Othello and Rainier Beach Healthy Street
Updated June 14, 2024
What's Happening Now?
We are excited to announce that you may soon see crews out marking the street for curb bulbs and other improvements coming to the permanent sections of the Healthy Street with installation in those areas completed this summer. Some sections continue to be Under Review with decisions to be announced before the end of the year.
As part of this permanent Othello and Rainier Beach Healthy Street, we will install additional safety enhancements at three locations, and local artist Damon Brown will create a mural installation! To explore the Healthy Street plans, see the “Design Elements” section below.
Helping to Choose the Othello & Rainier Beach Healthy Street Mural
Artist Damon Brown created two design options for the Healthy Streets mural planned for S Kenyon St and 46th Ave S. He designed the two mural options based on original designs created by Dunlap Elementary students.
Because the mural design is based on artwork and ideas first suggested by students, we invited them, family members, and school staff to help choose the final design options. Last week, the Healthy Streets team hosted a pop-up event during the Dunlap Elementary Bike Bus and then a second pop-up welcomed South Shore K-8 to view the artwork. Students (and parents) also were invited to snack on a doughnut hole or oranges and to grab bookmarks, stickers, and safety reflectors for their bicycles. Check out a few of our photos:
Project Map
Design Elements
Safety Enhancements at S Webster St and 46th Ave S:
- New stop signs with stop bar markings indicating where to stop on the east and west sides of the intersection of S Webster St and 45th Ave S.
- New stop signs with stop bar markings indicating where to stop on the north and south sides of the intersection of S Webster St and 46th Ave S.
Safety Enhancements at S Cloverdale St and 46th Ave S:
- New crossing lights, also known as Rectangular Rapid-Flashing Beacons (RRFD), on the east side of the intersection of S Cloverdale St and 46th Ave S.
- A new crosswalk on the north side of the intersection of S Cloverdale St and 46th Ave S.
- Relocating the existing stop sign and stop bar closer to the intersection to improve lines of sight.
S Kenyon St and 46th Ave S:
- A mural installation by local artist Damon Brown.
- Additional stop signs and stop bars to create new all-way stops at the intersection(s).
