Thanks to the Seattle Transit Measure, an additional sales tax, approved by voters, Denny Way now has a new look, with a bus lane, turn restrictions, and some n
Thanks to the Seattle Transit Measure, an additional sales tax, approved by voters, Denny Way now has a new look, with a bus lane, turn restrictions, and some new no-parking zones.
Here you can find the map of the new bus lane. It means a new route to get onto Interstate 5, turning and lane restrictions on Denny Way, for Route 8, in downtown Seattle, plus a small portion of parking zones removed along Boren Avenue.
According to Seattle City Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck, Seattle has added 80,000 people to its population in recent years, but only 3,000 cars.
And Mayor Katie Wilson said Route 8 carries more than 7,000 people each day and is one of Metro's top 10 ridden routes.
"This road design is going to move people more efficiently,” Wilson said. “The new route for drivers was tested during recent road closures. The resulting data showed the same number of drivers entering I-5 south during peak hours and travel times on eastbound Denny Way improving up to 15%. This is about making this corridor functional."
Seattle voters will be asked to renew the Seattle Transit Measure this fall — and double the amount of sales tax paid into it, from the current .15% to .3%.
If approved in November, that measure is estimated to bring in an average of $138 million to the city’s transit projects each year, over the next decade.
