Play street permits are back

As of last week, play street permits are back – just in time for Earth Day fun on April 22nd! This comes after nearly a year-long hiatus in issuing these permits on account of the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis. 

With our free play street permit, you can open your street for exercise and fun and limit vehicle traffic up to 3 days a week, for a maximum of 12 hours per week during daylight hours. Learn all about play street permits and how to apply for one.  

With a free play street permit, you can open streets for neighbors to get outside to walk, roll, exercise and play by closing non-arterial streets to through traffic.  

  • Play street closures may be up to one block long and must not include an intersection.  
  • To help keep Seattle moving, we’re unable to issue play street permits on streets with bus routes. 
  • For everyone’s safety, play streets may operate between 9:00 AM – dusk or 9:00 PM (whichever is earlier) including setup/cleanup.  

2 Comments on “Play street permits are back”

  1. Our block 12234 Evanston ave n is interested in closing our street for our kids
    Please let me know what we need to do

    • The link at the end of the second paragraph takes you to an online site where a permit can be applied for.