Seattle Streets Alliance

09/30/2026

starts October 1!

For millions of people, not driving isn’t a challenge, it’s everyday life. From October 1–8, we’re encouraging Seattleites to try getting around by walking, biking, rolling, taking transit, or getting a ride. Participate for a single trip, a day, or the entire week.

As you go, pay attention:

Where is it easy to get around without driving?

Where are the gaps?

What would make your trip safer, more convenient, or more accessible?

That’s why we advocate for streets that give people real choices in how they get around.

Join Week Without Driving and experience our transportation system from a different perspective.

Learn more and sign up: weekwithoutdriving.org

09/29/2026

We talk a lot about roads, bike lanes, and transit but what about sidewalks? 🚶🏽‍♀️♿

For millions of people who don’t drive, sidewalks are an essential part of the transportation system. They connect us to transit, businesses, schools, parks, neighbors, and everyday life.

As part of Week Without Driving, Nondrivers Alliance is hosting Michael Pollack, author of Sidewalk Nation: The Life and Law of America’s Most Overlooked Resource, for a conversation about how communities across the country approach sidewalks — and how we can make this critical public space work better for everyone.

📅 Monday, October 5, 6:30–8 PM
📍 UW Husky Union Building, Room 145
💻 Join in person or online via Zoom
♿ Wheelchair accessible + captioned

Come join the conversation! Learn more and RSVP at the link below. 👇

09/25/2026

Seattle had a record-breaking summer for bike ridership. 🚲

More than 435,000 bikes and scooters crossed the Fremont Bridge in June, July, and August — surpassing even Seattle’s pre-pandemic record.

This is exactly why we’ve been working to Ungap the Map.

As Seattle builds new protected bike lanes and fills missing connections, the entire network becomes more useful. A bike lane isn’t just one piece of infrastructure — it can connect people to dozens of other routes and make trips that once felt uncomfortable or impossible feel doable.

We’ve made real progress, and people are responding. Now we need to keep going — connecting the gaps, expanding the network into more neighborhoods, and making biking a safe and practical option across Seattle.

The demand is here. Let’s build the connections to match it. 🚲

More people than ever biked around Seattle this summer — and one cycling advocate says this could be just the beginning of a new normal in the city.

09/25/2026

The C-ID Night Market is back Saturday, September 26! 🏮🥡

Now in its 19th year, the Night Market is taking over the Chinatown-International District with 90+ vendors, street food, handmade goods, mahjong, giveaways, lion dances, taiko drumming, martial arts, and more.

And don’t just stick to the festival!

More than 50 neighborhood businesses are participating in the Night Market Food Walk.

Pick up a menu at Hing Hay Park and eat your way through the C-ID while supporting the restaurants and businesses that make this neighborhood special.

📅 Saturday, September 26
⏰ 1–9 PM
📍 Chinatown-International District

Come hungry and spend some time exploring the C-ID!

https://www.seattlechinatownid.com/experiences/c-id-night-market

As the sun sets over the historic Chinatown Gate, experience a vibrant side of the neighborhood with an unique open-air market and live music to dance to all night.

09/11/2026

Seattle is bringing its first 24/7 speed safety cameras to four high-crash corridors — including Rainier Ave S, E Marginal Way S, and Sand Point Way NE.

AnnaJoy Gillis from Northeast Safe Streets spoke with KING 5 about what the expansion could mean for neighborhoods that have been asking the City to address dangerous speeding.

“I think it’s a win-win that it makes it safer for folks to be able to walk, to drive, to cross the street simply.”

We support automated enforcement as one tool for safer streets — but cameras aren’t the whole solution. They should go hand in hand with street design that prevents dangerous driving in the first place, along with policies that make enforcement fair, transparent, and focused on safety.

📺 Watch the KING 5 story below.

And check the comments for our deeper dive into automated enforcement in Seattle, what works, and what we think should improve.

Seattle will install its first 24/7 automated speed cameras at four high-crash corridors in 2027, aiming to cut speeding and serious injuries.

09/10/2026

We are heartbroken by the passing of our friend, mentor, and colleague KL Shannon.

KL was a community powerhouse who dedicated her life to organizing for justice in Seattle. She fought for communities of color, nurtured generations of young organizers, connected people and movements, and constantly challenged all of us to think more deeply about who our city serves.

Her work spanned economic justice, housing, immigration, police accountability, transportation, and so much more. At the heart of all of it was a deep and fierce love for her people and her community.

Seattle is better because KL was here. We are better because of what she taught us.

We’ve shared more about KL, her life, and the tremendous legacy she leaves behind. Read our remembrance in the comments below.

Rest in power, KL. We’ll carry your work forward. ❤️

08/25/2026

Seattle has had a Vision Zero goal for more than a decade. We know many of the changes that can save lives.

What’s too often been missing is the political will to actually get them done.

That’s why Mayor Wilson’s new executive order to accelerate Vision Zero is such an important step.

The order calls for faster progress on existing safety projects, improvements to some of Seattle’s most dangerous streets, safer pedestrian crossings, expanded tools to address speeding, and better coordination across City government.

As our Executive Director Gordon Padelford told KING 5:

“There is one key ingredient, and that is political will. And finally today in Seattle, we have it.”

In 2025 alone, 27 people were killed and 200 suffered life-altering injuries on Seattle streets. We know there’s no single solution to traffic violence. It takes a comprehensive approach — and leadership willing to follow through.

We’re encouraged to see that leadership from Mayor Wilson, and we’ll keep pushing to make sure these commitments turn into safer streets for everyone.

View KING 5’s coverage of the announcement:

An executive order directs the City of Seattle to take the issue of traffic safety seriously, Mayor Katie Wilson said Friday.

08/21/2026

“Traffic deaths are preventable, and it is a choice to design our streets to prioritize speed instead of human lives.”

Today, Seattle Streets Alliance Executive Director Gordon Padelford joined city leaders and safe streets advocates for an important Vision Zero announcement.

For years, we’ve pushed Seattle to treat traffic safety with the urgency it deserves — designing streets so everyone can get home safely, whether they’re walking, biking, rolling, taking transit, or driving.

Today was an important step forward.

Hear Gordon’s remarks on what this moment means and the work still ahead. ❤️‍🩹

08/21/2026

Today marks an important step forward for Vision Zero in Seattle. 🚸

Mayor Katie Wilson signed a new Executive Order aimed at accelerating the City’s work to prevent traffic deaths and serious injuries, including faster action on some of Seattle’s most dangerous streets like Aurora Ave N, Rainier Ave S, and MLK Jr. Way S.

Seattle Streets Alliance has been pushing for this kind of urgency and political leadership for years. Our Executive Director Gordon Padelford joined Mayor Wilson and transportation advocates at today’s signing to speak about why this moment matters.

We know many of the solutions that save lives: redesigning dangerous arterials, improving visibility at intersections, slowing vehicle speeds, and making large trucks safer. What’s too often been missing is the political will to implement those changes quickly and comprehensively.

This Executive Order is an important step toward changing that. There’s plenty of work ahead, and we’ll be there to make sure these commitments turn into safer streets.

The goal is simple: everyone should get home safely to their loved ones.

Read more about the Executive Order and what it could mean for Seattle’s streets in The Urbanist⁠.

https://www.theurbanist.org/wilson-order-tees-up-sweeping-traffic-safety-changes-accelerating-projects

08/19/2026

A thriving Pike Place Market doesn’t require putting unnecessary car traffic back in the heart of the Market.

During the pedestrian pilot, visitation increased by 5% and commercial sales grew by $12.4 million. And SDOT’s latest survey found that 98% of respondents support keeping vehicle barriers in place, including 96% of surveyed Market businesses and staff.

People-first doesn’t have to mean business-last. Pike Place can continue to function as both a loading dock and a front porch — giving businesses the space they need to operate while creating a safer, more welcoming place for people to shop, gather, eat, and experience one of Seattle’s most beloved public spaces.

Let’s build on what’s working and keep Pike Place focused on people.

SDOT is weighing a plan that would fully reopen Pike Place to cars Monday through Thursday from October to March. Here why that approach is wrong and how the Market will thrive with year-round pedestrianization.