Mt Baker-Columbia City-Hillman City Healthy Street

We are continuing to evaluate and conduct outreach on the northern Mt Baker segment and southern Hillman City segment. We use community use trends and public feedback to determine if these segments should become permanent, or if they should return to a Neighborhood Greenway. If you have feedback about either segment, please fill out our feedback form!

There are several updates for the Columbia City segment! First, we are removing a segment of the Healthy Street and returning it to a Neighborhood Greenway, because it is not compatible with the existing street grid. In addition, we are adding some additional safety enhancements at three Neighborhood Greenway intersections. For more information on these changes, please see the “Project Design Elements” section below.

Upgraded Temporary Sign Bases

This winter, we'll be upgrading the temporary sign bases at key intersections along the entire Healthy Street to more durable concrete cylinders. The existing temporary signage has not been durable enough to withstand winter traffic conditions and as a result, our crews were overwhelmed last year with numerous daily requests to repair and replace signage around the city. These temporary sign bases will either be upgraded to permanent signage if segments are made permanent, or removed if the segments are returned to Neighborhood Greenways.

Example of a new upgraded temporary sign base from the Central District Healthy Street.