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Attachment A: Transportation Levy Spending Breakdown

Seattle Transportation Levy (July 2, 2024)

The Seattle Department of Transportation anticipates funding for the following project and program

areas over the 8-year property tax levy. Annual budget appropriations will be made through the city

budget. Expected additional leverage amounts are estimated grant and partnerships funds estimated to

be secured and spent in order to complete or supplement project and program areas as identified below.

These investments are in support of the goals set forth in the Seattle Transportation Plan, a 20-year

vision for the future of our transportation system:

 Prioritize safety for travelers in Seattle, with no serious injury or fatal crashes

 Co-create with community and implement restorative practices to address transportation-

related inequities

 Respond to climate change through innovation and a lens of climate justice

 Provide reliable and affordable travel options that help people and goods get where they need

to go

 Reimagine city streets as inviting places to linger and play

 Improve city transportation infrastructure and ready it for the future

The Estimated Investments identified in this document will provide the basis for the Seattle Department

of Transportation’s reporting on levy progress.

Vision Zero, School and Neighborhood Safety: Make targeted and community-requested

improvements to streets, sidewalks, intersections, and crossings to reduce traffic collisions, severe

injuries, and fatalities.

Category

Estimated Investments

Levy Funding

Vision Zero

Implement:

 Safety redesign projects on up to 12 corridors on the

High Injury Network

 Responsive safety projects at up to 40 high-collision

locations

 Leading pedestrian intervals at 280 intersections

 Traffic calming on 50 corridors

Anticipated Initial Vision Zero projects on:

 Aurora Ave N

 N/NE 85th St

 S Othello St

 N 105th St/Holman Rd NW

 Dexter Ave N

 Lake City Way NE

 4

Ave S

 MLK Jr Way S

 Rainier Ave S

 Lakeside Ave S at Lake Washington Blvd

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 N/NE 50th St

 Other projects as identified in Vision Zero work plans

Safe Routes to

School

 Contribute to at least 70 projects to improve safety

and fund safety education programs at public schools

$14M

Aurora Avenue

N Safety

 Aided by state and federal leverage funds, install

sidewalks along Aurora Ave N from N 115th St to N

145th St and implement safety improvements

including pedestrian lighting and plant trees along

Aurora Ave N.

$30M

Neighborhood-

Initiated Safety

Partnership

Program

 Build at least 10 neighborhood-initiated and co-

created projects, focusing on community priorities

across all districts with an emphasis on equity. This

could include safety and mobility enhancements like

new sidewalks, crossings, and transit access.

$39.5M

Neighborhood

Scale Traffic

Safety

Programs

 Address community priorities for neighborhood scale

traffic safety improvements. This could include safety

and mobility enhancements like traffic calming, new

sidewalks, crossings, and transit access.

$7M

Levy Funding

$160.5M

Expected Additional Leverage

$74M-$90M

Street Maintenance and Modernization: Repave arterial streets that carry the most buses, trucks,

and cars, and improve infrastructure for people walking, rolling, biking, and taking transit.

Category

Estimated Investments

Levy Funding

Arterial

Roadway

Maintenance

 Repave approximately 15 major corridors. This will

include a combination of roadway reconstruction and

preservation projects. Initial projects are anticipated to

include portions of the following:

o N 130th St: 1st Ave NW to I-5

o Roosevelt Way NE: NE 92nd St to Pinehurst Way NE

o E Marginal Way S: 1st Ave S to 16th Ave S

o Rainier Ave S: S Walden St to S Jackson St

 Additional corridors that will be evaluated for specific

paving extents through a design process include:

o 15th Ave NE: Pinehurst Way NE to NE 145th St

o Pinehurst Way NE: Roosevelt Way NE to 15th Ave

o NE 65th St: 2nd Ave NE to 35th Ave NE

o NW Market St: 15th Ave NW to 24th Ave NW

o 23rd Ave E/24th Ave E: E John St to Lake

Washington Blvd

o Elliott Ave/Western Ave: Bell St to Thomas St

o James St: 3rd Ave to Broadway

o Beacon Ave S to support Route 36 improvements

o 35 Ave SW: SW Alaska St to SW Morgan St

o S Albro Pl, Corson Ave S, and Ellis Ave S: E Marginal

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Way S to I-5

o Olson Pl SW/1st Ave S: 2nd Ave SW to SW

Cloverdale St

o S Henderson St: MLK Jr Way S to Seward Park Ave S

o Fauntleroy Way SW: 35th Ave SW to SW Alaska St,

to keep roadway functional during light rail

construction by making street repairs and spot

improvements

Paving Spot

Improvements

 Repair approximately 400 locations, totaling about 50

lane-miles of pavement on arterial streets

 Fill 80% of reported potholes within 72 hours

$67M

Markings

 Remark up to 3,600 crosswalks and refresh pavement

markings on at least 2,100 miles of roadway

$6M

Levy Funding

$403M

Expected Additional Leverage

$19M-$24M

Bridges and Structures: Keep bridges and structures in reliable working condition and prepare for

future bridge projects.

Category

Estimated Investments

Levy Funding

Bridge

Structural

Repairs and

Upgrades

 Upgrade electrical and mechanical systems on

moveable Ship Canal Bridges:

o Ballard Bridge

o Fremont Bridge

o University Bridge

 Make structural repairs on:

o Ballard Bridge, including potential pedestrian

improvements

o Magnolia Bridge, including potential

type/size/location studies for replacement,

seismic improvements, and/or improving

emergency access to Magnolia

$71M

Bridge

Preventative

Maintenance

 Implement preventative maintenance for the City’s

134 bridges, making optimum preservation-focused

treatment schedules for deck and joint replacement,

bridge cleaning and painting, and spot repairs

$127M

Project

Readiness

 Advance 6 structures in preparation to seek funding

partnerships for future replacement:

o Elliott Bay Seawall Phase II (north segment)

o 1st Ave S Bridge over Argo Railyard

o 4th Ave S Bridge over Argo Railyard

o W Dravus Street over Railyard

o NE 45th St Viaduct Central Span

o Magnolia Bridge Replacement Alternatives

Cost Estimate updates

$20M

Areaways

 Improve data collection, strengthen public-private

partnerships, pursue grants, and advance repairs

$3M

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Levy Funding

$221M

Expected Additional Leverage

$45M-55M

Transit Corridors and Connections: Connect people safely to transit hubs, including Link light rail

stations and bus stops; and reduce delays on bus routes.

Category

Estimated Investments

Levy Funding

Transit Spot

Improvements

 Implement 160 projects citywide to improve bus

reliability, access, equity, and safety with a focus on

performance pinch points affecting multiple routes,

such as:

o SW Oregon St between 44th Ave SW and California

Ave SW along routes 50 and 128

o MLK Jr Way S between S Myrtle St and S Othello St

along Route 106

o E Jefferson St between 9th Ave and 12th Ave along

routes 3 and 4

o W Nickerson St between 3rd Ave W and 4th Ave N

along routes 31 and 32

$27M

Transit

Passenger

Safety

 Invest in strategies that increase transit rider safety

and security, including transit and public safety

personnel services in coordination with King County

Metro, Sound Transit, and/or other transit agencies

$9M

Transit

Improvements

and Access to

Light Rail

 Make transit improvements on streets with high-

ridership bus routes with a focus in equity priority

areas, including:

o Rainier Ave S

o Beacon Ave S

o Aurora Ave N (funded via Vision Zero, School and

Neighborhood Safety)

o Denny Way/Olive Way

 Build access projects to Link light rail stations such as

enhanced bus stops, sidewalks, crossings, bike lanes,

and/or lighting:

o N 130th St

o S Henderson St

o Judkins Park Station Connections

 Advance key connections to future Link light rail

stations in coordination with partner agencies:

o NE 145th St

o SW Alaska St

o 4th Ave S

o S Graham St

o East-West South Lake Union Transit Connections

 Make access improvements to Sound Transit 3 light

rail stations and future Sound Transit system

expansion

$115M

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 Support community-based planning and

improvements around the future Graham light rail

station and Chinatown/International District light rail

station

Levy Funding

$151M

Expected Additional Leverage

$143M - $175M

Pedestrian Safety: Build and repair sidewalks, crossings, and curb ramps so people walking and

rolling can safely get to where they need to go.

Category

Estimated Investments

Levy Funding

New Sidewalks

and Sidewalk

Alternatives

Support construction of at least 350 blocks of new sidewalks,

including:

 320 blocks of new sidewalks and sidewalk

alternatives, with 250 of these blocks complete or in

construction by 2029

 30 blocks of new sidewalks located on the frequent

transit network, separate from sidewalks delivered as

part of the Aurora Avenue N Safety project

 Build any new sidewalks and sidewalk alternatives

within: the 1-mile walkshed network of any school (K-

12) and/or local transit stop (transit that runs every

half an hour)

Anticipated initial projects include:

 1st Ave NE: NE 120th St – NE 130th St

 SW Brandon St: 26th Ave SW to 30th Ave SW

 NE Ravenna Blvd: 12th Ave NE to Brooklyn Ave NE

 Renton Ave S: 35th Ave S to S Dawson St

 Greenwood Ave N: N 112th St to N 117th St

 Gilman Ave W: W Manor Pl to 28th Ave W

 NE 130th St Light Rail Station walkshed

 30th Ave NE: complete missing sections between NE

127th St to NE 145th St

A minimum of 36% of new sidewalks and sidewalk

alternatives delivered by this program will be in District 5. A

minimum of 17% will be in District 2. A minimum of 22% will

be in District 1.

$111M

Sidewalk

Safety Repair

 Make up to approximately 34,000 spot repairs to

sidewalks

$34M

ADA Program

 Contribute to building 10,000 new ADA-accessible

curb ramps citywide (combines with other funds and

projects to reach 1,250 annual ramps required by

Consent Decree)

$30M

Stairways

 Complete up to 9 stairway repairs or expansions

$4M

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Crossing

Improvements

 Make improvements at street crossings, including

upgraded crosswalks, visibility improvements,

pedestrian crossing signals, and more. Initial projects

are expected to include:

o 5th Ave NE and NE Banner Way

o Rainier Ave S and S Henderson St

o 35th Ave NE

o 11th Ave E and E Aloha St

o N 137 St and Roosevelt Way N

$14M

Levy Funding

$193M

Expected Additional Leverage

$18M - $22M

Signals and Operations: Install, maintain, and upgrade traffic signals for safe, reliable movement;

improve pedestrian and bike accessibility signals; and support traffic operations during large events,

incidents, and for trips in and out of the port.

Category

Estimated Investments

Levy Funding

Traffic Signal

Timing

 Complete 40 corridor signal timing adjustment

projects

 Implement up to 4 Intelligent Transportation System

projects

$32M

Traffic Signals

and

Maintenance

 Design and install traffic signals at up to 10 locations

 Complete major maintenance on 40 traffic signals

 Add accessible pedestrian signals for at least 50

crossings

 Conduct preventative maintenance at traffic signals

$45M

Sign

Maintenance

 Replace at least 5,500 signs

$5M

Transportation

Operations

 Research and respond to approximately 24,000

constituent operational complaints and questions

 Maintain 24/7 service in the Transportation

Operations Center

$18M

Levy Funding

$100M

Expected Additional Leverage

Bicycle Safety: Expand Seattle’s protected bike lane network; connect schools to bike lanes, paths,

and neighborhood greenways; and maintain and upgrade existing bike lanes

Category

Estimated Investments

Levy Funding

Complete the

Burke-Gilman

Trail Missing

Link

 Support design and construction completing the

Burke-Gilman Trail Missing Link along NW Market St

and Leary Way NW

$20M

Neighborhood

Greenways

 Create bicycle connections for all ages and abilities

with at least 5 new neighborhood greenways on

residential streets with a focus on K-8 public schools

$20M

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and south Seattle connections

 Initial projects include NW 6th Ave from NW 58th St

to Carkeek Park

Bike Lane

Maintenance

 Maintain existing protected bike lanes with regular

sweeping and barrier repair

$8M

Protected Bike

Lanes

 Add concrete-protected bike lanes as part of paving

projects, closing gaps in all ages and abilities bicycle

network with a focus on improving bicycle

connections throughout South Seattle. Initial projects

include segments along the following corridors:

o N 130 St

o S Henderson St

o Beacon Ave S (Middle and Southern segments)

o Highland Park Way SW

o Cleveland High School Swift Ave S protected bike

lane and Georgetown S Albro Pl Connection

o Chief Sealth Trail: S Myrtle St to S Webster St

o 12th Ave/12th Ave S: E Madison St to Jose Rizal

Bridge

o Protected Bike Lane Project in West Seattle to be

named in honor of Steve Hulsman

$67.5M

Upgraded Bike

Lanes

 Upgrade 30% of existing protected bike lanes with

improved barriers or buffer areas

$8M

Bike Spot

Improvements

 Make safety improvements to existing bike lanes,

trails and neighborhood greenways

$10M

Levy Funding

$133.5M

Expected Additional Leverage

$24M - $30M

People Streets and Public Spaces: Activate public spaces and improve lighting in partnership with

business districts and community organizations so people can enjoy unique and vibrant

neighborhoods and business districts.

Program

Estimated Investments

Levy Funding

People Streets

Capital Projects

Design, implement, and co-create People Street Projects to

activate business districts and community spaces, with a

focus on high equity priority areas. Improvements could

include redesigned streets, seating, wayfinding, lighting,

and activation. Anticipated initial projects include:

 S Henderson St

 Occidental Promenade

 Chinatown/International District Alley Activation

 E Union St Revival Corridor

 NE 42nd St Green Street Improvements

 Additional projects identified with business districts

and community organizations

$39M

Downtown

Activation

Invest in near-term maintenance and placemaking

improvements, construction coordination, and

$15M

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advancement of a longer-term vision for 3rd Ave

Lid I-5 Private

Funding Study

Explore the feasibility of private funding strategies for

lidding Interstate 5 between NE 45th St and NE 65th St and

around the NE 130th St Light Rail Station

$0.5M

People Streets

and Wayfinding

Maintenance

Provide maintenance for existing activation projects and

citywide wayfinding system

$2M

Pedestrian

Lighting

Install pedestrian lighting leading to transit stops

$10M

Levy Funding

$66.5M

Expected Additional Leverage

$14M - $17M

Climate and Resiliency: Address climate change directly, reducing air pollution and making

sustainable transportation options more available.

Category

Estimated Investments

Levy Funding

Climate and

Electrification

Program

 Support Seattle City Light’s expansion of electric

vehicle charging stations to libraries, community

centers and parks

 Support partnerships and pursue grants that help

electrify the transportation system

$32M

Low Pollution

Neighborhoods

 Partner with at least 3 neighborhoods on low

pollution pilot projects, which could include low-

emissions goods delivery in areas most impacted by

climate change

$8M

Urban Forestry

 Plant and maintain trees, meeting the Mayor’s

Executive Order for 3 to 1 tree replacement

 Expand tree species diversity in areas that historically

have had less investment in tree planting and care

 Support maintenance and plant establishment for

landscape elements of the Central Waterfront

Project, including Pioneer Square connections, and

Pike/Pine Corridor in coordination with Seattle

Center

$29M

Levy Funding

$69M

Expected Additional Leverage

$15M - $19M

Freight and Goods Movement: Make freight improvements to support trucks delivering goods and

providing services

Program

Estimated Investments

Levy Funding

Freight Spot

Improvements

Make at least 32 investments to support the freight network,

including adjustments to improve truck movement,

intersection upgrades, and additional truck parking

$17M

Heavy Haul

Network

In partnership with the Port of Seattle and alignment with the

Heavy Haul Network agreement, identify and pave streets

$8M

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that carry the heaviest truck traffic

Freight

Program

Freight improvements to support trucks delivering goods and

providing services

$10M

Port

Connection to

I-90/I-5

Implement spot or corridor improvements connecting Port of

Seattle facilities through SODO to Interstate 90 and/or

Interstate 5

$5M

Leary Way

Industrial

Zone Safety

Improvements

Implement spot or corridor improvements connecting

Maritime, Manufacturing and Logistics (MML) Zones within

the Ballard Interbay Northend Manufacturing and Industrial

Center (BINMIC) to Interstate 5 and/or State Route 99

$5M

Levy Funding

$45M

Expected Additional Leverage

$12M - $15M

Good Governance & Equitable Implementation Initiative

Program

Estimated Investments

Levy Funding

Oversight

Committee

Auditing and

Professional

Services

Provide auditing and professional services support for the

Levy Oversight Committee

$1M

Property Tax

Relief

Outreach and

Education

Support public outreach and education on property tax relief

programs

$1.5M

Durable

Infrastructure

Solutions

By January 1, 2029, investigate and propose a comprehensive

long-range strategy to:

 Achieve and maintain an FHWA rating of Good for at

least 30% of vehicle bridges and a rating of Fair for at

least 60% of vehicle bridges;

 Achieve and maintain an average Pavement

Condition Index of 80 for arterial streets; and

 Complete the missing sidewalk network Tier 1

through Tier 5.

Investigate Transportation Impact Fees as a funding strategy

for meeting sidewalk, bridge, and pavement needs and make

recommendations for a Transportation Impact Fee proposal.

$5M

Levy Funding

$7.5M

Expected Additional Leverage

Grand Total Levy Funding (All Categories)

$1,550M

Note: Totals may not sum properly due to rounding.