Tell SDOT your vision for Aurora

Over the past two weeks the Seattle Department of Transportation has been hosting a series of small workshops with community members and local stakeholders to co-create ideas that will help shape the future vision for Aurora Avenue N.

The final workshop will be online on Tuesday, June 20th from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. Please RSVP here and show your support for an Aurora Ave N that puts people first.

Many Aurora Reimagined Coalition members attended the in-person workshops and have found the discussions to be encouraging. The community is clearly pushing to make Aurora into a “Main Street” that brings people together and better supports local businesses. The community is asking for a dramatic change to the roadway – such as reducing the number of lanes on Aurora – and SDOT is open to these big ideas. We need as many Coalition supporters as possible to attend this final virtual workshop and speak up for bold change on Aurora.

One of the exciting ideas that we’ve been hearing in the workshops is center-running bus and freight lanes. Neither of these are new ideas: Seattle is piloting FAB lanes (Freight and Bus) this year along Westlake, and will have center-running buses for the new Rapid Ride G line along Madison Avenue. Replacing a general purpose travel lane with center-running bus and freight lanes will dramatically improve how people walk, bike, cross, and spend time on Aurora.

What do you think?
If you would like to see an Aurora like this, RSVP for SDOT’s virtual workshop on June 20th and share your opinion.

If you would like to read more about the Coalition’s vision for each segment of Aurora, click here.

If you are passionate about improving Aurora and would like to participate in the work of the Coalition please join a Coalition committee. ARC is entirely grassroots and volunteer-run and focused on the producing the best outcomes for the people who live, work, and travel in the Aurora corridor. Join us!