CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the NE 130th Street and NE 125th Street Mobility and Safety project; authorizing the Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation (“SDOT”) to acquire, accept, and record, on behalf of The City of Seattle, a Deed for Street Purposes from Judith Strader Enriquez, situated in Tract 60, Country Home Plat, Division 1; placing the real property rights and interest conveyed by such deed under the jurisdiction of SDOT; laying off the deed as right-of-way; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, in 2016, voters approved the addition of a Sound Transit Link light rail station to the Lynnwood Link Extension at NE 130th Street, currently known as the Pinehurst Station and formerly known as the NE 130th Street Infill Station (the “Station”); and
WHEREAS, Sound Transit is opening the Station in 2026 which will support the growing Haller Lake, Pinehurst, Victory Heights, Olympic Hills, Jackson Park, and Lake City neighborhoods and expects 90 percent of daily commuters to get to the Station by walking, biking, rolling, or taking the bus; and
WHEREAS, the NE 130th Street and NE 125th Street Mobility and Safety project (the “Project”) establishes a new east-west multimodal corridor to connect light rail riders to the future Station by implementing transit reliability, safety, access, bus stop amenities, and pedestrian and bicycle improvements; and
WHEREAS, Project design is based on early planning efforts for the Station and the Shoreline South/148th Link Light Rail station, and informed by a series of studies that were done by the Seattle Department of Transportation and the Office of Planning and Community Development that identified safer streets and crossings, walking and biking facilities upgrades, and better connections to neighborhood services as priorities for this Project; and
WHEREAS, the Project area includes NE 130th Street from approximately 1st Ave NE to 5th Avenue NE, including the NE 130th Street/Interstate-5 overpass, Roosevelt Way NE from 130th Street to 10th Avenue NE, and NE 125th Street from 10th Avenue NE to Lake City Way NE; and
WHEREAS, the Project will make it safer and easier to get to the Station and around neighborhoods with improved crossings, a new street design, traffic calming elements, curb-protected bike lanes, and upgraded/new bus stops; and
WHEREAS, these improvements on NE 130th Street, Roosevelt Way NE, and NE 125th Street, from 1st Avenue NE to Lake City Way NE support Vision Zero goals to prevent serious and fatal crashes; and
WHEREAS, acceptance of this property acquisition is necessary to construct the Project; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Deed for Street Purposes from JUDITH STRADER ENRIQUEZ, dated April 3, 2024, and recorded under King County Recording Number 20240415000734, attached as Attachment A and incorporated into this ordinance, is accepted for transportation purposes, placed under the jurisdiction of SDOT, and laid off, opened, widened, extended, and established as right-of-way (a portion of tax parcel number 178760-0293).
Section 2. Any act consistent with this ordinance taken prior to its effective date is ratified and confirmed.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Sections 1.04.020 and 1.04.070.
Passed by the City Council the ________ day of _________________________, 2025, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this ________ day of _________________________, 2025.
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President ____________ of the City Council
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vetoed this _____ day of _________________, 2025. |
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Bruce A. Harrell, Mayor
Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2025.
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Scheereen Dedman, City Clerk
(Seal)
Attachments:
Attachment A - Deed for Street Purposes