Ashworth Ave N Neighborhood Greenway

Updated: May 5, 2023

Project Overview

The Ashworth Ave N Neighborhood Greenway connects residents to local schools, parks, and businesses as well as the citywide transportation network. The new neighborhood greenway will bring affordable, active transportation options for people of all ages and abilities. We will be constructing several projects in your neighborhood. These projects will improve the network connection and keep walking and biking safe near James Baldwin Elementary (formerly Northgate Elementary School) and Ingraham High School. Below is a list of upcoming projects in your neighborhood, along with their estimated start dates for construction.

Scroll down to the map below to see the anticipated projects around the neighborhood.

Map Key

View details about each numbered project location on the map above: 

Lighting

1) New Pedestrian Lighting (2023)

Shared Use Path and Crossing Improvements

2) Ashworth Ave N & N 125th St (2023): Adding marked crosswalks on the west side of N 125th St and the south side of Ashworth Ave N and paint bike dots at the intersection.

4) Meridian Ave N & N 120th St (2023): Installing curb ramps at 4 corners and full concrete curbs at NE and NW corners to connect to the existing bus pads. Add a marked crosswalk on the north leg and paint two curb bulbs at the SE and SW corners.

7) 1st Ave NE & Corliss Ave N (as soon as 2026): Making intersection safety improvements and connections for new trail crossing.

8) 1st Ave NE Shared-Use Path (between N 117th St and N 130th St) (as soon as 2026): Creating a key north-south trail for pedestrians and bicyclists connecting to the future NE 130th St Light Rail Station and pedestrian bridge.

New Pedestrian Walkway/Sidewalk Projects: These projects will complete a missing gap in the sidewalk for people around the Northgate Elementary School.

5) Walkway project on north side of N 120th St by Seattle Public Utilities (early 2024)

3 and 6) Walkway project on the north side of N 120th St by Seattle Department of Transportation (2024)

11) Walkway project on N 117th St by Seattle Public Utilities South Thornton Natural Drainage System Project (2024)

Sidewalk Projects on Corliss Ave N between N 120th St and N 117th St: This project will complete a missing gap in the sidewalk network for pedestrians around Northgate Elementary School.

9) Seattle Public Utilities project (completed) (North section of the block)

10) Seattle Department of Transportation project (2023-2024) (South section of the block)

Crossing Signal Project

12) Ashworth Ave N & N 130th St by SDOT (2023): Constructing new curb ramps, traffic signal and sidewalks in missing sections. We will maintain existing closure for vehicles on the south side of the intersection. This project will connect people walking, biking, and rolling, along the Ashworth Neighborhood Greenway across N 130th St.

What's a Neighborhood Greenway?

Neighborhood greenways are safer, calmer residential streets for you, your family, and neighbors. We make people walking and biking the priority.

Neighborhood greenways can include:

• 20 mph speed limit signs
• speed humps to calm traffic
• stop signs for side streets crossing the neighborhood greenway
• signs and pavement markings to help people find their way
• easier crossings of busy streets with crosswalks, flashing beacons, or traffic signals

The Ashworth Ave N neighborhood greenway will enhance safe access for students walking and biking to Northgate Elementary School and Ingraham High School. In the future the route could be expanded to provide connections with Interurban trail, transit, and other community destinations. The new neighborhood greenway will bring affordable, active transportation options for all ages and abilities.

Materials

• Ashworth Neighborhood Greenway Fact Sheet (September 2019)
• Ashworth Neighborhood Greenway Mailer (April 2023)
• Ashworth Neighborhood Greenway Fact Sheet (March 2019)