, bike lanes, crosswalks, public spaces like street cafes and benches, and much more. The transportation system is how everyone moves around the city, connecting us to places and opportunities. But COVID-19, climate change, and rapid population growth make it hard to keep this system running smoothly. That’s why we want to create a sustainable system that works now and in the future.

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How are we creating the Seattle Transportation Plan together?

 

 

Phase 1
May–Aug 2022

Phase 2A
Sept 2022–Feb 2023

Phase 2B
Dec 2022–Feb 2023

Phase 3
Apr–June 2023

We are asking you to…

 

Tell us your transportation challenges

Review vision, goals, objectives; transportation futures; menu of actions

Review first draft network maps

Review the Draft Seattle Transportation Plan

We will use your input to…

 

Inform draft vision, goals, and objectives

Refine draft policies

Refine first draft maps

Develop the Final Recommended Seattle Transportation Plan

We are asking you to…

Phase 1 May–Aug 2022

Tell us your transportation challenges

 

Phase 2A Sept 2022–Feb 2023

Review vision, goals, objectives; transportation futures; menu of actions

 

Phase 2B Dec 2022–Feb 2023

Review first draft network maps

 

Phase 3 Apr–June 2023

Review the Draft Seattle Transportation Plan

We will use your input to…

Phase 1
May–Aug 2022

Inform draft vision, goals, and objectives

 

Phase 2A Sept 2022–Feb 2023

Refine draft policies

 

Phase 2B Dec 2022–Feb 2023

Refine first draft maps

 

Phase 3 Apr–June 2023

Develop the Final Recommended Seattle Transportation Plan

Equity in the Seattle Transportation Plan

We recognize the impacts of inequitable systems, including intended and unintended outcomes of past and current decision-making structures and investments. Through the Seattle Transportation Plan, we seek not only to do no further harm, but also acknowledge, understand, and address the historic harms caused by our past policies, practices, and programs.

We recognize equity as a key value and believe the transportation system must meet the needs of communities of color and those of all incomes, abilities, and ages. Our goal is to partner with communities to build a racially equitable and socially just transportation system.

The City of Seattle encourages everyone to participate in its programs and activities. For disability accommodations, materials in alternate formats, or accessibility information, contact 206‑257‑ 2114 | STP@Seattle.gov or visit www.seattle.gov/americans-with-disabilities-act at your earliest opportunity.

Visit the Seattle Transportation Plan website to learn more about what the plan is, find project resources and frequently asked questions, and stay up to date on the planning process.

Get Involved

We need your help reshaping transportation in Seattle!

What have we learned from you so far?

Thank you to everyone who shared input and ideas with us during the first phase of engagement!

Our Phase 1 Engagement Summary Report details the engagement that ran from May through August 2022, and the key takeaways that will help us co-create the plan with the communities of Seattle.

Survey responses: 2,295

Pins placed on our interactive map: 6,317 — Review what you and your neighbors shared!

General comments: 336

Community events: 42

Click to see a list of community engagement events
  • Fauntleroy Community Association
  • Bike Everywhere Day (Seattle Neighborhood Greenways, Cascade Bicycle Club)
  • Delridge Bike Rodeo
  • Aki Kurose Community Day
  • Duwamish River Valley IdeaFest #2
  • Indigenous Peoples Festival
  • West Seattle Tool Library
  • High Point Safety Skills Event
  • Festival Sundiata Black Arts Fest (Central Area Collaborative)
  • Alki Ride
  • South Delridge Farmer’s Market
  • Fire Station 31 Open House
  • West Seattle Farmers Market
  • Pop in the Central Area
  • White Center Community Dinner Church
  • Black African American Community Event: Honoring Family
  • Othello/Rainier Stay Healthy Street Block Party with RecNtheStreets
  • Sea Fair Indian Days Powwow
  • West Seattle Summer Fest
  • Market at Heron’s Nest
  • South Delridge Farmers Market
  • Alki Art Fair
  • Columbia City Farmers Market (3)
  • CID Celebration and Resource Fair and Hing Hay Park
  • Umojafest
  • Duwamish River Festival
  • Lake City Farmers Market
  • Greenbridge/Seola Garden – Neighborhood house summer health and resource fair
  • Latinx Pride
  • Beacon Arts Street Festival
  • Othello International Festival at Othello Park (Heritage Event)
  • High Point Health Fair
  • Little Saigon Festival – Celebrate Little Saigon
  • Seattle Parks Big Day of Play
  • West Seattle bike experience (Alki to Seattle via water taxi and bike ride around the Duwamish, celebration @ Marianation Ma Kai)
  • Listening Session with Girls on the Run
  • Party in the Parking Lot
  • Nepantla Lowrider Art Show
  • Rainier Beach Back2School Bash
  • Chief Sealth High School Orientation

Meetings: 27

Click to see a list of community engagement meetings
  • Levy Oversight Committee
  • Freight Advisory Board
  • Bicycle Advisory Board
  • Pedestrian Advisory Board
  • Comp Plan/STP IDT briefing
  • TEW (3)
  • School Traffic Safety Committee
  • Transit Advisory Board
  • Planning Commission
  • North Seattle Industrial Association
  • Cascade Bicycle Club and Seattle Neighborhood Greenways
  • WSDOT
  • Comp Plan/STP IDT briefing
  • West Seattle Bike Connection
  • Phinney Ridge Community Council
  • KCM Transit Advisory Commission
  • SODO BIA Transportation Committee
  • TCC — WA Transportation Advocates
  • NW Columbia City Neighbors
  • WSB Maritime Townhall
  • U District Partnership
  • Environment and Climate Caucus of the 46th LD Democrats
  • U District Community Council
  • Downtown Neighbors

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Our second phase of community engagement continues!

We have completed our first round of community engagement, during which we asked you about your transportation needs and priorities. This helped us develop our collective vision for the future of Seattle’s streets, sidewalks, and shared spaces.

During Phase 2, we will share what we heard from you during Phase 1 and show how your input is guiding the plan’s vision, goals, and objectives. Please share how you want to get around in the future, what actions you would like us to take, and what you’d like to see in our draft transportation maps.

We want to know:

  • New: Let’s create our transportation maps together. Are we on the right track?
  • Do the Seattle Transportation Plan vision, goals, and objectives feel right to you?
  • What future of transportation in Seattle do you want to see?
  • What actions should we take to achieve our goals?

Phase 2 will run through February 21, 2023. We’ll begin Phase 3, the final phase of engagement, in April 2023. This is when you can review the draft Seattle Transportation Plan (STP).

By taking part in the creation of the STP, you will help us build a transportation system that works better for everyone!

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Comment on first draft transportation maps

Let’s create our transportation maps together. Are we on the right track?

There are so many ways we use our streets and public spaces! Before we began to develop the STP, we had four transportation network maps (pedestrian, bicycle, transit, and freight). For the STP, we are updating those maps and making new maps that respond to today’s challenges.

Today, we are asking for your feedback on the first drafts of these networks, shown on one big map of Seattle.

  • Pedestrian: For people walking and rolling
  • NEW! People Streets and Public Spaces: Places for people to walk, roll, gather, play, and connect
  • Bicycle: For people using a bicycle or e-mobility (such as an electric scooter)
  • Transit: For people taking buses, light rail, and other public transit
  • Freight: For delivering goods
Please explore the first draft maps using the interactive mapping tool below.

IMPORTANT: These first draft maps are a starting point. They include updates based on new facilities we have built, suggest new connections, and respond to many comments you and your neighbors made in the first phase of engagement. We are still making changes to these maps. Based on your feedback today, we will make more changes.

Click here to view the tool in full screen.

There are two ways to comment on the draft maps:

  1. Provide a general comment through the comment box below the interactive map.
  2. In the interactive map below, explore the map layers in the other tabs to the left, and then drop some map pins to provide feedback.

Tell us what you think
  1. Have a general comment about the networks shown on the map? Use the comment box below and check which topic(s) your comment relates to.
  2. Have a comment on a specific location? Use the interactive mapping tool above to drop a pin on the map.
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NOTE

You can comment again in Spring 2023 when we release the Draft Seattle Transportation Plan.

In Spring 2023, we’ll ask for your feedback on these new topics:

  • NEW! Curb management: Who can use the space along the curb, when, and how
  • NEW! Vehicle travel: For ambulances, fire trucks, and other trips that must be made by vehicle
  • NEW! New & emerging mobility: For people using shared scooters, shared bicycles, autonomous vehicles, rideshare, and other new technologies

Review our vision, goals, and objectives

In Phase 1, you told us your vision for the future of transportation and we listened! The STP will be guided by our collective vision, goals, and objectives for how we build a transportation system that works better for everyone now and in the future.

Review our work and help us refine our vision, goals, and objectives!

Vision — What we want transportation in Seattle to look like in 20 years

These statements aim to reflect our vision for the future of transportation in Seattle.

Vision
Which of these statements is your vision for the future of transportation in Seattle? Select one.
Goals — What we need to do to achieve our vision

These six goals will help us make decisions about our transportation future. Your input will shape the final goals.

Safety
Icon representing the STP goal of safety.

Create safe transportation environments and eliminate serious injuries and fatal crashes.

Equity
Icon representing the STP goal of equity.

Eliminate transportation-related disparities and associated adverse community and health impacts.

Climate Action
Icon representing the STP goal of climate action.

Aggressively reduce transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions to avert current and impending health, environmental, and economic consequences of the climate emergency.

Stewardship
Icon representing the STP goal of stewardship.

Allocate public resources responsibly to improve and maintain a reliable transportation system, prioritizing those communities where the city has historically underinvested.

Mobility
Icon representing the STP goal of mobility.

Provide reliable and affordable travel options that enable people and goods to get where they need to go.

Livability
Icon representing the STP goal of livability.

Create inviting streets and people places.

Do these goals feel right to you?

Goals
Objectives — How we will achieve our goals

Your input will help us turn these objectives into strategies and actions as the STP process continues.

Design, operate, and proactively maintain our streets and sidewalks to improve safety.

Create welcoming and accessible public places within our streets that foster a sense of belonging and celebrate culture and community.

Meet Seattle’s mobility and climate emergency needs by encouraging and providing multiple travel options that are zero-emission, healthy, affordable, high-quality, easy-to-use, and accessible.

Accelerate reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions by reducing all vehicle trips and vehicle-miles traveled (VMT) and by electrifying trips that require a vehicle.

Make transit an attractive travel choice for a majority of trips, reliably transporting riders where they need to go.

Support the efficient, sustainable movement of goods and services through the design and management of our streets and curbs.

Increase investments and engagement in historically underinvested and displaced communities to acknowledge and address past harms and mitigate further displacement caused by transportation decision-making processes, designs, and investments.

Ensure the City’s transportation decisions and investments support the City’s overall growth strategy.

Address our complex transportation challenges and inequities with new approaches to maintenance, project prioritization, funding, community engagement, and transparency.

Do these objectives feel right to you?

Objectives

Select the future you want to see

To achieve our vision and meet our transportation goals, we’ll need to drive less. To make that possible, we need to build a transportation system that gives everyone safe and efficient options to get around without a car. How we are able to get around Seattle in the future will determine if, and how quickly, we can achieve our transportation goals.

Consider these three “futures of transportation” for Seattle.

Future A

Stay the Course

Cartoon streetscape of multiple cars, 1 bus, and 1 bike.

  • We incrementally change our transportation system
  • We make progress towards our goals, but many remain out of reach

Is this the future you want to see?

Future A — Click to read more
Future A — more details.

Future A assumes we don’t reimagine how we move around Seattle. This means a large amount of car travel and a slower transition to taking transit, walking, biking, and rolling. It also assumes a slower transition to electric vehicles. Progress towards achieving our transportation goals will occur at a slow pace and many goals will be out of reach.

Safety – Reducing traffic-related injuries and deaths is harder to achieve if our traffic volumes and speeds don’t lower over time.

Equity – The negative effects of traffic will continue to disproportionally impact communities of color, making a more equitable transportation system difficult to achieve.

Climate – The transportation sector contributes nearly 60 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. Without electrification and reduced car travel, reaching our climate goals won’t be possible.

Stewardship – Maintaining our streets will become more expensive over time if we stay the course. Our roads and bridges worsen with the amount of use by cars and heavy vehicles.

Mobility – Prioritizing car travel will make it difficult to add travel options to connect people with opportunities.

Livability – The pace of creating new welcoming public spaces will be slow.

Future B

Moderate Pace

Cartoon streetscape of 3 cars, people biking and walking, and a bus.

  • We accelerate changes to our transportation system
  • Some of our goals may be within reach

Is this the future you want to see?

Future B — Click to read more
Future B — more details.

In Future B, we start to make changes to our transportation system and achieve our goals. That means more transportation options and less car traffic. This leads to an accelerated transition to transit, walking, biking, and rolling, as well as more electric vehicles. Progress towards achieving our goals will occur faster than Future A but slower than Future C. Progress will be made towards achieving our goals, but not all goals will be within reach.

Safety – Traffic-related injuries and deaths are reduced as traffic volumes and speeds decrease.

Equity – A more equitable transportation system is made possible. We begin to reduce traffic, improve safety, and increase travel options, especially for people that have been and continue to be impacted and underserved by the transportation system.

Climate – The transportation sector is responsible for nearly 60 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. A shift away from fossil fuels will make progress towards achieving our climate goal.

Stewardship – The deterioration of our roads and bridges is tied to the amount of traffic on them. Reducing traffic volumes begins to extend the useful life of our transportation system.

Mobility – Reducing reliance on cars makes room for additional travel options and better connects people with opportunities.

Livability – Getting around Seattle is more enjoyable and it is easier to connect to the places and people we care about.

Future C

Rapid Progress

Cartoon streetscape of 1 car, two buses, people biking in green bike lanes, and lively sidewalks.

  • We make transformational changes to our transportation system
  • We are best positioned to achieve our goals

Is this the future you want to see?

Future C — Click to read more
Future C — more details.

Future C reimagines how we can move around Seattle. It assumes the fastest transition to taking transit, walking, biking, and rolling. It also supports a quick transition to electric vehicles. With future C, all our transportation goals are within reach and progress towards achieving them happens at the fastest pace.

Safety – The safest future for Seattle is possible through a significant reduction in car travel and improved travel options.

Equity – An equitable transportation system is made possible by rethinking how we support communities that have been disproportionally impacted and underserved. We reduce traffic, improve safety, and increase travel options, prioritizing the needs of people who continue to be underserved in the transportation system.

Climate – The transportation sector is responsible for nearly 60 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. A significant shift away from fossil fuels will support achieving our climate goal.

Stewardship – We invest in improving our existing roads and bridges. Reduced car traffic extends the useful life of our transportation system.

Mobility – We prioritize adding travel options that connect people with opportunities by reducing our reliance on cars.

Livability – Our quality of life is significantly improved when we accelerate progress towards achieving our transportation goals and all people experience benefits.

blankFuture A
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Future B
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Future C
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Future A — more details.

Future A assumes we don’t reimagine how we move around Seattle. This means a large amount of car travel and a slower transition to taking transit, walking, biking, and rolling. It also assumes a slower transition to electric vehicles. Progress towards achieving our transportation goals will occur at a slow pace and many goals will be out of reach.

Safety – Reducing traffic-related injuries and deaths is harder to achieve if our traffic volumes and speeds don’t lower over time.

Equity – The negative effects of traffic will continue to disproportionally impact communities of color, making a more equitable transportation system difficult to achieve.

Climate – The transportation sector contributes nearly 60 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. Without electrification and reduced car travel, reaching our climate goals won’t be possible.

Stewardship – Maintaining our streets will become more expensive over time if we stay the course. Our roads and bridges worsen with the amount of use by cars and heavy vehicles.

Mobility – Prioritizing car travel will make it difficult to add travel options to connect people with opportunities.

Livability – The pace of creating new welcoming public spaces will be slow.

Future B — more details.

In Future B, we start to make changes to our transportation system and achieve our goals. That means more transportation options and less car traffic. This leads to an accelerated transition to transit, walking, biking, and rolling, as well as more electric vehicles. Progress towards achieving our goals will occur faster than Future A but slower than Future C. Progress will be made towards achieving our goals, but not all goals will be within reach.

Safety – Traffic-related injuries and deaths are reduced as traffic volumes and speeds decrease.

Equity – A more equitable transportation system is made possible. We begin to reduce traffic, improve safety, and increase travel options, especially for people that have been and continue to be impacted and underserved by the transportation system.

Climate – The transportation sector is responsible for nearly 60 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. A shift away from fossil fuels will make progress towards achieving our climate goal.

Stewardship – The deterioration of our roads and bridges is tied to the amount of traffic on them. Reducing traffic volumes begins to extend the useful life of our transportation system.

Mobility – Reducing reliance on cars makes room for additional travel options and better connects people with opportunities.

Livability – Getting around Seattle is more enjoyable and it is easier to connect to the places and people we care about.

Future C — more details.

Future C reimagines how we can move around Seattle. It assumes the fastest transition to taking transit, walking, biking, and rolling. It also supports a quick transition to electric vehicles. With future C, all our transportation goals are within reach and progress towards achieving them happens at the fastest pace.

Safety – The safest future for Seattle is possible through a significant reduction in car travel and improved travel options.

Equity – An equitable transportation system is made possible by rethinking how we support communities that have been disproportionally impacted and underserved. We reduce traffic, improve safety, and increase travel options, prioritizing the needs of people who continue to be underserved in the transportation system.

Climate – The transportation sector is responsible for nearly 60 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. A significant shift away from fossil fuels will support achieving our climate goal.

Stewardship – We invest in improving our existing roads and bridges. Reduced car traffic extends the useful life of our transportation system.

Mobility – We prioritize adding travel options that connect people with opportunities by reducing our reliance on cars.

Livability – Our quality of life is significantly improved when we accelerate progress towards achieving our transportation goals and all people experience benefits.

More Futures Redux
Tell us more about how you want to get around in the future

short-trips

For shorter trips around your neighborhood, how would you like to get around? Select all that apply

long-trips

For longer trips across the city, how would you like to get around? Select all that apply

Tell us what actions you like

The Seattle Transportation Plan’s Menu of Actions

Based on what we’ve heard from you so far, we identified potential actions we can take to achieve our transportation goals. We’re calling these the Seattle Transportation Plan’s menu of actions. We would like your feedback on these potential actions as we continue to imagine how we want to move around the city in the future.

Scroll through these actions, click on the “heart” to tell us which ones you like, and respond to the questions to share how you want — or don’t want — these to be part of our transportation system.

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Empower the community to guide our future transportation system
Empower the community to guide our future transportation system

Implement the Transportation Equity Framework (TEF) actions and strategies to expand community engagement, share decision making, and foster transparency and accountability.

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Action01—empower

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Center the voices of communities of color and underrepresented groups in our planning processes
Center the voices of communities of color and underrepresented groups in our planning processes

Prioritize the vision, goals, and needs of historically underrepresented communities in our engagement and decision-making processes.

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Action02—center

A map of South Seattle showing pins and sticky notes along certain roads and at several intersections.

Recognize and address inequities in our transportation system
Recognize and address inequities in our transportation system

Improve safety and access to opportunities in persistently underinvested in neighborhoods, including reconnecting communities impacted by busy streets and highways and expanding access to transit.

Click to like this action

Action03—equity

People walking along a crowded sidewalk next to a covered sidewalk cafe.

Make more space for pedestrians
Make more space for pedestrians

Ensure Seattle’s streets are safe, vibrant, and accessible for people walking and rolling by prioritizing sidewalk gaps and places with the greatest safety concerns.

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Action04—space

A street in Seattle near a transit station with a bus-only lane, bike lane, and sidewalk cafes.

Reallocate street space
Reallocate street space

Repurpose some of our existing traffic lanes into spaces for bikes, transit, sidewalk cafes, etc., while also keeping essential traffic moving.

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Action05—reallocate

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Increase people-friendly streets
Increase people-friendly streets

Ensure streets in urban villages and around transit hubs prioritize people – their safety, experience, and comfort.

Click to like this action

Action06—people

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Reduce vehicle speeds to increase safety
Reduce vehicle speeds to increase safety

Implement street design, signal timing, and traffic calming strategies to slow cars to safe speeds.

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Action07—slow

Cyclist biking in a protected bike lane.

Make it easier and safer to bike around Seattle
Make it easier and safer to bike around Seattle

Expand the system of protected bike lanes and fill gaps in the bike network.

Click to like this action

Action08—bike

A painted downtown Seattle street.

Concentrate safety investments at our most collision-prone locations
Concentrate safety investments at our most collision-prone locations

Reimagine high-crash areas and streets to improve safety, reduce speeding, and support communities.

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Action09—collisions

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Improve transit service and access
Improve transit service and access

Increase connectivity to transit centers and light rail and expand transit service throughout the day and night.

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Action10—transit

Individuals moving throughout a transit center.

Photo of Nørreport Station by Gottlieb Paludan Architects and Cobe.

Transform transit hubs into welcoming community places
Transform transit hubs into welcoming community places

Add lighting, wayfinding, safe access pathways, real-time transit information, street furniture, landscaping, and public art to Seattle’s transit hubs.

Click to like this action

Action11—hubs

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Ensure cost is not a barrier to travel
Ensure cost is not a barrier to travel

Expand travel options and easy financial assistance so everyone can access the places they need to go.

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Action12—cost

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Make our streets ready for changing climate
Make our streets ready for changing climate

Invest in climate-friendly solutions, such as heat-tolerant trees, water features in public spaces, and light-colored pavement.

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Action13—climate

People walking and biking traveling along a path without any cars.

Introduce low-emission zones
Introduce low-emission zones

Reduce the impacts of traffic by directing through trips to designated corridors and establishing car-free or car-light areas for people walking, biking, and rolling.

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Action14—emissions

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Improve freight and package delivery
Improve freight and package delivery

Reduce the number of trips required to move goods and deliver packages and make those trips more efficient and climate friendly.

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Action15—freight

A “30-minute load and unload” sign on a street.

Manage curb space to meet community needs
Manage curb space to meet community needs

Manage curb space in commercial areas to prioritize local needs, such as short-term parking, deliveries, and passenger loading.

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Action16—curb

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Reduce car trips
Reduce car trips

Help people limit their car travel for all types of trips, not just commuting.

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Action17—driveless

Individuals speaking in front of an electric bus.

Support the transition to electric vehicles
Support the transition to electric vehicles

Add charging stations, develop supportive programs, and transition vehicle fleets to electric vehicles.

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Action18—electric

An express toll lane sign displaying the prices to use express highway lanes.

Enact equitable mobility pricing
Enact equitable mobility pricing

Implement an equitable pricing system that charges people or companies driving or using roadway space in a way that distributes costs and benefits equitably.

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Action19—pricing

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Use data to guide decisions
Use data to guide decisions

Collect and share transportation data, including safety metrics, transportation trends, and real-time information, to make more informed decisions.

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Action20—data

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Ready our streets for emerging technologies
Ready our streets for emerging technologies

Modify the design and technology of streets to support the safe and equitable inclusion of next generation vehicles and mobility solutions.

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Action21—tech

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Improve streets and bridges, especially in underserved communities
Improve streets and bridges, especially in underserved communities

Keep our existing streets and bridges in a state of good repair, prioritizing improvements in historically underinvested in communities.

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Action22—bridges

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Improve our transportation system through maintenance
Improve our transportation system through maintenance

As maintenance occurs, make incremental steps to improve safety and multimodal travel options.

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Action23—maintenance
Are there other actions you would like to see in the Seattle Transportation Plan?
Are there other actions you would like to see in the Seattle Transportation Plan?

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Leave a general comment

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Attend an upcoming event

Upcoming Virtual and In‑Person Engagement Opportunities

Meeting you where you are!

Find us at events around Seattle

We’ll be attending events to share information about what the STP is, answer questions about the process, and offer opportunities to engage. We look forward to connecting with you in your community!

  • Seattle Transportation Plan Open Houses

We’re excited to announce that we will be hosting two Seattle Transportation Plan open houses later this month! These events will be an opportunity to view our updated “second draft” transportation network maps. These have been updated based on preliminary public input.

The open houses will be open to the public, so please spread the word!

  • 1/28: Seattle City Hall (600 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104) Bertha Knight Landes room* (11am–2pm)
  • 1/31: Seattle City Hall (600 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104) Bertha Knight Landes room* (4pm–7pm)

*You can access this room from either the 4th Ave entrance (ADA accessible) or the 5th Ave entrance.

More information:

  • There will be no formal presentation. Feel free to stay for the full time, or come and go as you please. You can move between stations at your own pace to view maps, speak to SDOT staff, and provide comments.
  • We will have the following stations around the room:
    • General Information on the Seattle Transportation Plan
    • Pedestrian Map
    • People Streets and Public Spaces Map
    • Bicycle and E-Mobility Map
    • Transit Map
    • Freight Map
    • Comprehensive Plan
  • We will serve light snacks and refreshments.
  • If you have any accessibility requests, please contact jennifer.meulenberg@seattle.gov, and the team will do its best to make accommodations.
  • If you are unable to attend either of the Open Houses, you can comment on the December first draft maps that are currently here on our Online Engagement Hub. The next round of community engagement, coming later this spring, will include updated maps.
  • The content of these open houses will be identical, so please attend on the date that works best for you.

We will come to you!

Use this form to invite us to your events and meetings.

Please let us know in your message if we can provide accommodations, accessibility information, or materials in alternative formats.

Invite us

SDOT is committed to hosting engagement opportunities that are accessible and safe during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We will follow guidelines from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for in‑person events and provide virtual alternatives for engagement opportunities whenever possible.

Send us an email or call our voicemail line

Do you have questions, concerns, or comments about the Seattle Transportation Plan? Send us an email or leave a voicemail and we will get back to you.

Call our multi-language phone line and leave a message to share your feedback or ask a question. Leave a message in your preferred language and either our outreach team or an interpreter will call you back with answers to your questions.

Send us an email: STP@Seattle.gov

Call our voicemail line: 206-257-2114

Tell us more about you
Tell us more about you

Tell us more about you

Access and inclusion are an important part of this project. We need your help ensuring everyone in the community is being represented. Please answer the following optional questions about zip code, race, and gender so we can continue to improve our service to all members of the community. We use this information as part of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and other federal reporting.

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2. What is your race or ethnicity? Select all that apply
3. What is your gender? Select all that apply
4. How did you hear about the Seattle Transportation Plan?

What is the environmental review process for the Seattle Transportation Plan?
What is the environmental review process for the Seattle Transportation Plan?

The STP will go through the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) review process. SEPA ensures environmental values are thoroughly considered during the planning and decision-making processes. Under SEPA, and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is a required study that provides the City, public, and other agencies with anticipated environmental outcomes of the Seattle Transportation Plan. You can review our SEPA Fact Sheet to learn more!

SEPA Scoping Report

Scoping, which occurred earlier this year, was the first step of the EIS process. It was an opportunity for the community to review and provide feedback on the proposed alternatives, and to tell the City what elements of the built and natural environment should be studied. You can read the full SEPA Scoping Report to learn how your comments are shaping this process.

How does the EIS support the Seattle Transportation Plan?

The findings of the EIS will reinforce our commitment to transparency and contribute to informed decision-making. Your comments on the EIS are being incorporated in tandem with input shared through the larger community engagement for the STP. You don’t need to reshare any comments you’ve already provided!

Scoping Comment Period — June 16–July 29, 2022: Thank you to everyone who shared comments with us during the comment period. Your input is informing what will be included in the Environmental Impact Statement.

Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Release and 30-day Comment Period — Early 2023: Once the draft EIS is released, the community is invited to share comments. These comments are incorporated into the final EIS, along with responses.

Final EIS Published — Mid-2023: The final EIS, which includes responses to comments shared on the draft EIS, will be used to inform the decision-making process

If you need this information translated, please call (206) 257‑2114.

STP 將通過州環境政策法案(State Environmental Policy Act,SEPA) 審查程序。SEPA 確保在規劃和決策過程中全面考慮環境價值. 如果您需要此信息的翻譯版,請致電 (206) 257‑2114。

El Plan de Transporte de Seattle (STP) será sometido al proceso de revisión de la Ley Estatal de Política Ambiental (SEPA). La Ley Estatal de Política Ambiental (SEPA) garantiza que los valores medioambientales se tengan en cuenta de forma exhaustiva durante los procesos de planificación y toma de decisiones. Si necesita esta información traducida, llame al (206) 257‑2114.

STP sẽ trải qua quá trình xem xét về Đạo Luật Chính Sách Môi Trường của Tiểu Bang (State Environmental Policy Act, SEPA). SEPA đảm bảo các giá trị môi trường được xem xét kỹ lưỡng trong quá trình lập kế hoạch và đưa ra quyết định. Nếu quý vị cần có bản dịch thông tin này, vui lòng gọi số (206) 257‑2114.

የሲያትል የማመላለሻ እቅድ (STP) በስቴት የአካባቢ የአየር ንብረት የአቋም መመሪያ ሕግ (SEPA) ግምገማ ሂደት ውስጥ ያልፋል። SEPA ዕቅድ በማውጣት እና በውሳኔ አሰጣጥ ሂደቶች የአካባቢ ንብረት እሴቶችን በሚገባ ግምት ውስጥ ያስገባ መሆኑን ያረጋግጣል። ይህ መረጃ እንዲተረጎምልዎ የሚፈልጉ ከሆነ እባክዎ(206) 257‑2114 ይደውሉ።

STP waxay mari doontaa nidaamka dib u eegista sharciga siyaasada deegaanka ee Gobolka (SEPA). SEPA waxay hubisaa in qiyamka deegaanka si fiican loo tixgeliyo inta lagu jiro qorshaynta iyo geedi socodka go’aan qaadashada. Hadii aad u baahan tahay macluumaadkan oo turjuban, fadlan la hadal (206) 257‑2114.

STP는 주 환경 정책법(State Environmental Policy Act, SEPA)의 검토 과정을 거칠 것입니다. SEPA는 계획 및 의사 결정 과정에서 환경 가치가 철저히 고려되도록 합니다. 이 정보의 번역본이 필요한 경우, (206) 257‑2114 으로 전화하십시오.

Ang STP dadaan sa proseso ng pagsusuri ng State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). Tinitiyak ng SEPA na ang mga kinahahalagahan sa kapaligiran ay lubusang maisasaalang-alang habang nagpaplano at sa proseso ng paggawa ng desisyon. Kung kailangan mo ang impormasyon na ito na nakasalin sa (206) 257-2114.

Next Steps

Where we’re headed

The planning process began in January 2022, and we expect to have a draft plan for you to review during Spring 2023. Throughout the process, you will have opportunities to share your experiences and to review, comment on, and help shape the plan. Keep checking back here to stay updated on the process.

Timeline

May —
August 2022

Phase 1 of public engagement

During this phase, we worked with the community to establish a shared vision for STP. We asked about your priorities, challenges, and needs as you move around Seattle.

September 2022 — February 2023

Phase 2 of public engagement (WE ARE HERE)

During this phase, we will share what we heard from you during Phase 1 and show how your input is guiding the plan’s vision, goals, and objectives. Please share how you want to get around in the future and what actions you would like us to take.

April —
June 2023

Phase 3 of public engagement

We’ll share the draft STP with the community and ask for your review and feedback to be sure we’re on the right track.

Summer 2023

Finish the Seattle Transportation Plan!

To stay informed on STP updates and upcoming opportunities to get involved, be sure to sign up for email updates.

Want more information?

Visit the Seattle Transportation Plan website to learn more about what the plan is, find project resources and frequently asked questions, and stay up to date on the planning process.

Thank you for taking part in developing the Seattle Transportation Plan! We look forward to continuing to work with you and your neighbors to create a transportation system that meets our collective needs.

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    The City of Seattle encourages everyone to participate in its programs and activities. For disability accommodations, materials in alternate formats, or accessibility information, contact 206-257-2114 | STP@Seattle.gov or visit www.seattle.gov/americans-with-disabilities-act at your earliest opportunity.

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