A simple Powerful idea…
Shoreline Access for Everyone
It started with a simple, powerful idea
Why shouldn’t everyone have access to Seattle's waterfront. As our region grows, Shoreline Street Ends provide places of respite and should be protected. Since 1997, the neighbors and community leaders of Friends of Street Ends have worked to open and enhance Seattle’s Shoreline Street Ends for public access. Street Ends dot the shore of Lake Union and Lake Washington, the Ship Canal, Puget Sound and the Duwamish. They provide a place of contemplation, a moment when you’re on a walk or run to stop to look out at the lake and catch your breath, a bench for a conversation, a way to run into your neighbors and enjoy the beauty of our water and mountain views.
Now there are more than 142 Street Ends citywide.
Join our last meeting of the year
THURSday, December 12, 6-7:30pm
Northeast Branch Library
2655 NW Market St, Seattle WA 98107——————————————
Design Presentation
Imagine a Ballard Waterfront Park
The University of Washington’s 2025 Scan Design Interdisciplinary Studio is
reimagining a site adjacent to the 24th Ave NW Shoreline Street End on Ballard’s waterfront as a public park.
Join us to see the students’ final concepts and learn about community advocacy for a future park.Monday, December 8, 5-7pm
National Nordic Museum
2655 NW Market St, Seattle WA 98107
Want to schedule a work party
Contact Omar Akkari at SDOT for assistance.
Many volunteers are helpful. Please bring your own a water bottle, basic gardening tools, gardening gloves and boots or wear closed toe and prep for being outside for three hours.
Meetings
Our quarterly Friends of Street Ends Meetings are via Zoom. In 2026, on the second Thursday, 6-7:30pm — March 1`2, June 11, September 10, December 10, 2025
Interested in attending our next meeting? Contact Us for more info or call 206-310-1792.
Spotlight on Street Ends
Our own John Feit has written a series of articles highlighting street ends throughout the city in The Urbanist. These articles are a great walking tour guide to sections of the Seattle waterfront. Learn more about the unique neighborhoods by Seattle’s lakes, sound and waterways.
South Ship Canal - North Queen Anne
Seattle SAKE volunteers and neighbors at Earth Day cleanup in Leschi
Our volunteers make Street Ends a reality.
Here’s how you can help…
It can be as simple as joining in a work party to do some landscaping or gardening. Or supporting our efforts through a donation of money to help with the fees necessary to open up a new street end.
Sweat or smarts equity
We have work parties to develop specific street ends. We provide on-going maintenance, such as weeding, pruning. Join your neighbors to make a waterfront spot nearby welcoming.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Money donated to street ends goes to fees, landscaping materials, structural engineering, permits and more.
If you are interested in supporting this effort, please send your donations to Friends of Street Ends, c/o Leschi Community Council, 140 Lakeside Avenue, Suite A #2, Seattle, 98122
BE A STREET END STEWARD
Much like Adopt-A-Highway, you could tend to a street end near you and entice your neighbors to help keep it well loved and maintained. Learn More
FOSE is an extraordinary group, I admire your commitment. My privilege to provide “tide-water-perspective”.
George Blomberg, Port of Seattle
“Our lovely street ends enhance the walkability of the neighborhood and give us a welcome peek-a-boo view to the water.”
A Leschi community member