120th Avenue Northeast Improvement Project Online Open House
The 120th Avenue: NE 16th to Northup Way Improvement Projects ideas forum is now closed.
Welcome
Welcome to the online open house for the 120th Avenue Northeast: Northeast 16th Street to Northup Way Improvement Project. We appreciate your taking the time to learn about how we’re planning ahead for the future needs of the BelRed area and designing a roadway that works better for everyone and makes travel safer.
Share your ideas
After you’ve learned more about the progress we’ve made, click on the tabs below to share your ideas with us. You can also use the “Q&A” tab to ask a question, and we’ll respond with an answer. The survey closes on Friday, April 16 at 5 p.m.
BelRed is transforming
As population and housing grow, the transportation system needs to grow too. One of the biggest transportation changes coming to the BelRed neighborhood is the future Spring District/120th Station as part of Sound Transit's East Link Extension Project. This important new transit hub will change how people use the 120th Avenue Northeast corridor, and the roadway needs to be updated to keep up with the changing neighborhood.
This is the final phase of the 120th Avenue Northeast Roadway Improvement project. Improvements we’re designing now will support the overall vision for the BelRed area to have a thriving economy, walkable neighborhoods, connections to parks and open spaces, environmental enhancements and a multi-modal transportation system.
Improvements under consideration
We’ve been working together with Sound Transit and King County Metro to design a corridor that has improved access and mobility for lots of different users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, drivers, transit users, and freight. For this final piece of 120th Avenue Northeast, we are looking to:
 | Widen the roadway |  | Improve landscaping and lighting |
 | Install sidewalks and bike lanes |  | Enhance corridor signage |
 | Replace an undersized culvert to improve fish passage |  | Pave and stripe the roadway |
 | Upgrade utility and stormwater facilities |
We were hard at work last year talking to properties along the corridor and designing these improvements! Today, our team is about 30% of the way done with our design work, and we want your help to make sure that we’re on the right track and help us complete the design. Click on the tabs below to learn more about the project design and the urban design and share your ideas with us.
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The section of 120th Avenue Northeast between Northeast 16th Street and Northup Way is currently a two-way roadway with one lane in each direction. This improvement project proposes widening 120th Avenue Northeast to have two lanes in each direction with turn pockets or a center turn-lane. In addition, new sidewalks and bike lanes are planned for both sides of the street. These will provide a safe access through the corridor for pedestrians and bicyclists, and they will connect to King County’s Eastrail, the future Spring District/120th Station, the SR 520 Trail and the West Tributary Trail.
Learn more about what the proposed improvements will include by reviewing the roadway cross-section below. The ideas board closes on Friday, April 16 at 5 p.m.
Roadway cross sections
Here are renderings of the full roadway cross section and also an enlarged perspective view of the pedestrian and bicycle facilities. Click on an image to view an enlarged version. Click the "Add your idea" tile to share your thoughts. You can also "like" ideas others have posted.
View All Ideasabout 3 years ago
Narrowing and speed buffering
I ride this road several times a week now and drivers regularly speed through here with impunity. It's what they're used to and what I expect them to continue doing if the road is not designed to slow them down. Please narrow lanes, curve the road, etc.
about 3 years ago
Visibility and turning radius for trucks
Make sure to plan for turning radius and visibility for truck traffic in and out of the Safeway Distribution center and the milk plant. Avoid planting trees that will grow too high that the trucks won't be able to see through/over/around.
about 3 years ago
Reduce the road to one lane (11' wide) in each direction. Put the bike lanes next to the curbs. Reduce the sidewalk to 5' wide and place
it on the east side only. Reduce the stream overlook area by 50%. Eliminate the TOD parcel designation.
about 3 years ago
Where will vehicles taking 120th be going, and wouldn't it make more sense to put them on 124th?
120th will be widened to 4 lanes, and it dead-ends at Northup Way, also a 4-lane road. 124th will also be widened to 4 lanes, and dead-ends at Northup Way/SR-520 ramps. Extra lanes on 120th won't improve traffic flow along Northup Way/520 ramps, versus putting this traffic on 124th via Spring Boulevard or BelRed Rd?
about 3 years ago
On The Right Track - love the idea of having plants and curb btwn cars/bikers
that is a big improvement over 108th which is very dangerous for drivers and walkers.
Who's Listening
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Phone 425-452-2064 Email mjensen@bellevuewa.gov
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