Seattle Transportation Plan

Phase 1 focused on your transportation needs and priorities, which helped us develop our collective vision for the future of Seattle’s transportation system.

STP engagement materials (digital and print) were available in 16 languages* so we could reach our growing non-English speaking community.

*Languages included: Amharic, Arabic, English, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Oromo, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Tigrinya, Traditional Chinese, and Vietnamese

The online engagement hub is the portal to access all digital engagement opportunities for the STP. In addition to activities to provide feedback on the STP process, during Phase 1, the online engagement hub included opportunities to:

• View an events calendar with opportunities to engage with the STP team
• Send an email or voicemail to the STP team
• Leave a general comment about the plan
• Sign up for email updates on the STP
• Request an STP team member to attend an event for another organization

2,295 responses

The second survey helped us create a shared vision, goals, and
objectives for the STP by asking about people’s transportation needs, experiences, and priorities.

We heard that people support goals that invest in underserved areas, reallocate space away from cars, improve safety, and increase transportation choice.

Click here to see the survey questions.

This tool allowed people to drop pins, trace routes, and draw areas where they want to see improvement in Seattle’s transportation system. We heard the need for actions that improve safety, transportation choice, equity, and maintenance. Your input helped us develop the menu of actions.

From the map, we heard the need for actions that improve safety, transportation choice, equity, and maintenance.

We built relationships with community organizations and supported their culturally-relevant and community-based engagement, such as listening sessions, meetings and events, field trips, one-on-one interviews, and distributing tailored STP engagement materials.

CBOs helped to elevate the voices of those traditionally left out of planning processes through culturally- and community-appropriate outreach strategies.

4,000+ people engaged at outreach events

To achieve our STP engagement goals, we wanted to “meet people where they are.” This meant visiting local grocery stores, farmer’s markets, community meetings, festivals, and more. We monitored who we were hearing from in our outreach efforts, and pivoted our approach numerous times to ensure we were hearing from as many people as possible and from groups that are representative of the populations we serve. We prioritized attending events and meetings in neighborhoods that typically have lower participation and underrepresented voices.

Not everyone is able to access or use the internet, and some people notice a sign or poster more than a Tweet or post on Facebook. We distributed yard signs, posters, yard signs, and print ads across Seattle, focusing on priority neighborhoods and community gathering places.

Meetings with people and groups have helped make sure this plan is created for our communities, by our communities.

Phase 1 focused on your transportation needs and priorities, which helped us develop our collective vision for the future of Seattle’s transportation system.

STP engagement materials (digital and print) were available in 16 languages* so we could reach our growing non-English speaking community.

*Languages included: Amharic, Arabic, English, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Oromo, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Tigrinya, Traditional Chinese, and Vietnamese

The online engagement hub continued to be the portal for the community to access all digital engagement opportunities for the STT. During Phase 2, the online engagement hub was updated to included opportunities to:

• View an events calendar with opportunities to engage with the STP team
• Send an email or voicemail to the STP team
• Leave a general comment about the plan
• Sign up for email updates on the STP
• Request an STP team member to attend an event for another organization.

2,937 total responses

The first activity on the Phase 2 online engagement hub gathered feedback on the draft STP vision, goals, and objectives. These were drafted based on the common themes we heard from you in Phase 1.

• STP Vision
  692 responses
   
• STP Goals
  661 responses
  579 reactions
• STP Objectives
  526 responses
  479 reactions

4,687 total responses

The second online engagement hub activity asked about how quickly you would like to see Seattle’s transportation system change. From this activity, we learned that there is an appetite for transformational change in Seattle’s transportation system.

• 3,219 responses
• 1,468 comments

21,251 total responses

The third online engagement hub activity asked people to review a menu of actions that were developed to support the draft STP vision, goals, and objectives. These actions were based on what we heard from you during Phase 1 of engagement.

• 15,048 total “likes” on actions
• 6,203 comments on actions

1,961 pins placed
1,000 unique users

This interactive mapping tool gave the community an opportunity to share feedback on the first draft of our network maps. The tool allowed people to drop pins and share input for each of the 5 draft transportation network maps:

• Pedestrian Priority Investment Network
• People Streets and Public Spaces Network
• Bicycle and E-Mobility Network
• Transit Network
• Freight Network

In Phase 2 we continued our work with community-based organizations (CBOs) to broaden and deepen our engagement with Seattle communities. These partnerships are helping us draft a plan that advances our goal of a racially equitable and socially just transportation system.

3,500+ people engaged

We met people where they are at meetings, community events, and pop-ups to make sure this plan is created for our communities and by our communities