On May 11th, Mayor McGinn announced that the city is moving forward with a ‘road diet’ on Nickerson Street. When complete, this project will improve pedestrian and bicycle safety while accommodating traffic flows on this key arterial. SDOT reviewed and considered comments from many individuals and groups in response to informational flyers… [ Keep reading ]
REMINDER – REMINDER – REMINDER Monday, May 17th, crews close the 1st Ave S on-ramp to the West Seattle Bridge – not out of spite, rather to make room for the new!! The existing ramp has to come down as crews widen this section of upper roadway, referred to as… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle has an estimated 150,000 city trees, and of those, SDOT’s Urban Forestry division maintains 40,000. It takes a tough tree to survive the likes of the city’s built environment. By comparison, a tree that can live to be 400-500 years old in a park setting, may have an average… [ Keep reading ]
King Street Station is one of Seattle’s treasured landmarks and you have the chance to help win vital funds to restore it. If you’ve been to the station recently, you know that the public staircase from the Jackson Street Plaza on the north side of the station is closed. That’s… [ Keep reading ]
It has long been known that the inclined plane provides a mechanical advantage by reducing the amount of force needed to move an object vertically. So how does this related to transportation you ask? Well, most of us don’t realize that we use this simple machine every day when we ascend… [ Keep reading ]
What color is your sidewalk? Is it Buckwheat? Dusty Rose? Apricot? Concrete doesn’t just come in one color – there are actually dozens of different shades. When a sidewalk is being constructed or replaced, SDOT often consults with the contractor or the private sidewalk owner to choose the exact shade… [ Keep reading ]
Do you find yourself out and about more these days, enjoying the extra sunlight, smelling the flowers, and just strolling around your neighborhood? Are you thinking you should do more walking to get some exercise and see your neighbors? Well, there are a lot of great walking maps of Seattle… [ Keep reading ]
Why are all those people just standing around? Why aren’t they working? Reasonable questions. Actually, all those people are working and each and every one of them is there for a reason. They represent all the concerns involved in determining the work to be done in “the hole.” More than… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT is an active member of the City of Seattle’s Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI) working to ensure our work is equitable and inclusive. Our staff participated in a workshop with other city departments last week discussing our efforts to improve outreach throughout the city. Among the efforts discussed… [ Keep reading ]
