While underground utility work began in April (and is still a long way to completion), the focus this summer was completing the installation of the streetcar tracks in front of both Seattle Central Community College and Bailey Gatzert Elementary School during the summer months when most students were not around. … [ Keep reading ]
Ahoy mateys! Today, September 19, be International Talk Like a Pirate Day. In honor, SDOT be post’n two educational videos that we made this summer to highlight our salt-blastedly new on-street parking rules in many Seattle neighborhoods. Th’ videos have special guests relevant fer today. After 5 After 5 provides… [ Keep reading ]
PARK(ing) day happens every year on the third Friday in September and is an opportunity for artists, activists, and community members to temporarily make parking spaces into parks. The event raises awareness about important issues like creating a walkable, livable, healthy city. Last month we placed a call to all… [ Keep reading ]
Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. In honor of the holiday and our hard working employees, we are using the next few Fridays to blog about them. Continue reading to learn about Cliserio Bonilla, Senior Grounds Equipment Mechanic…. [ Keep reading ]
After some three years of construction, the Spokane Street Viaduct Widening Project is nearing completion. The long-awaited westbound consolidated on/off-ramp at First Avenue S opened to traffic on August 31 (see photo below), ending the need for those traveling from SODO to West Seattle to detour over the surface Spokane… [ Keep reading ]
Yahoo Travel has compiled a list of the top 5 world’s most dangerous roads. “We wanted to get to the bottom of exactly where caution should be taken, and found five places with perils you may not have ever considered, from South American back roads with poor track records to… [ Keep reading ]
Did you hear? SDOT and WSDOT have partnered to develop a $30 million mitigation plan to address the parking lost due to the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project. This plan would create short-term parking (less than four-hours) nearby in the Seattle waterfront and Pioneer Square areas that is both convenient… [ Keep reading ]
The school year is back in session and we are seeing more and more kids walking and biking to school. Thanks to Bridging the Gap (BTG), five elementary schools around Seattle have new and improved walking routes in 2012. This year, Highland Park Elementary, Greenlake Elementary, Sanislo Elementary, Dearborn Park… [ Keep reading ]
The artwork, each atop a 11-foot-high column on either side of Beacon Avenue South, shows winged helmeted bicyclists (a boy on a pink column and a girl on a blue column) riding above clouds. Webb states “The two bicycle riders represented in this piece ride among the clouds, as all do… [ Keep reading ]
Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. In honor of the holiday and our hard working employees, we are using the next few Fridays to blog about them. Today we’d like to introduce you to David Leask, Senior Operator… [ Keep reading ]
