Changes to the next round of Neighborhood Street Fund applications
New crossing signal on NE 125th St & 28th Ave NE as part of the Neighborhood Street Fund
We're on track to exceed our Levy to Move Seattle goals for the Neighborhood Street Fund! Next year we will have completed 25 community-prioritized projects.
We have important news about the next Neighborhood Street Fund application cycle. As you may know, the Neighborhood Street Fund is a popular City program that allows neighbors to propose and prioritize transportation improvements. We typically solicit new project ideas from the community at the start of each 3-year cycle through a citywide application process.
For the upcoming 2022-2024 cycle, we’re making changes to the typical process. Instead of calling for new project ideas, we will revisit the large pool of unselected 2019 applications for projects located in geographic equity areas. New applications will not be accepted.
Why not accept new applications?
In 2019, the team partnered with the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods on a robust outreach process focused on geographic equity areas that included numerous in-person meetings, booths at local events, outreach pop-ups, and community group meetings. People submitted over 300(!) projects that neighbors voted on, and the team worked with the City’s Move Seattle Levy Oversight Committee to select 15 projects to build.
Given the global pandemic, it would be challenging to run a citywide process with in-person outreach. We also have many important projects not funded through the previous cycle. Rather than asking neighbors to resubmit, we’re revisiting what was already submitted and will work with applicants to determine if their application still meets the intended purpose.
Why focus on applications from certain areas of the city?
There are many worthy projects across the city. For this cycle, we’re investing in neighborhoods identified in the City’s Race and Social Equity Index, Displacement Risk Index, and COVID-19 cases reported by King County to prioritize projects in the areas of highest need.
The areas on the map shaded in blue show the prioritized locations (parts of Northgate/Lake City, a small section of the University District, parts of the Central District, Chinatown-International District, parts of Delridge, and parts of Southeast Seattle).
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What are other opportunities for funding community projects?
The Neighborhood Matching Fund is run through the Department of Neighborhoods and has a rolling application process to fund neighborhood groups, community organizations, informal groups, and business groups who want to do a project to build stronger community connections. See their webpage for more information.
We’ll post additional opportunities on our Neighborhood Street Fund webpage as we learn about them.
What are the next steps?
We're currently revisiting 2019 applications and will reach out to applicants to discuss their perspectives on current needs and whether the project scope needs to change. We’ll share updates on our webpage and through this email list.
We’re excited to work with community members to build more walking, biking, and safety improvements prioritized by neighbors.
Feel free to contact our team with questions.
Thank you!
Neighborhood Street Fund program team
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