Creative Crosswalk Designs

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One of the new painted crosswalks is at 106th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 10th Street.

Have you seen one of our new Creative Crosswalks?

Whether you were walking, rolling or driving, we want your opinion about different elements of the Creative Crosswalks pilot program. Please take a few minutes to take our short survey.

While the intent of the asphalt art is purely aesthetic, the project evaluates how the artistic crosswalks compare to 12 control/no-treatment crosswalks. Performance measures may include safety, maintenance and community sentiments. This project will also help with the development of a guide for the future implementation of asphalt art.

Image of the painted crosswalk at 164th Aven NE and NE 24th Street. The abstract image uses blue, red, white and yellow.

The Transportation Department, in collaboration with the Community Development Department, has launched a pilot project to add artistic treatments to four crosswalks around the city. This work is funded by a U.S. Department of Transportation Safe Streets and Roads for All grant, plus funding from Community Development’s Arts and Culture program.

Images of the four completed artistic crosswalks.

The four intersections are: (images in order, click to enlarge)

106th Avenue NE and NE 10th Street
132nd Avenue NE and Bel-Red Road
124th Avenue NE and NE Eighth Street
164th Avenue NE and NE 24th Street

At each of these locations, one crosswalk has a creative design applied and the other will remain without one, serving as a control for evaluations.

A map showing the locations of the Creative Crosswalk Designs project. — Click to enlarge

Artists

The city’s selection panel chose two artists for the Creative Crosswalk Designs project; each artist designed two crosswalks.

Nikita Ares

Nikita Ares is a Seattle-based visual artist whose work explores movement, energy, and the emotional landscape of the self through abstract painting and drawing. She immigrated to the United States at age 17 from the Philippines and received a bachelor's degree in fine art from Cornish College of the Arts in 2018. Her work spans studio painting, public art and community-centered workshops, including murals that enliven spaces with vibrant presence.

Kenji Stoll

Kenji Stoll is a Tacoma-based artist with a background in design, graffiti art, murals and community-based public art. His work often layers patterns, natural imagery and motifs, informed by his Japanese American heritage and Japanese art. He enjoys working on public art projects because of their accessibility, and the ways they shape our shared understanding of who we are and where we live.

Timeline

2026-2027: Crosswalks will be evaluated compared to the control/no-treatment crosswalks and results will be analyzed.
Summer 2026: Crosswalk art installation complete.
October 2025: Art designs for the crosswalk complete.
Summer 2025: Community outreach and development of design. More information on outreach will be available on this webpage.
April-May 2025: Artist selection

Project Status: Completed

Contact

Lindsey Pavletich
Project Manager

Telephone

425-452-4636

lpavletich@bellevuewa.gov