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Did You Save a Landmark Today?

You have the opportunity to help King Street Station win vital restoration funding. The station is participating in the 2010 Partners in Preservation (PiP) program. This is the fifth year of the program that offers 25 historic projects the opportunity to win funding to complete a significant aspect of the… [ Keep reading ]

Creating a different transportation future

4Culture and Great City (and SDOT, who participated on the selection panel) are pleased to announce the eight projects that have been selected for aLIVE; “aLIVe focuses on new thinking about what is possible when we design around the human body? We’re asking professional artists and artist teams, architects, landscape… [ Keep reading ]

Pictures Speak Louder…

Just a note to say that construction to build the new eastbound 4th Ave S off-ramp from the S Spokane St Viaduct is looking good – from both above and below! To see more pictures of progress visit recent SDOT Blog S Spokane St project posts.

Reduced Staffing at SDOT on Furlough Days

To address the economic downturn, city employees will be taking unpaid furlough days to help with the city’s budget.  The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will participate by splitting the furloughing of its staff between two days in each furlough period. Please expect to see reduced staffing at SDOT on… [ Keep reading ]

A Tree Party

We know that you love trees, and so do we! This weekend our Urban Forestry division’s Heritage Tree Program will be presenting a dedication ceremony in partnership with Plant Amnesty. The ceremony will be an opportunity to celebrate these unique trees and their home on the edge of Lake Union…. [ Keep reading ]

Celebrate a night of Bicycle Culture

Because it is spring and bikes are beautiful. Come celebrate bicycle culture by listening to bands and DJs, watching bike films, viewing bike-themed art and more this Saturday, April 10. This is an indoor/outdoor event that will happen rain or shine at 4710 Ballard Avenue. It is hosted by Viking… [ Keep reading ]

Come Play in the Street!

If you had a whole street to play on, what would you want to do?  Pet parade? dance party? huge Twister game? Well, start thinking because we are pleased to announce that Summer Streets are back! We’ll be in Ballard, Alki, Greenwood and Rainier Valley. The neighborhood blogs are all talking… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Bicycles into 4th Place in Nation

If you are a bicycling enthusiast, you’ll be happy to know that you are living in one of the nation’s top cities for bicycling.  Seattle is named the fourth “Best City for Biking” in the May issue of Bicycling magazine, which hits the newsstands today. Minneapolis, Minnesota was the top… [ Keep reading ]

Stretching Voter Dollars to Make Safe Sidewalks

Thanks to a cost-sharing partnership between the family-owned Mar-San Properties and SDOT, there’s beautiful new sidewalk in the heart of the Morgan Street Junction on California Avenue SW between Fauntleroy Avenue SW and Beverage Place SW. The sidewalk at this location, which had been uplifted by SDOT street trees needing… [ Keep reading ]

Get on the Bus, Gus

SDOT and King County Metro have substantially completed a one-of-a-kind project to drastically improve the busy bus stop at N 84th Street and Aurora Ave N.  As we previously reported, the old stop lacked the space to sufficiently accommodate the nearly 300 transit riders that board at this location daily. … [ Keep reading ]