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Madison Corridor Bus Rapid Design Options Open House Wed. 5/6 @ 5-7pm

Please join Madison Corridor Bus Rapid Design Options Open House on Wednesday, May 6, 5 – 7 PM. The presentation starts at 5:30 p.m. Where: Seattle Academy of Arts & Sciences, Middle School Jaffe Room at 1432 15th Avenue (Enter off of 15th Avenue, south of Pike Street) The Madison BRT… [ Keep reading ]

Metro and SDOT planning “Rideshare Meetups!” to promote Neighborhood Carpooling

To help more Seattle residents get connected with carpooling and vanpooling options, King County Metro and the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) are hosting more than a dozen Rideshare Meetups! in six Seattle neighborhoods this spring and summer, including events in your neighborhood. At Rideshare Meetups! Commuters will be able to… [ Keep reading ]

Spring is in full swing and SDOT crews are out cleaning, mowing, pruning and microsurfacing

Crews have been busy throughout the city getting things spruced up as we all ready for warmer weather. Right now, crews are working hard at locations all over the city so that Seattle’s landscapes are maintained and preserved as summer approaches. While you’re out and about for a bike ride, in your… [ Keep reading ]

Goat-powered Vegetation Clearing in West Seattle!

Our Goat friends along with Head Herder and Chief Wrangler Tammy are back in action for SDOT to help clear some unwanted invasive Himalayan Blackberry and Japanese Knotweed from a West Seattle hillside stairway along SW Holden Street between Delridge Way SW and 20th Ave SW. This an example of SDOT… [ Keep reading ]

SDOT is Rolling in to May, Bike to Work Month!

May is Bike to Work Month. SDOT added a host of new bike facilities to Seattle’s already strong bicycling network in 2014. Our city has more lanes, trails, racks and signs than ever before, so now is your chance to join the ride. If you are a regular bike commuter, try to… [ Keep reading ]

Seawall Habitat Shelves: Science and Urban Design

The seawall project has a variety of habitat enhancements demonstrating the city’s environmental stewardship efforts to improve the lost nearshore environment on Seattle’s waterfront. One of the key enhancement features is the introduction of habitat shelves – protruding shelves attached to the vertical wall face that will serve as the future home to marine… [ Keep reading ]

Chat with SDOT Director Scott Kubly to learn more and share your feedback on the Transportation Levy to Move Seattle

Join SDOT Director Scott Kubly for coffee and conversation in Fremont, Thursday afternoon: Milstead & Co Coffee, 770 N 34th St  Thursday, 4/20, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Here is a Calendar of Upcoming Events (calendar will continue to be updated): 4/22/15 – Greater Duwamish Dist. Council 6:30… [ Keep reading ]

12 New Streateries and Parklets Coming to Seattle

Nine streateries and three new parklets are coming soon to Seattle! In an exciting start for the new Streatery Pilot Program, nine local businesses will install a streatery near their establishments. They will be joined by three new parklets being sponsored by community and business groups. Both the parklet and… [ Keep reading ]

Lake City Way Corridor Tree Planting

This past weekend, SDOT Urban Forestry celebrated Earth Day a few days early by planting 12 new trees in the median stretching between NE Northgate Way and NE 123rd Street. And, in addition to being a nod to Earth Day (April 22), these plantings are a part of the larger… [ Keep reading ]

Chat with SDOT Director Scott Kubly to learn more and share your feedback on the Transportation Levy to Move Seattle

Join SDOT Director Scott Kubly for morning coffee and informal conversation in South Park or online Monday evening: Via Vadi Caffèe, 8600 14th Ave. S  Monday, 4/20, 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Online Meeting from 6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Please Register at http://bit.ly/1IixdeE  Here is a Calendar… [ Keep reading ]