The year-long project to rebuild Delridge Avenue SW between SW Orchard and SW Roxbury is slated to be completed by the end of the year (weather permitting). The project has rebuilt some one and a half miles along this heavily traveled arterial in West Seattle that had deteriorated over time… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board is seeking new members The City of Seattle is accepting applications for new Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board (SPAB) members to help make walking in Seattle safer, easier and more attractive. Created by the City Council in twenty years ago, the volunteer board plays an influential… [ Keep reading ]
In 2010, a group of Beacon Hill neighbors wanting safer, calmer streets gathered the community together, applied for a grant and created a traffic plan. The goal of the plan was to recommend a street network where children and adults could more safely walk or bike to local destinations. The… [ Keep reading ]
This week, crews will repair and install sidewalk panels along the east side of Westlake Avenue North and Ninth Avenue North on Monday and Tuesday, and will saw cut the roadway near the intersection of Fifth Avenue West and West Mercer Street in anticipation of future drainage improvements work. Construction… Filed Under: SDOT
The World Health Organization has listed traffic safety as an international public health priority and the Centers for Disease Control and prevention identifies collisions as a leading cause of death for young people. In Washington this is over 400 deaths per year and nearly 20 occur on Seattle Streets. Every… [ Keep reading ]
This week, crews continued sidewalk work on the south side of Mercer Street between Queen Anne Avenue North and Third Avenue North. Construction activities 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… Filed Under: SDOT
It’s Friday the 13th again. Queue the suspenseful music and be on alert for knife-wielding individuals wearing hockey masks, right? Well, not quite but for the second time in 2013 we’ll all do our best to make it to Saturday the 14th. As we pointed out on Friday the 13th back in 2011,… [ Keep reading ]
Two more Safe Routes to School (SRTS) projects are kicking off next month and we couldn’t be more excited! SRTS is a national program for children and adults that encourages increased physical activity through walking and bicycling. SDOT supports this effort by funding route improvements on streets surrounding schools. The two… [ Keep reading ]
Imagine being able to bike almost anywhere in Seattle and know you can easily find parking for your bike. That’s the goal of the Seattle Department of Transportation’s (SDOT) Bicycle Parking Program. Thanks to funding provided by the Bridging the Gap transportation levy, in 2013 SDOT installed 400 new bicycle… [ Keep reading ]
Thanks to the Bridging the Gap (BTG) transportation initiative, passed by Seattle voters in 2006, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has been replacing street signs all across the city. Since BTG began more than 41,000 regulatory traffic signs have been replaced, more than 129 miles of bike routes have… [ Keep reading ]
