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Celebrate Jane Jacobs with ‘One Bag, No Car: Daily Life on Capitol Hill’ tour

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An annual celebration of the walking spirit of Jane Jacobs includes a Capitol Hill area trek this weekend.

The Jane’s Walk Festival from statewide pedestrian advocacy group Feet First is organizing a series of walks this spring including Saturday’s One Bag, No Car: Daily Life on Capitol Hill tour. The walk, in true neighborhood form, will include public transit:

Join Capitol Hill resident Curtis Atkisson for a 3-mile walk starting at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 2, at the Capitol Hill light rail station north entry (Broadway and John Street). Over about 2 hours, walkers will explore the geography of daily life on Capitol Hill without a car, from places where errands and mobility are easy to places where distance, hills, unsafe crossings, or missing amenities make ordinary life harder than it should be. Expect hills and a short transit ride.

You can register for the free walk here.

Feet First is sponsoring multiple walks in the area over the next few weeks including Sunday’s Discover First Hill Seattle.

Learn more at feetfirst.org.

With four years to go, Seattle Council’s transportation chair calls for ‘performance audit’ of city’s traffic safety goals

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A popular choice for leaders unsure of which way to turn when it comes to important policies and programs is an audit. Measurement will be the next step as the Seattle City Council’s transportation chair Rob Saka says he wants to take a hard look at the city’s progress on Vision Zero street and safety initiatives.

Saka says his committee will push forward with an audit of Seattle Department of Transportation efforts rather than focus on new legislative safety thrusts to reach the goal of eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries in the city by 2030.

“By initiating this comprehensive review now, the City secures a critical multi-year window to implement data-driven adjustments,” a statement from Saka’s office reads, saying the West Seattle representative’s “proactive approach ensures Seattle is best positioned to meet its safety milestones and enhance road safety for all residents well before the 2030 deadline.” Continue reading →

Capitol Hill selected for $9.2M Seattle ‘Low-Pollution Neighborhoods’ pilot that could bring new pedestrian, street, and ‘green space’ projects

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(Image: SDOT)

The city has announced Capitol Hill will be one of its first three “Low-Pollution Neighborhoods” in a $9.2 million pilot program that could bring new pedestrian, street, and “green space” projects to areas round Pike/Pine or Broadway as part of a city effort to improve the environment and street safety.

Calling it “one of Seattle’s densest neighborhoods, with intense activity around housing, nightlife, businesses, and major transit connections,” the Seattle Department of Transportation says Capitol Hill will be part of the pilot program “to reduce pollution and increase climate resilience in focused neighborhoods by coordinating existing City efforts and testing new solutions.”

The pilot will be supported by $8 million in transportation funding plus federal support. Continue reading →

‘SDOT FIFA Moratorium’ will pause Seattle street projects and construction for World Cup

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The city will put a one-month pause on street and construction projects across Seattle during this summer’s World Cup.

As it is set to host a planned six matches for the men’s 2026 tournament, Seattle will have a “SDOT FIFA Moratorium” in place on its major streets and arteries starting June 8th through July 7th.

On Capitol Hill, the grid around Pike/Pine will be essentially shut down for street projects during the duration of the tournament.

“With hundreds of thousands of visitors arriving for the matches, our streets and sidewalks will be busier than usual,” the Seattle Department of Transportation said in the announcement. “Pausing construction helps us: Reduce traffic congestion. Keep transit moving reliably. Make it easier for people to walk, roll, and bike to events and local businesses. Ensure our neighborhoods look their best for the festivities.” Continue reading →

‘Police Traffic Collision Report’ provides new details, more questions in crash that killed pedestrian at Pine and Bellevue

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A rough diagram from the Police Traffic Collision Report

CHS has obtained the Police Traffic Collision Report for the deadly February collision at Pine and Bellevue and can report new details of what the Seattle Police Department’s preliminary investigation of the tragedy revealed.

The report is based on descriptions provided to police by a witness to the crash and details from the 34-year-old food delivery driver who struck and killed Lilli Moreno as she crossed E Pine that Monday night. Seattle Police investigators are continuing work on a more detailed report, the standard process for a fatality collision.

CHS reported earlier this week that city officials are already acting on the PCTR to assess the intersection for safety issues including the sudden removal of an old utility pole blocking the walk signal on the intersection’s southwest corner. Continue reading →

‘Our neighbor was killed in this crosswalk’ — Seattle Department of Transportation begins review of safety at Pine and Bellevue as grassroots signs and barriers go up

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Friday night — @jeremycole.bsky.social: “Tonight Critical Mass Seattle rode in honor of Lilliana Moreno, who was killed by a car at the intersection of Pine and Bellevue in Capitol Hill a week and a half ago. We rode out and held vigil at the intersection before continuing on. Our friends and neighbors should not die on our streets.”

City officials have received a key early report on the deadly collision at Bellevue and Pine that took the life of a 27-year-old woman and have begun a process of assessing the intersection for safety issues and changes.

Lilli Moreno was remembered by loved ones as a friend and coworker “with backbone, big emotions and strong opinions.”

Moreno was walking with a friend Monday night, February 16th, when police say a Prius driver turning right westbound onto E Pine at Bellevue struck and killed her as she crossed near Kizuki Ramen.

The Police Traffic Collision Report for the incident has not yet been made public but CHS has filed a records request for its release.

A more detailed report from Seattle Police investigators will also follow. District 3 Councilmember Joy Hollingsworth says she is waiting for the complete report.

“This is a tragedy and we are still waiting from the full incident report before we make any comments,” Hollingsworth told CHS last week.

The Seattle Department of Transportation says, however, its process to assess the crash scene has begun with the PTCR but a spokesperson tells CHS last week’s work to remove an old utility pole at the intersection was “not related to the incident.” Continue reading →

City removes old utility pole blocking walk signal where pedestrian was struck and killed on Capitol Hill

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(Image: Google Maps)

City workers were busy Monday at the intersection of Pine and Bellevue removing an old wood utility pole that has blocked the walk signal on the crossing’s southwest corner for years.

Seven days earlier, a 27-year-old woman was hit by a driver and killed as she crossed there.

The King County Medical Examiner says Lilliana Moreno died when she was crushed under the vehicle that struck her in the just after 8 PM collision.

The Seattle Department of Transportation and city officials have asked for more time before responding to CHS’s inquiries about safety at the intersection but this week’s work was pretty clear.

The pole removed Monday, covered in Capitol Hill’s usual mix of music and community flyers, has been on the corner blocking the crossing signal since at least September 2024, according to Google Maps. Continue reading →

Family and friends remember Lilli Moreno — City leaders quiet so far about E Pine intersection where she was hit and killed

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The woman hit and killed by a driver while crossing E Pine last week is being remembered as “a 27-year-old beauty with backbone, big emotions and strong opinions.” Meanwhile, a community fundraiser has been launched to support her family through the tragedy.

Lilliana Moreno was walking with a friend Monday night when police say a Prius driver turning right westbound onto E Pine at Bellevue struck and killed her. The Seattle Police Department says the driver was evaluated for drug and alcohol use and showed no signs of impairment.

A memorial of notes and flowers to “Lilli” grew at the intersection in the days following her death but public officials including District 3 Councilmember Joy Hollingsworth have not yet responded to CHS’s inquiries about the deadly crash. The Seattle Department of Transportation says it will have more to say about Moreno’s death and the intersection soon. Continue reading →

Here’s what happened in the second ‘rescue extrication’ the night of deadly Capitol Hill crash

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A man run over in a second car vs. pedestrian incident within minutes and a dozen or so blocks of Monday night’s deadly crash on Capitol Hill was fortunate to survive, CHS has learned.

Monday, as Seattle Fire’s rescue extrication crew wrapped up their work at the tragic scene where 27-year-old Lilliana Moreno was run over and killed by a driver while crossing E Pine, another rescue incident was reported underway in a parking lot off Broadway near E Fir.

SFD and Seattle Police rushed to the scene of the second incident just after 8:30 PM where two people reported they had run over and pinned a man as they were backing out of a parking spot. Continue reading →

Woman hit and killed crossing E Pine identified — UPDATE

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The woman hit and killed by a driver while crossing E Pine Monday night has been identified.

The King County Medical Examiner says Lilliana Moreno died when she was crushed under the vehicle that struck her in the just after 8 PM collision.

Moreno was 27.

A memorial and flowers were left near the intersection of Pine and Bellevue where she died. “To Lilli,” one read. Continue reading →