Walking Seattle - Eastlake Avenue, 2026

I wanted to check out the progress on the future Rapid Ride J route, so starting at Westlake downtown we walk much of its route to see what is happening. Lots of work on Fairview and Eastlake. Completion is slated for 2027. 0:00 Walk map 0:21 Walk starts at Pine Street and 5th Avenue. Heading north on 5th. 2:03 5th, Westlake Ave and Olive Way, veer right past the streetcar terminus atMcGraw Square 3:30 Westlake and Stewart St, right onto Stewart 8:45 Stewart and Terry Ave 10:55 Stewart and Minor 11:55 High rise under construction features a jet fuselage in between the 2 building 13:05 Stewart and Denny Way, get onto Denny so we can walk back to Fairview Ave 14:10 City Light Denny Substationto the right, building airplane on the left 15:05 the front of the jet. It must be a 747. 15:55 TransForest art work at City Light substation 17:45 Denny and Fairview Ave, right onto Fairview 22:00 Fairview and Harrison St 25:45 Fairview and Mercer Street 27:45 Fairview and Valley St, stay on Fairview, which veers right. starting to see Rapid Ride construction 29:15 Slight detour so we can walk along Lake Union for a bit 34:45 Back to Fairview 43:15 Fairview merges into Eastlake Ave 49:30 Eastlake and E Newton St 53:35 Eastlake and E Lynn St 58:05 Eastlake and E Roanoke St1:03:50 Eastlake and E Shelby 1:07:22 Walking under the deafening I-5 1:10:30 Crossing University Bridge 1:17:50 Veer left after bridge, and then head up 9th Ave NE 1:21:00 9th Ave and NE 42nd St, right onto 42nd for a block 1:21:35 42nd and Roosevelt Way NE, more construction 1:22:50 Roosevelt and 42nd St, right on 42nd 1:26:45 42nd and Brooklyn Ave NE, left onto Brooklyn 1:28:50 Brooklyn and NE 43rd St, U District Link station across the street Filmed May, 2026 #citywalks #urbanwalks #seattlewalks