General Information

Neighborhood Resources

This list was developed by Melinda Spencer for the Northeast Neighborhood Association.

Neighborhood Programs
Good news! The City of Olympia recently updated information about neighborhood resources. Check out Neighborhood Programs - Weekly News Updates!

Animal Control
Contact Thurston County Animal Control Services to report stray or dangerous animals.

Block Watch - Olympia Police Department
The City’s website provides links to archived issues of the Block Watch newsletter, but does not tell you how to start your own Block Watch group. Contact Amy Stull at Olympia Police Department Community Programs, 360/753-8049 or astull@ci.olympia.wa.us

Code Enforcement
Report problems such as trash, debris, overgrown vegetation encroaching the right-of-way, and inoperable and unlicensed vehicles on private property.

Graffiti Abatement
Have a problem with graffiti in your neighborhood? The Public Works Department provides free graffiti removal kits to recognized Neighborhood Associations & Block Watch neighborhoods. To request a kit, call (360) 753-8588, or email Public Works

Neighborhood Crime Mapping Service
This free on-line crime mapping service will let you see police activity that has occurred in the City on a Google-style map. Enter a specific address and see what crime has happened in the vicinity of your neighborhood or pan the map to see activity City-wide.

Neighborhood Crossroads Program
This program encourages people to create a gathering space for their neighborhood, a place for community interaction and celebrations. An added benefit may be to slow down drivers, making the streets safer for everyone.

Neighborhood Matching Grants
The goal is to encourage projects that foster civic pride, enhance and beautify neighborhoods, expand citizen involvement, and promote the interests of the Olympia community. Olympia makes grant funds available to recognized neighborhood associations up to a 50/50 matching basis. 

Neighborhood Sustainability Grants
Sustainability grants are intended to encourage residents to work collaboratively and creatively to find ways to improve the environmental health of our neighborhoods, and ultimately, our community.

Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP)
NTMP helps residents address traffic concerns in their neighborhood. Neighbors nominate their street for speed control devices, and work with City staff to plan and build their devices.

NeighborWoods Program
The NeighborWoods Program encourages residents to plant and care for street trees in residential neighborhoods. The City gives free trees to residents, along with free training in the care of those trees, in exchange for planting and caring for the trees.

Olympia School District

Thurston GeoData Center
This is a great resource to look up property values and records of home sales.

Transportation Programs and Projects

Great places to walk
Links to walking route brochures are provided here. The City has placed copies of our Walking Routes Through Northeast Olympia guide at the Olympia Center, City Hall, and the Smith Building, but this list has not been updated to include our guide, so get it here!

Sidewalk Projects
New sidewalks create, complete, and enhance recreational walking routes that link neighborhoods, parks, schools, and trails. The projects identified in the Parks and Pathways program are outlined in the City of Olympia Sidewalk Program Report.