SDOT to start installing temporary curbside priority pick-up zones for retail shops

SEATTLE — Crews with the Seattle Department of Transportation will start installing temporary curbside priority pick-up zones Friday for city retail businesses that are open for curbside pickup.

Mayor Jenny Durkan announced that the additional measures are to help support small businesses.

Washington is currently in Phase 1 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s Safe Start plan. This allows retail stores to reopen for curbside pick-up if all guidelines are met.

“We know that defeating COVID-19 and helping our economy recover will be a long process. That is why we are increasing our support to businesses in Seattle by creating priority pick up zones so residents can do their shopping remotely and pick up from our local businesses,” said Durkan.

The city will install temporary 15-minute loading zones for customers, which the city said give people a chance to quickly and safely pick up purchases.

Curbside priority pick-up zones will be marked by easels with a 15-minute load sign and blue curbside pick-up priority sign attached.

In mid-March, the city installed three-minute temporary food pick-up zones at over 400 restaurants.

“During this unprecedented time, it remains the city’s top priority to keep people healthy and safe, and we will continue to explore ways to turn the dial on reopening that don’t reverse the progress we’ve made to flatten the curve. I encourage all our Seattle residents to shop local and patronize your local shops. We will get through this together,” Durkan said.

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