Seattle’s Healthy Streets Pilot

Pathway: Energy Efficiency, Conservation, and Fuel Switching in Transportation → Transforming Transportation Demand → Walkable Development

Pathway: Energy Efficiency, Conservation, and Fuel Switching in Transportation → Transforming Transportation Demand → Promoting Alternatives to Car Transport

Pathway: Electricity Decarbonization → Phasing Out the Use of Fossil Fuels for the Generation of Electricity → Green Recovery

Jurisdiction: Local Governments

Seattle, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, adopted a Healthy Streets pilot that shut down 20 miles of streets in order to allow pedestrians and cyclists more room to move while socially distancing. It was announced in May 2020 that the pilot would become permanent.

2 Files:

Document Type: Existing Examples

Office of the Mayor Announcement: Mayor Durkan Urges Residents to Continue to Stay Home and Announces Stay Healthy Streets Pilot Will Become Permanent, Bike Projects Will Be Expedited in 2020

Document Type: Existing Examples

Seattle Stay Healthy Streets webpage