PHASE 1 - RECAP: ROXBURY TO HOLLY

35th Ave SW Road Safety Corridor Project

Why is 35th Ave SW being redesigned?
VISION ZERO
Vision Zero is our plan to end traffic deaths and serious
injuries by 2030. Seattle is consistently recognized as
one of the safest cities in the country. Over the past
decade, weve seen a 30% decline in traffic fatalities,
even as our population grows. We are currently
on-target to achieve our goals.
PROJECT HISTORY
The 35th Avenue SW Road Safety Corridor Project was
launched in response to a number of fatal collisions on
the roadway and long-standing community requests to
reduce speeds and enhance pedestrian crossings.
Unfortunately, 35th Avenue SW is one of the top
corridors for traffic fatalities in Seattle. While SDOT has
made changes to the corridor over the years, conditions
are right for more substantial modifications. The goals of
this project are to reduce speeds, reduce collisions and
injuries, improve conditions for vulnerable users and
maintain acceptable transit and vehicular travel times.
PHASE 1 RECAP
In September 2015, SDOT began the process of modifying
the channelization on 35th to help achieve project goals.
One lane of traffic was removed in each direction and a
center turn lane was installed. Signal timings were
lengthened to accommodate traffic volumes and the
speed limit was lowered from 35 to 30 mph.

Top Corridors for Traffic Fatalities

(last 10 years)
1. Aurora/SR-99
2. Rainier Ave S
3. MLK Jr Way S
4. 35th Ave SW
5. East Marginal Way

Street

Collisions

85% speed

10+ mph
speeders

Volume
change

Collisions

Nickerson St

-23%

-21%

-94%

-1%

-37%

Fauntleroy
Way SW

-31%

-1%

-13%

0.30%

9%

NE 125th St

-10%

-8%

-69%

4%

-26%

NE 75th St

-50%

-13%

-76% to 90%

+0.3%

24%

SDOT has completed more than 40 projects of this

nature which have consistently reduced speeds and
collisions.

BEFORE
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9'

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18'

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into driveways and cross-streets.

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11'

12'

10'

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traffic signals safer.
Reduced Speed Limit: Slower speeds increase reduce
the number and severity of collisions.

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Wider lanes: Less stressful and prevents sideswipe

collisions. Also makes parking easier.

PHASE 1 - COLLISIONS
SW EDMUNDS ST

W EDMUNDS ST

Puget
Park

42ND AVE SW

SW

W
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IN
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NE

W
AY

ST

42ND AVE SW

SW

35th Ave SW Road Safety Corridor Project

West Seattle
Golf SW
Course
HUDSON ST

SW DAWSON ST

West Seattle
Golf Course

SW DAWSON ST

30TH AVE SW

34TH AVE SW

SW JUNEAU ST

Our Lady of
Guadalupe Church

SW WEBSTER ST

Solstice
Park

SW HOLLY ST

SW MYRTLE ST

SW MYRTLE ST

West Seattle
Elementary School

High Point
Community
Center
SW MYRTLE ST
Our Lady of
Guadalupe Church
SW OTHELLO ST

R WAY

SW OTHELLO ST

SW

DUMA

36TH AVE SW

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High Point NC
W PAR OL
Community
Center AY K N
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SW MYRTLE ST W

47TH AVE

West Seattle
Elementary School

SW MORGAN ST

36TH AVE SW

SW HOLLY ST

SW MYRTLE ST

lstice
ark

1-4
5-9
10-19
20-39
>40
* Fatal + Serious Injuries

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SW MORGANO
ST
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16TH AVE SW

SW GRAHAM ST

DELRIDGE WAY SW

1-4
5-9
10-19
20-39
>40
* Fatal + Serious Injuries

48TH AVE

The roadway redesign is improving safety on the corridor.

AHAM ST

32ND AVE SW

37TH AVE SW

SW

37TH AVE SW

Louisa
Since the roadway was redesigned, zero pedestrians
have
been
involved
in
crashes,
there
Boren
have been zero serious injury or fatal collisions,STEM
and K-8
there have been 45 total collisions.

26TH AVE SW

35TH AVE SW

26TH AVE SW

21ST AVE SW

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30TH AVE SW
49TH AVE SW

W JUNEAU ST

32ND AVE SW
BEACH DR SW

34TH AVE SW

35TH AVE SW

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In the ten years before the 2015

redesign
of
the
southern
segment
of
35th
Avenue
SW,
Camp Long
Camp Long
nearly
500
collisions
occurred
between
SW
Roxbury
Street
and
SW
Morgan
Street.
An
Fairmount
Park
Fairmount
Park
W BRANDON ST
BRANDON ST
SW BRANDOSNWST
SW BRANDON ST
average of Elementary
one pedestrian was involved in a crash annually,Elementary
some years having as many as
involved in crashes. There were 9 serious injuries

4
pedestrians
were
and 1 fatality
SW FINDLAY ST
W FINDLAY ST
collision in that 10 year period.

SW WEBSTER ST

SW WEBSTER ST

SW HOLDEN ST
Fire Station

SW KENYON ST

AUGUST 2016

28TH AVE SW

29TH AVE SW

30TH AVE SW

31ST AVE SW

32ND AVE SW

34TH AVE SW

Seattle
Public
Library

SW BARTON ST

Roxhill
Elementary
School

SW ROXBURY ST

11 month collision history (after redesign)

25TH AVE SW

36TH AVE SW

www.seattle.gov/transportation/35thsw.htm

10-year collision history (prior to redesign)

SW CAMBRIDGE ST

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WA

SW ROXBURY ST

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Roxhill
Elementary
School

SW

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SW HENDERSON ST

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SW BARTON ST

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Hig

SW TRENTON ST

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Seattle
Public
Library

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SW CLOVERDALE ST

36TH AVE SW

25TH AVE SW

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SW HENDERSON ST

SW THISTLE ST

17TH AVE SW

SW TRENTON ST

SW KENYON ST

35TH AVE SW

Middle School
Chief Sealth
High School

SW CLOVERDALE ST

37TH AVE SW

41ST AVE SW

Denny

39TH AVE SW

CALIFORNIA AVE SW

29TH AVE SW

30TH AVE SW

31ST AVE SW

SW THISTLE ST

28TH AVE SW

32ND AVE SW

Lincoln Park

34TH AVE SW

35TH AVE SW

37TH AVE SW

39TH AVE SW

41ST AVE SW

CALIFORNIA AVE SW

SW KENYON ST

FAUNTLEROY WAY SW

SW

SW HOLDEN ST
Fire Station

SW CA

PHASE 1 & 2 - VOLUMES AND SPEEDS

35th Ave SW Road Safety Corridor Project
Traffic Volume
Traffic volumes have declined along the entire length of 35th
Avenue SW since Phase 1 was completed but volumes remain
within historic norms for the corridor. Nearby arterial streets
like Delridge Way SW, Fauntleroy Way SW, SW Roxbury Street
and SW 106th Street have seen small increases in traffic
volumes.

Speeds
After the Phase 1 redesign, speeding was reduced significantly.
Speeding dropped by an average of 42 percent and top end
speeders (40+ mph) dropped 52 percent. Meanwhile, overall
speeds fell by less than 10 percent (3.5 mph).
On the northern segment of the corridor, the majority of drivers
still travel at nearly 40 mph and nearly 1000 drivers per day
travel at speeds of 45 mph or higher. Speed is the critical factor
in collision severity and 40 mph is deadly for vulnerable users.
Speed-reduction techniques will be applied in Phase 2.

SDOT has received just one inquiry about increased traffic on

nearby residential streets and site observations found no
significant increases in traffic on these non-arterial streets
during peak hours.

55TH
AVE SW

If you drive steadily at 35 mph from Morgan to Roxbury it would

take you 3 minutes and 5 seconds. At 30 mph it would take 30
seconds longer. Speeding may not save drivers much time but it
does make collisions more common and severe.

AVALON WAY SW

SW

SW ALASKA ST

49TH AVE SW

2014

21ST AVE SW

32ND AVE SW

34TH AVE SW

2016
(after Phase 1
re-design)

Change

Northbound

38.0 mph

36.6 mph

-3.7%

Southbound

38.9 mph

37.7 mph

-3.1%

Speeders (Percent driving over 35 mph)

Northbound

41.0%

26.5%

-35.4%

Southbound

47.0%

32.4%

-31.1%

Top End Speeders (Percent 10+ mph over 35 mph)

SW MORGAN ST

16TH AVE SW

Northbound
Southbound

SW HOLLY ST

1.1%

0.8%

-27.3%

DUM

47TH AVE

Northbound

AR

SW WEBSTER ST

Change

40.9 mph

36.1 mph

-11.7%

38.6 mph

-1.3%

39.1 mph

SW
WAY

SW

Southbound

(prior to Phase
1 re-design)

2016
(after Phase 1
re-design)

HIGHL
PARK AND
WAY S
W

SW MYRTLE 2015
ST

SW OTHELLO ST

SW KENYON ST

26TH AVE SW

SW HOLDEN ST

28TH AVE SW

Speeders (Percent driving over 35 mph)

30TH AVE SW

37TH AVE SW

-50.0%

85th Percentile (Speed at which 85% of drivers travel at or below)

SW MYRTLE ST

39TH AVE SW

0.3%

SPEEDS AT SW MYRTLE ST

SW WILLOW ST

341ST AVE SW

0.6%

SW ELMGROVE ST

Northbound
Southbound

67.2%
50.8%

23.4%

-65.2%

38.5%

-24.2%

Top End Speeders (Percent 10+ mph over 35 mph)

Northbound

2.4%

0.2%

-91.7%

Southbound

1.2%

1.4%

16.7%

9TH AVE SW

35TH AVE SW

40TH AVE SW
FAUNTLEROY WAY SW

CALIFORNIA AVE SW

48TH AVE SW
-21.7%

41ST AVE SW

W
WA
YS
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IN
SK
ER

16,360

2015
(prior to Phase
1 re-design)

20,890

SW GRAHAM ST

85th Percentile (Speed at which 85% of drivers travel at or below)

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AY
LW

Change

SW RAYMOND ST

SPEEDS AT SW WILLOW ST

INA

2016
(after Phase 1
re-design)

SW JUNEAU ST

39.3 mph

ARG

DR SW

2015
(prior to Phase 1
re-design)

SW FINDLAY ST

39.2 mph

M
ST

-16.4%

TRAFFIC VOLUMES AT SW MORGAN ST

Average Weekday Daily Traffic

SW BRANDON ST

DELRIDGE WAY SW

20,664

SW DAWSON ST

42ND AVE SW

RD

24,717

Northbound
Southbound

Change

BEACH

2016
(after Phase 1
re-design)

SW HUDSON ST

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CO
JA

2015
(prior to Phase 1
re-design)

85th Percentile (Speed at which 85% of drivers travel at or below)

SW EDMUNDS ST

TRAFFIC VOLUMES AT SW ALASKA ST

Average Weekday Daily Traffic

SPEEDS AT SW GRAHAM ST

SPEEDS AT SW ROXBURY ST

SW THISTLE ST

SW CLOVERDALE ST

-10.2%

SW ROXBURY ST

SW 100TH ST

www.seattle.gov/transportation/35thsw.htm
AUGUST 2016

25TH AVE SW

15,208

Change

Northbound

34.9 mph

36.2 mph

-5.4%

Southbound

33.0 mph

-22.7%

28.0 mph

Speeders (Percent driving over 35 mph)

26TH AVE SW

16,937

30TH AVE SW

Change

SW CAMBRIDGE ST

45TH

2016
(after Phase 1
re-design)

2016
(after Phase 1
re-design)

Northbound

14.2%

Southbound

21.8%

11.3%

-20.4%

8.0%

-63.3%

2015
(prior to Phase 1
re-design)

SW BARTON ST
31ST AVE SW

Average Weekday Daily Traffic

AVE S
W

TRAFFIC VOLUMES AT SW ROXBURY ST

SW HENDERSON ST
29TH AVE SW

36TH AVE SW

SW TRENTON ST

2015
(prior to Phase
1 re-design)

SO
ER
ND
HE PL SW

17TH AVE SW

85th Percentile (Speed at which 85% of drivers travel at or below)

Top End Speeders (Percent 10+ mph over 35 mph)

Northbound

0.2%

0.1%

-50.0%

Southbound

0.6%

0.1%

-83.3%

PHASE 1 - TRAVEL TIMES

35th Ave SW Road Safety Corridor Project

Transit
Thanks to the installation of bus and turn
lanes (also known as BAT lanes), transit
travel times were not significantly
impacted. Average transit travel times for
both northbound and southbound buses
improved during afternoon peak hours.
During the PM peak commute, southbound
buses are traveling the corridor about a
minute faster. Transit travel times during
the morning peak hours increased slightly.

General Traffic
During Phase 1, we anticipated that the
street re-design would add 1 to 2 minutes
of delay depending on the time of day with
a maximum delay of 2.5 minutes during
afternoon peak hour traffic. Preliminary
data show that southbound travel times
during the afternoon peak hours have been
unaffected by these changes. Northbound
travel times during the busiest times of day
average 1 minute and 16 seconds longer.

Transit Travel Times

KCM #21 Southbound

Travel Times
Southbound PM Peak

10:00

07:00

Roxbury

09:00
06:00

00:00

0.2

Othello

0.4

Thistle

Trenton

Thistle

04:00

Time

Elmgrove

05:00

Holden

03:00

02:00

0.6

0.8

Before

After

Change

AM

04:37

04:58

+00:21

PM

06:26

04:49

-01:37

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.2

01:00

PM

Morgan

Morgan

01:00

Holly

02:00

Myrtle

Willow

03:00

Webster

04:00

Kenny

05:00
Holden

Time

06:00

Cloverdale

07:00

Henderson

08:00

00:00

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

After: AM Peak

Before: PM Peak

Southbound-Before

After: PM Peak

Transit Travel Times

KCM #21 Northbound
Morgan

00:00

0.2

0.6

1.8

Holly

Morgan

05:00

04:00
Holden

Time

Kenyon

Elmgrove

1.6

1.4

06:00

03:00

02:00

0.8

Before

After

Change

AM

08:44

09:15

00:31

PM

07:18

06:44

-00:32

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.2

01:00

00:00

PM
0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

After: AM Peak

Before: PM Peak

After: PM Peak

1.2

Before

After

Change

03:50

05:06

+01:16

1.6

1.8

1.4

Distance (mi)

Distance (mi)
Before: AM Peak

+00:07

Thistle

Trenton

Henderson
0.4

05:29

Southbound-After

Roxbury

Roxbury

01:00

Cambridge

02:00

Barton

03:00

Thistle

Cloverdale

Time

04:00

05:22

07:00

Holden

07:00

Othello

Webster

08:00

Willow

Myrtle

09:00

05:00

Change

Travel Times
Northbound PM Peak

10:00

06:00

1.2

After

Distance (mi)

Distance (mi)
Before: AM Peak

Before

Northbound-Before

Northbound-After

Longer queues can develop when the

Seattle Fire Department deploys to
emergencies from Station 39 at SW Holden
Street. However, our signals are designed
to clear these queues in one to two
signal cycles.

www.seattle.gov/transportation/35thsw.htm
AUGUST 2016

PHASE 2 - COLLISIONS

35th Ave SW Road Safety Corridor Project

In the last ten years of the northern segment of 35th Avenue SW, nearly 300 collisions
occurred between SW Morgan Street and SW Alaska St. In some years 2 to 4 pedestrians
were involved in crashes. There were 5 serious injuries and 4 fatality collisions in that
10 year period.
The has been 2 pedestrian collisions at
this location in the last 10 years. 2 serious
injury collisions involving a left turn
and pedestrian.

AVALON WAY SW

SW ALASKA ST

SW GRAHAM ST

32ND AVE SW

34TH AVE SW

SW RAYMOND ST

30TH AVE SW

31ST AVE SW

35TH AVE SW

37TH AVE SW

39TH AVE SW

FAUNTLEROY WAY SW

41ST AVE SW

Seattle Public Library

Neighborcare

SW MORGAN ST

1-4
1-4
5-9
5-9
10-19
10-19
20-39
20-39
>40
>40
** Fatal
Fatal ++ Serious
Serious Injuries
Injuries

SW HOLLY ST

Collision Types within the last 10 years

Angles
33
Cycles
2
Head on
2
Left Turn
49
Other
27
Parked Car
39
Pedestrian
21
MYRTLE ST
Rear SW
Ended
55
Right Turn
7
Sideswipe
20
DUM

AR

10-year collision history

SW HOLDEN ST

SW
WAY

SW WEBSTER ST

SW THISTLE ST

www.seattle.gov/transportation/35thsw.htm
AUGUST 2016

SW TRENTON ST

9TH AVE SW

SW KENYON ST

17TH AVE SW

CALIFORNIA AVE SW

There has been 10 pedestrian collisions at

this location in the last 10 years.
W

S
AY
LW

SW JUNEAU ST

DELRIDGE WAY SW

SW FINDLAY ST

The has been 2 fatal collisions at this

location in the last 10 years. These crashes
involved a pedestrian and bicyclist.
INA

Fairmount
Park

ARG

SW BRANDON ST

Camp Long

M
ST

SW DAWSON ST

21ST AVE SW

SW HUDSON ST

HIGHL
A
ND
PARK
WAY S
W

16TH AVE SW

Mt St Vincent

WE

The has been 6 pedestrian collisions at

this location in the last 10 years 2 serious
injury collisions involving a left turn and
pedestrian.

SW EDMUNDS ST

PHASE 2 - GROWTH & ACCESSIBILITY

35th Ave SW Road Safety Corridor Project
Growth
Nearly 90 percent of land uses adjacent to
the corridor are residences and trip
generators like parks, libraries and service
centers.

SW ALASKA ST

New developments are planned and

underway in several locations along 35th
Avenue SW. The two largest developments
in the works within the project area include:

Access
More people living, working and visiting
destinations along the corridor will
increase demand on the transportation
network.

SW DAWSO N S T

FA UNTL ER O Y WAY SW

SW BRANDO N ST

SW FINDLAY ST
35TH AV E SW

35th and Avalon150 new units with

150+ parking spaces on the west side
of 35th
35th and GrahamNew mixed-use
developments with office space and
100+ living units on the northeast
corner of this intersection. More than
100 parking spaces will be provided.
Parking will be accessed via
SW Graham Street not 35th Ave SW.

SW EDMUNDS ST

SW JU NE AU ST

SW RAY MO ND ST

SW G RA HA M S T

SW MO RG AN ST

Preliminary designs for Phase 2 are

intended to improve access to residences
and destinations along 35thand to achieve
our projects goals:
Reduce vehicular speeds
Reduce collisions and injuries
Improve conditions for vulnerable
users like pedestrians and bicyclists
Maintain acceptable vehicular and
transit travel times

www.seattle.gov/transportation/35thsw.htm
AUGUST 2016

SW HO LLY ST

THE TITLE O FParks/Open

THE MAPSpace/Cemeteries

Single Family
Multi-Family
Commercial/Mixed-Use
Industrial
Major Institution, Public Facilities

Reservoirs/Water Bodies
Vacant
Easement
Unknown

PHASE 2 - POTENTIAL DESIGNS

35th Ave SW Road Safety Corridor Project

Our preliminary design concept is intended to help us meet our project goals
and is being developed in coordination with the West Seattle Neighborhood
Greenway Project. We want your feedback on these concepts.
Fauntleroy to Edmunds
No changes planned. The
segment north of Alaska to be
repaved through the Levy to
Move Seattle.

Holly to Graham
This segment of 35th will
likely retain 4 to 5 general
purpose travel lanes.

SW EDMUNDS ST

Camp
Long

SW DAWSON ST

SW FINDLAY ST

Temporary curb extensions will

be installed to reduce crossing
distances and enhance
pedestrian visibility in 2016.

SW JUNEAU ST

SW RAYMOND ST

SW Graham Street, also a

potential greenway crossing, is
a candidate for a new signal or
marked crosswalk in Phase 2.

SW GRAHAM ST

SW MORGAN ST

SW HOLLY ST

Phase 1 Completed 2015

2016 adjustments:
New marked crosswalk
with rapid flashing
beacons at SW Kenyon St
Weekend signal timing
adjustments

SW

SW

AR

DUM

47TH AVE

AUGUST 2016

SW Graham Street
The have been 2 fatal
collisions at this location in
the last 10 years
(1 pedestrian, 1 bicyclist).

SW BRANDON ST

www.seattle.gov/transportation/35thsw.htm

SW Juneau Street
A new signal or turn
restrictions with a new
pedestrian crossing are being
examined to address a history
of serious left turn collisions.

21ST AVE SW

SW HUDSON ST

35TH AVE SW

CALIFORNIA AVE SW

Juneau to Graham
Several options are being
considered for this segment
including extending the
rechannelization south to
Graham Street. The proposed
Greenway is evaluating the
corridor for a crossing at
Juneau or Graham that would
add a new marked crosswalk
or full signal. A new traffic
signal may require 4 travel
lanes.

A new signal at Dawson may

require maintaining 4 lanes
for vehicular traffic on 35th.

DELRIDGE WAY SW

48TH AVE SW

This change would improve

safety for all users by
reducing speeds, reducing
pedestrian crossing
distances, and enhancing
parking.

SW ALASKA ST

FAUNTLEROY WAY SW

49TH AVE SW

Edmunds to Juneau
Our preliminary concept
would redesign this mile
segment to one lane in each
direction with a center
turn lane.

AVALON WAY SW

SW Dawson Street
At Dawson, a marked
crosswalk or full traffic signal
are being considered to ease
access to and from Camp
Long and provide a greenway
connection.

TIMELINE

35th Ave SW Road Safety Corridor Project

August-May 2017 Outreach and design

August 9
September
October
Fall 2016

35th Ave SW Walking Tour

New crosswalk at 35th and
SW Kenyon St
Phase 1 before and after report
Weekend signal timing
adjustments
Temporary curb extensions at
SW Graham St

2017-2019

Phase 2 and Neighborhood

Greenway Implementation

www.seattle.gov/transportation/35thsw.htm
AUGUST 2016