N 130TH St Vision Zero Safety Corridor

Updated November 27, 2024

What's Happening Now?

We completed paving and curb ramp installation earlier this year and are preparing for the safety redesign of the street in 2025. Learn more about the paving work and upcoming street changes below. Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have questions or comments about the street redesign.

Project overview

We are making safety and accessibility improvements on N 130th St between 1st Ave NE and Stone Ave N as a part of our Vision Zero commitment to ending traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2030. We will reconfigure the street to improve safety, create connections to Sound Transit’s future NE 130th St Infill Station, and accommodate new bus service from King County Metro.

This project complements other planned safety and mobility projects in the area and includes:

Reducing the speed limit on N 130th St to 25 miles per hour to improve safety for all users. People walking, rolling, or biking are twice as likely to be killed if they are hit at 30 MPH than 25 MPH.
Reconfiguring the street from four through lanes to two through lanes with a center turn lane to simplify vehicle left turns and reduce backups caused by queueing vehicles
Installing protected bike lanes on both sides of the street to improve biking connections and safety
Adding protected left turns at Meridian Ave N, Ashworth Ave N, and Stone Ave N to improve turning operations through these intersections
Adding ‘No Turn On Red’ restrictions at 1st Ave NE, Meridian Ave N, Ashworth Ave N, and Stone Ave N to improve pedestrian, bicycle and overall operational safety

Project Map

A map showing the proposed project limits and other proposed or current projects in the area

Existing configuration of N 130th St (1st Ave N – Stone Ave N)

This image shows the current configuration of north 130th street. Each side of the street has a 6 foot sidewalk, 4 foot planting strip, a 10 foot outside travel lane, and an 11 foot inside travel lane

Proposed reconfiguration of N 130th St (1st Ave NE – Stone Ave N)

Proposed layout of typical street configuration. Each side of the street includes a 6 feet wide sidewalk, 4 feet wide planting strip, 5 feet wide protected bike lane with a 2 feet wide buffer, and 11 feet wide vehicle lanes. There is also a 10 feet wide center turn lane.

Schedule

2024

Upgrade curb ramps to Americans with Disability (ADA) standards (complete)
Repave the street (complete)
Develop design for street redesign (in progress)

2025

Install the new street design. Construction is expected to start as soon as mid 2025.

Funding

These improvements are funded in part by the Vison Zero program through the Levy to Move Seattle.