Four intersections near Roxhill Elementary are getting new all-way stops and marked crosswalks, and speed cushions will slow traffic on SW Holden Street between 34th and 31st avenues SW, where families walking to school share the road with through traffic.

SDOT released a list July 7, of Safe Routes to School projects completed or under construction in 2026 at nine West Seattle schools. The upgrades concentrate in Delridge and south West Seattle, where Highland Park Elementary, Roxhill Elementary, and Denny International Middle School (2601 SW Orchard St) serve students in neighborhoods with limited pedestrian infrastructure.

SDOT's project page says the upgrades "will soon be constructed in 2026" but sets no completion deadline.

What's changing, school by school:

Roxhill Elementary: Speed cushions on SW Holden St; speed humps on 32nd Ave SW between SW Webster and SW Kenyon streets; all-way stops with marked crosswalks at 34th Ave SW/SW Kenyon, 32nd Ave SW/SW Kenyon, 34th Ave SW/SW Holden, and 32nd Ave SW/SW Holden. Trees have already been planted along SW Holden near E.C. Hughes Park.

Highland Park Elementary: All-way stops at five intersections along 10th, 11th, and 12th avenues SW at SW Cloverdale, SW Thistle, and SW Trenton streets. These build on traffic calming completed on 16th Ave SW in 2025, according to SDOT's program page.

Denny International Middle School: All-way stops and paint-and-post curb bulbs (temporary curb extensions made from paint and flexible posts) at 27th Ave SW/SW Elmgrove and 27th Ave SW/SW Kenyon. Denny students and families will paint the curb bulbs themselves.

Madison Middle School: The temporary School Street on 45th Ave SW becomes permanent, with trees, signage, and painted bulbs. Push-button flashing beacons, crossing islands, and curb bulbs at California Ave SW/SW Hinds (complete) and California Ave SW/SW Spokane.

Arbor Heights Elementary: All-way stops and daylighting (removing parking near intersections to improve driver sight lines) at SW 104th St/37th Ave SW and SW 104th St/37th Pl SW, plus daylighting on SW 105th between 35th Ave SW and 39th Ave S.

Additional projects at Genesee Hill Elementary (crosswalks at SW Genesee/51st Ave SW, complete), Fairmount Park Elementary, Holy Rosary School, and Our Lady of Guadalupe School round out the list.

Funding and citywide context: The projects are funded in part by $14 million from the voter-approved 2024 Seattle Transportation Levy, an eight-year, $1.55 billion package supporting Safe Routes projects through 2032. SDOT's program page confirms comparable projects are underway at Cleveland High School STEM, Aki Kurose Middle School, Dunlap Elementary, and Rainier Beach High School.

In September 2025, SPS Assistant Superintendent of School Operations Marni Asplund-Campbell said the district's most recent survey showed 30% of elementary students walking, biking, or rolling to school, representing more than 7,000 students citywide. That rate is 12 percentage points higher than when the tally began in 2005.

No confirmed school board meetings or district events the week of July 7–14.