130th and 145th Station Area Planning
What's Happening Now?
To provide better access to the future 130th light rail station (coming in 2026), Seattle Department of Transportation is making improvements along NE 130th St, Roosevelt Way NE, and NE 125th St between 1st Ave NE and Lake City Way NE. These improvements will make it easier and more comfortable for people walking, biking, rolling, and taking transit. Visit the NE 130th & NE 125th Mobility and Safety Project for more information.
Stay tuned for more information about future zoning changes in the station area in our Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Draft One Seattle Comprehensive Plan.
Ways to Stay Connected
- Find the Final Plan, other reports and summaries in our Project Documents tab
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What's Next?
Over the next 13 years, faster and more frequent transit service is coming to North Seattle. The 130th & 145th Station Area Planning is an opportunity for the community to come together and create a vision for the area surrounding the future light rail stations.
The City of Seattle initiated this planning process to engage City departments, public agencies and the community to consider what changes this regional investment may bring and how it can benefit current and future residents, as well as those working and enjoying recreation in the area.
The term "station area" typically refers to the area around a station that is accessible within a ten-minute walk. On flat terrain, this roughly correlates to a half-mile walk. We will also study a larger area to understand how the new stations can be accessible by bus, bike, and cars.
Station area planning does not address the design, construction or operation of light rail alignments, stations or service. Learn more about Sound Transit's system expansion.
Project Goals
Working closely with the community, the City will draft and adopt a plan to implement the community vision.
- Plan for future changes, services and other opportunities near the stations.
- Design sidewalks, bikeways and street improvements to make it easy to walk or bike to the station.
- Coordinate and prioritize City investments to achieve multiple benefits.
- Improve the capacity of the neighborhood to advocate for community goals.
Current Engagement Opportunities
- Visit the One Seattle Plan Engagement Hub for information and opportunities to provide feedback on the One Seattle Comprehensive Plan
- One Seattle Plan Environmental Impact Statement Update
Past Engagement Opportunities
A community meeting on July 2022 gave an overview of the topics and draft alternatives and to answer questions about the 130th and 145th Station Area EIS.
- View the recorded meeting
- View the meeting presentation slides
- Learn more about the EIS process and citywide growth alternatives
Draft Station Area Plan (March 2021)
- Watch the Draft Plan Open House presentation
- Read community feedback from our Draft Plan survey
- Read our Frequently Asked Questions
Online Community Conversations (Summer and Fall 2020)
- Online Community Conversation: Vision
- Online Community Conversation: Mobility
- Zoning and Transit Oriented Development
- Affordable Housing and Livability
Community Open House (March 2019)
Community and Online Workshop (September 28 - November 16, 2019)
- Description of Zoning Alternatives (January 2023)
- One Seattle Plan Scoping Report and Comment Summaries (EIS)
- Final Station Area Plan (July 2022)
- Notice of Determination of Significance (June 2022)
- Notice of Adoption of Existing Environmental Document and Availability of Addendum (July 2021)
- Addendum to Comprehensive Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement for 130th Street Station Context Area Comprehensive Plan Amendments (July 2021)
- Multimodal Mobility Study (December 2020)
- Online Community Conversation Summary (December 2020)
- Community & Online Workshop Summary (February 2020)
- Survey #1 Results Summary (September 2019)
- Open House Summary (March 2019)
- Final Background Report
Seattle Citywide Plans
- Seattle Comprehensive Plan
- Seattle Bicycle Master Plan
- Seattle Pedestrian Master Plan
- Seattle Transit Master Plan
- Seattle Neighborhood Greenways
- Equitable Development Community Indicators Report
Sound Transit Plans and Studies
- Lynwood Link Extension
- NE 145th BRT
- Lynwood Link Extension Station Area Transit Oriented Development Potential (April 2013)
Other Plans and Studies
Ongoing throughout this process: Surveys, meetings, open houses, community workshops, online community conversations.
Zoning Legislation (2024)
- Legislation sent to City Council
- City Council Review
- Public Hearing
- New Zoning adopted
Environmental Review (2022-2024)
- Scoping (Fall 2022)
- Draft EIS (Spring 2023)
- Final EIS (Spring 2024)
Final Station Area Plan and Implementation (2021)
- Final Station Area Plan
- Early Actions
Draft Station Area Plan (2020)
- Draft Station Area Plan
- Multi-Modal Mobility Study Report
Options for the Future (September-December 2019)
- Community Workshop Report
- Community Conversations Summary (Vision, Mobility, Zoning and Transit Oriented Development, Housing and Livability)
Background (March-August 2019)
- Background Report
- Community Survey Results
- Open House Summary