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Please join us for our upcoming Belltown Community Council meeting featuring presentations on several exciting initiatives impacting Belltown and North Downtown Seattle.

Representatives from SDOT will provide an overview of the North Downtown Mobility Action Plan (NODO MAP), including planned transportation and mobility improvements for the neighborhood.

We’ll also hear from Aaron Asis about plans for the 2026 Belltown Mural Festival and efforts to celebrate public art and community engagement throughout Belltown.

Pete Mills will provide a brief update and volunteer callout for both the Belltown Emergency Hub and the Belltown Brigade Marching Band and Drill Team.

See you at Partners in Print, 402 Cedar St (6:30pm as usual). This is a great opportunity to learn more about what’s happening in the neighborhood, ask questions, and connect with fellow residents, businesses, and community stakeholders. Join us and be part of the conversation about the future of our neighborhood!

This month our guest is Seattle City Councilmember for District 7, Bob Kettle, who will be sharing updates and engaging with community members on topics important to Belltown.

See you at Partners in Print, 402 Cedar St (6:30pm as usual).

We have a full house in April!

IKE Smart Kiosks

Jessica Burton and a representative from the Downtown Seattle Association will present plans for rolling out interactive wayfinding around Seattle for FIFA 2026 and beyond.

New Horizons Ministries

Tiffany Washington, Executive Director, will share their mission and social service efforts in Belltown.

Fix the L8

Jason Li will talk about this grassroots initiative aimed at improving the reliability and speed of the 8 bus. Belltown is a dense neighborhood and frequent, reliable transit is critical.

(Racing the 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWiXawp0pXU )

See you at Partners in Print, 402 Cedar St (6:30pm as usual).

The Belltown Community Council welcomes Seattle’s Department of Transportation (SDOT).

Representatives from the Elliott Avenue and Western Avenue Mobility Project will present early designs and gather feedback.

And we have the City Arborist, Nolan Rundquist! Bring all your questions about street trees.

See you at Partners in Print, 402 Cedar St (6:30pm as usual) and thanks to them for hosting us!

The Belltown Community Council is pleased to announce that our Seattle District 7 Council member, Robert (Bob) Kettle, will appear at our Wednesday, February 11 meeting.

Bob is the Council’s Public Safety Chair and, with what is happening nationwide regarding ICE, we are sure that you will want to attend and ask Bob his views on this and what the Council is doing to prepare if ICE should decide to come to Seattle.

Thanks to our generous hosts at Partners in Print, 402 Cedar St. See you there at 6:30pm!

Our next meeting is on Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 at 6:30 pm. This month our guest is Parker Dawson from Lime Bikes.

Several of you attended the December event organized by the Joint Community Councils of Seattle. Join us as we discuss the right balance between micromobility and safety on our streets and sidewalks.

Background information: https://www.seattle.gov/transportation/projects-and-programs/programs/new-mobility-program/scooter-bike-share-data.

Please submit questions to BelltownCC@gmail.com. We will gather these and get through as many as we can.

Continued thanks in the New Year to our generous hosts at Partners in Print, at 402 Cedar St. See you there!

Our next meeting is on Wednesday, November 12th, 2025 at 6:30 pm, and this month our guest is Seattle City Councilmember (Position 8, Citywide) Alexis Mercedes Rinck. Please submit questions to BelltownCC@gmail.com. We will gather these and get through as many as we can.

We will also meet MeetCarrot.xyz who have a created a new promotional map for Belltown.

And here is Waterfront Seattle’s Bell Street project update:

Waterfront Seattle continues to advance the Bell Street project towards completion. Over the past month crews have worked to complete the installation of cobblestone unit pavers, landscaping, and final paving and sidewalk reconstruction. Work on Bell Street will pause in mid-November, with full access to Bell St restored. Waterfront Seattle is on track to erect the historic Alaskan Way Viaduct sign bridge over Bell Street just east of Western Ave in early 2026. The careful work to restore the historic structure and prepare it for installation continues at an offsite location.

Contact Waterfront Seattle

Waterfront Seattle has a new website, which can be accessed at seattle.gov/waterfront. Up-to-date information on Bell St construction will be available on the Bell St project page on the new site.

If you have questions about construction, you may contact the project team at info@waterfrontseattle.org.

See you all at Partners in Print, at 402 Cedar St. Many thanks to them for hosting us!

We’re skipping the October meeting. Instead, Belltowners are encouraged to attend “Elect-ober Fest 2025 Candidate Forums” organized by our neighboring neighborhood associations.

https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/elect-ober-fest-2025-candidate-forums-4611483

And a quick status update on the Elliott Bay Connections project.

See you all in November!

Welcome back after our August break! Our next meeting is on Wednesday, September 10th, 2025 at 6:30 pm.

This month our guest is City Council candidate Dionne Foster, running for Position 9. Please submit questions to BelltownCC@gmail.com. We will gather these and get through as many as we can.

We’ll meet Mountains to Sound, a conservation non-profit.

And we’ll hear from Alex Nason, one of this year’s muralists, about The True Butterfly Effect at the Slip Gallery.

See you all at Partners in Print, at 402 Cedar St. Many thanks to them for hosting us!

The Belltown Mural Festival returns, with activities every day from August 5th-10th!

Daily highlights:

• Tuesday 5th August 5-9pm, National Night Out
• Wednesday 6th August 8-10pm, Summer Outdoor Movie
• Thursday 7th August 5-9pm, Paint Jam and Concert
• Friday 8th August 5-9pm, Gallery Show
• Saturday 9th August 12-10pm, BELLTOWN BLAST. Three blocks of street party between Lenora and Battery. And a $5 raffle!
• Sunday 10th August 12-2pm, Mural Walking Tour with Aaron Asis, festival creator

Keep an eye out for live Mural painting starting on the 4th. Map (and all festival details) at https://www.belltownunited.org/events/belltown-mural-festival.