The SDOT Blog has reported that safety on roadways in Washington State continues to improve and the federal government recently reported that roadway fatalities and injuries across the nation fell to their lowest rates ever in 2010. But there is no doubt that there is much work to be done… [ Keep reading ]
It’s mid-December and Urban Forestry has reached its goal of 800 trees planted. Our biggest project in a single area was in Ballard; this spring, we planted 362 bare root trees from 9th Ave NW to 15th Ave NW, and NW 65th St to NW 85th St. Smaller projects and… [ Keep reading ]
As part of the Center City Holiday Pedestrian Safety Campaign, on Saturday, December 10, SDOT joined forces with the Downtown Seattle Association (DSA) and Feet First to remind drivers, cyclists and pedestrians to take it slow and pay attention. Peter Hahn, SDOT Director, Kate Joncas, DSA President and CEO,… [ Keep reading ]
Got trees? Then you’ve got responsibilities. Remember when you were a kid and wanted a puppy, and you had to promise to walk him and feed him and clean up after him? It’s the same deal with trees when it comes to cleaning up after them. (Walking your tree is… [ Keep reading ]
This past month, the Washington State Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration signed a $16.7 million agreement in federal high-speed-rail funds to continue the next phase of restoration work on Seattle’s grand old King Street Station. The dollars will fund the strengthening of the King Street… [ Keep reading ]
In June 2009 concerned citizens along with local and state agencies launched the Aurora Traffic Safety Project to improve safety along Aurora Avenue North. Between April 2005 and March 2008 from the Battery Street Tunnel to N. 145th Street, 1,581 collisions occurred – on average 46 collisions per month. This project… [ Keep reading ]
Just a few weeks ago, major construction got underway on piers for the bridge approach on the South Park side. There are now 80 workers laying foundation, and by next fall, as many as 120 workers are expected to be on the job. Nov. 3, 2011 – Photo by John… [ Keep reading ]
Tonight SDOT hits a major milestone on the W Thomas Street pedestrian/bicycle overpass project. When completed this Spring, this project will connect people on foot and on bike between Uptown and Myrtle Edwards Park with a bridge that swoops over busy Elliot Ave W and the train tracks bordering the… [ Keep reading ]
Here in Seattle, winter weather can be like the roll of the dice – we never know what we’ll get – heavy snowfall and/or no snow accumulation at all. For that reason, we may use trucks for paving streets one day and deicing the next. Any greater investment in snow… [ Keep reading ]
