SDOT supported Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT) employees last Sunday in the Gay Pride Parade. We were part of a larger citywide contingent showing Seattle that LGBT folks and their friends work throughout City and SDOT. Employees wore t-shirts with the slogan ‘It’s everybody’s street’ and biked, roller… [ Keep reading ]
The City of Seattle invites you and your family and friends to walk, bike and ride more to work, shop and play and cut two car trips a week from July 4 to July 31. Even if you ride the bus to work every day, we’d like to challenge you… [ Keep reading ]
Did you know there was an escalator on the western side of the two-story King Street Station? There was, but now it is no more. It was removed last week as part of the historic renovation of the King Street Station. The “moving stairway” as it was called then, was… [ Keep reading ]
As part of the NE 45th Street Viaduct Project, SDOT has partnered with Cascade Bicycle Club to encourage new bicycle ridership through a series of workshops and rides. The workshops are designed to teach bicycle skills and safety. The rides, or Bike Brigades, will give riders the real world experience… [ Keep reading ]
In 1943 the South Spokane Street viaduct, much like now, was under construction. But back then it was all work from scratch. The area was sparsely populated and only recently booming with cars. But as different as it looked back then – just as the old saying goes – the more things… [ Keep reading ]
Maybe you would be interested in riding the bus more but aren’t sure it will work for you or the family. Perhaps you’re wondering what the cost would be for you AND your kids or grandkids to take a trip on Metro to the zoo. This month’s Way to Go… [ Keep reading ]
If you’ve never heard of a buffered bike lane, that’s because before now, Seattle hasn’t had any. SDOT has just has just put the finishing touches on the city’s first buffered bike lane on N 130th Street from Greenwood Avenue N to Linden Avenue N. Long-awaited by the Bitter Lake… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT is currently finishing up the installation of more than 200 new bicycle wayfinding signs along the entire length of the Burke-Gilman Trail within the City of Seattle. These signs direct bicyclists along the trail and guide bicyclists to other bike routes at important junctions. Funded by Bridging the Gap and a state grant,… [ Keep reading ]
When you last drove on the NE 45th Viaduct, you likely felt like you were on a pretty solid bridge. You were, but under that concrete was wood that doesn’t look nearly as sturdy once you take the concrete off! Take a look at this demolition photo from the project…. [ Keep reading ]
Come out to the Bell Harbor Conference Center (2211 Alaskan Way) tonight between 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. to learn and provide your input on the Elliott Bay Seawall Project. The Seattle Department of Transportation and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are beginning the environmental review to address the Elliott Bay… [ Keep reading ]
