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04

Seattle Transportation Levy

Levy to Move Seattle

In the November 2024 general election, voters will decide whether to renew Seattle’s $1.35 billion transportation levy. If approved, the tax will pay for eight years of city transportation projects, including bike lanes, bridge maintenance, sidewalk construction, street repaving and lighting, street tree planting and transit service. The proposal would add about $148 per year to a median homeowner’s property tax bill.

The new eight-year levy would be a successor to Move Seattle, a nine-year transportation levy approved in 2015 and set to expire at year’s end. That levy was a $930 million package that funds about 30 percent of the City’s transportation budget.

New proposal components

  • $403 million to repave arterial streets.
  • $221 million to repair bridges and to prepare for future bridge projects.
  • $160.5 million to make Vision Zero safety improvements to crossings, intersections, sidewalks and streets to reduce collisions, injuries and fatalities.
  • $151 million to connect people to transit hubs, including Link light rail stations and bus stops, and to reduce delays on bus routes, such as:
    • Projects to improve bus access, reliability and safety.
    • Strategies to increase transit rider safety and security.
    • Transit improvements on streets with high-ridership bus routes with a focus on better access to Link light rail stations, connections to future Link light rail stations and equity priority areas.
  • $133.5 million to expand Seattle’s protected bike lane network; to connect schools to bike lanes, greenways and paths; and to maintain and upgrade existing bike lanes ($20 million added to expand the bike network, with a focus on South Seattle).
  • $100 million to install, maintain and upgrade traffic signals to advance safety, improve pedestrian and bike accessibility, and to support traffic operations during large events and for trips in and out of the port.
  • $66.5 million to activate public spaces and improve lighting in partnership with business districts and community organizations.
  • $69 million to address climate change, reduce air pollution and support sustainable transportation.
  • $45 million to make freight improvements to support trucks delivering goods and providing services.
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