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New Sidewalk at 8740 Phinney North

The Seattle Times submitted a number of reader questions about transportation related work around the city.  Reader comment:  “Edge of the sidewalk was not at the same level as the street and the sidewalk was torn up and redone.” This is an example of rework by a private contractor.  SDOT Street… [ Keep reading ]

New Sidewalk at 90th and Phinney Ave N

The Seattle Times submitted a number of reader questions about transportation related work around the city.  Reader comment:  “Poured an enlarged wheelchair ramp and then tore it (out) shortly afterward.” This was a sidewalk project where the sidewalk went around a corner on a slope.  SDOT crews properly followed the… [ Keep reading ]

Walkers of the world, unite!

It’s going to be a week of pedestrian news for the blog, starting today with a new strategy to keep peds moving next to SDOT’s Second Avenue downtown paving project. Quick background: SDOT is involved in the walk through and next to construction zones in two ways.  First, we coordinate… [ Keep reading ]