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What do grants, safe routes to school and oversight have in common?

  Interested in hearing more about the amazing work done by the Seattle Department of Transportation’s (SDOT) Capital and Revenue Development Division?  Or learning more about the great work of the Safe Routes to School Program?  Or maybe you are just interested in getting an update on the work the… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle’s Waterfront by Land, Sea and Sky!

Waterfront Seattle hosted a mobile workshop on Sunday as part of the 2013 Rail-Volution Conference.  The workshop gave participants a chance to see and explore our changing waterfront through three different vantage points.  By land: A tour of Milepost 31 and a walk to the SR-99 Tunnel construction site to… [ Keep reading ]

Mercer Corridor Project – Weekly Construction Preview

This week, crews will continue sidewalk and landscaping work on Valley Street between Fairview Avenue North and Ninth Avenue North. Construction will also continue on the north side of Mercer Street between Fifth Avenue North and Dexter Avenue North and the east side of SR 99 between Valley and Harrison… [ Keep reading ]

Safer and More Comfortable Streets Coming to Two Seattle Neighborhoods

Seattle has a goal of reaching zero traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2030. We also have a vision of making Seattle the most walkable city in the nation; and of making riding a bicycle a comfortable and integral part of daily life for people of all ages and abilities…. [ Keep reading ]

Mercer Corridor Project – Weekly Construction Wrap up

This past week, crews continued sidewalk and landscaping work on Valley Street between Fairview Avenue North and Ninth Avenue North. Construction also continued on the north side of Mercer Street between Fifth Avenue North and Dexter Avenue North and the east side of SR 99 between Valley and Harrison streets…. [ Keep reading ]

Once Around the Web: Save Us!

Ok sure, things are looking pretty bad out there. Take for example these recent news stories: Half of All Premature Deaths Due to Road & Electricity Emissions In 2012, 34,080 lives ended early on American roads. That’s a big number, but it’s not as large as the number of people… [ Keep reading ]

2000 Elephants worth of paving!

The completion celebration for the NE 125th Street and Sand Point Way Paving Project went off without a hitch, much like the project itself.  Held last Thursday at the Lake City Farmer’s Market, it was a low key affair – with less than ten minutes of speeches, but plenty of hot… [ Keep reading ]

There’s a map for that!

The Seattle Department of Transportation provides maps of all sorts – some you may not even be aware of.  Besides project maps and detour maps on specific project websites, we offer some very handy ones which you might want to add to your “favorites.” The Seattle Travelers Map… [ Keep reading ]

New sidewalks are coming, new sidewalks are coming!!

As we move closer to the end of 2013 Seattle residents can expect to see a flurry of construction activity as the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) begins to wrap up many of its construction projects.  Currently, two of SDOT’s 2013 Sidewalk Development projects are in construction right now, with… [ Keep reading ]

Mercer Corridor Project – Weekly Construction Preview

This week, crews will continue sidewalk and landscaping work on Valley Street between Fairview Avenue North and Ninth Avenue North. Construction will also continue on the north side of Mercer Street between Fifth Avenue North and Dexter Avenue North and the east side of SR 99 between Valley and Harrison… [ Keep reading ]