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Join Us on June 26 for a Waterfront Seattle, Street and Transit Update

Come and participate in this interactive update on Alaskan Way design and options for waterfront transit on Wednesday, June 26 at 5:30 pm. The project team will be sharing street design and local waterfront transit updates for community feedback. Meeting details: Street + Transit Update Wednesday, June 26 5:30 –… [ Keep reading ]

Final Review – Neighborhood Street Fund Projects

The Bridging the Gap (BTG) Levy Oversight Committee has begun their final review of projects submitted through the Neighborhood Street Fund (NSF) Large Project program.  Funding for the program comes from the nine-year BTG transportation levy adopted by Seattle voters in 2006.  The levy provides $4.5M every three years to… [ Keep reading ]

Mercer Corridor Project
Weekly Construction Preview

This week, crews will continue to work on underground utilities on Valley Street, Broad Street, Ninth Avenue North and Westlake Avenue North, north of Mercer Street. Crews are also continuing construction on the north side of Mercer Street between Fifth Avenue North and Dexter Avenue North and the east side of SR… Filed Under: General, SDOT

The 2013 Walk Bike Ride Challenge Partners with Luum

Thanks to everyone who has registered for the 2013 Walk Bike Ride Challenge. If you haven’t already, there is still time. We love watching the numbers of participants grow and reading your creative team names.  The Challenge officially launches June 15 but already you can use our web site… [ Keep reading ]

Even Five Over Makes A Big Difference

Many of us are cheat while driving. We’ve become accustomed to dirving five miles per hour over the speed limit thinking that we won’t get pulled over by law enforcement at that speed. And while we here at SDOT work to calm traffic and our partners at the Seattle Police Department… [ Keep reading ]

Mercer Corridor Project
Weekly Construction Wrap-Up

This week, crews continued to work on underground utilities on Valley Street, Broad Street, Ninth Avenue North and Westlake Avenue North, north of Mercer Street. Crews also continued construction on the north side of Mercer Street between Fifth Avenue North and Dexter Avenue North and the east side of SR 99 between… Filed Under: SDOT

Sidewalk Repairs near Low Income Housing

Seattle’s Pedestrian Master Plan set an ambitious goal: make Seattle the most walkable city in America. Reaching this goal requires a multi-pronged approach, and the first prong you might think of is obvious: fix our broken sidewalks. SDOT’s Sidewalk Safety Repair Program (SSRP) was created to help catch up on… [ Keep reading ]

Draft Seattle Bicycle Master Plan Released

The draft Seattle Bicycle Master Plan is now available online for public comment. It includes City’s vision of making “riding a bicycle a comfortable and integral part of daily life in Seattle for people of all ages and abilities.” The strategies and actions identified in the plan will not only… [ Keep reading ]

Transit – Increasing speed and reliability and improving bus stop facilities

Thanks to the Bridging the Gap (BTG) transportation initiative passed by Seattle voters in 2006, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has been working hard to improve transit across the city.  A Transit Master Plan (TMP) was completed in 2012 and will serve as a long-term guide to help direct… [ Keep reading ]

Connecting downtown neighborhoods and everything in between –

June 6 Open House on the Center City Connector Transit Study Join us Thursday, June 6, 5:30 – 7:30pm at the South Lake Union Discovery Center                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  (101 Westlake Ave North, at the corner of Westlake and Denny) Seattle is growing, and so is our appetite for transit. The city’s Transit… [ Keep reading ]