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Happy New Year! SDOT is working towards a safer Seattle in 2015

On behalf of the Seattle Department of Transportation, we wish you a Happy and Safe New Year holiday. SDOT will continue its work in the new year to make our streets safer for all, whether travelling by car, transit, bike, or as a pedestrian. On-street parking is free in Seattle on New… [ Keep reading ]

SDOT’s 2014 Accomplishments and Goals for 2015

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) remained hard at work throughout 2014 on projects that included: paving 31.1 lane-miles of arterial streets such as N 105th/N Northgate Way and Holman Road NW, converting Mercer and Roy streets to two-way operations, and completing the first season of Elliott Bay Seawall construction. It… [ Keep reading ]

SDOT Crews Taking (and Building) Steps to Reconnect Neighborhoods

An SDOT crew (Kurt and Brett) has been hard at work replacing a stairway that will reconnect South Grand Street from Bradner Place at the top of the hill to South Grand at 28th Avenue South. Once the new access is completed, neighbors and families with children traveling through the… [ Keep reading ]

New Parking Pay Stations coming soon

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will soon begin replacing the current on-street parking pay stations that were installed between 2004 and 2010. The first new pay stations will be installed in Pioneer Square, then throughout other sections of the city. SDOT will replace all its parking pay stations in… [ Keep reading ]

One Million Bikes Cross the Fremont Bridge in 2014!

The number’s so large it’s hard to wrap your head around. But here in SDOT, we started jumping up and down with enthusiasm when we saw that the Fremont Bridge bike counter had topped one million! We want riding a bike to be a comfortable part of daily life for people… [ Keep reading ]

Plan Ahead for New Year’s Celebrations

2014 will soon be in the rearview mirror and many people are gearing up to ring in the new year. If your New Year’s Eve party plans include drinking a few adult beverages (or “special brownies”), be sure to make transportation arrangements in advance. Here are a few tips to ensure that we… [ Keep reading ]

Happy Holidays from SDOT, for the Christmas holiday.

On behalf of the Seattle Department of Transportation, we wish you a wonderful and safe holiday. On-street parking is free in Seattle on Christmas Day, December 25. Please remember that normal pay for street parking remains in effect on Friday, December 26, so make sure you observe time limits and other… [ Keep reading ]

SDOT’s Transportation Options program Keeps You Moving

SDOT’s Transportation Options program provides a variety of services to help residents, employers, building managers, and developers access tools and resources for getting around Seattle. Our programs include: The Way to Go Program provides resources and information to residents and visitors on Seattle’s transportation options. The NavSeattle Program is for… [ Keep reading ]

SDOT Urban Forestry Crews Keeping Seattle’s Green Spaces Landscaped, Thanks to Bridging The Gap

Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) Urban Forestry Division crews kept busy by planting 555 trees, pruning 3,044 trees, and completing 1,080 landscape maintenance projects in 2014. All of these projects are possible due to funding provided by the Bridging the Gap (BTG) Transportation Initiative passed by Seattle voters in 2006…. [ Keep reading ]

3 C’s Help Mercer traffic flow and construction impacts diminish

As 2014 draws to a close, construction in Seattle presses on with some help from the three C’s: Coordination, Communication, and Collaboration. It’s been another boom year, following the 2013 surge—a bounce back from the recession. With the 2013 construction surge came the new Access Seattle Initiative to keep businesses… [ Keep reading ]