Today Mayor Ed Murray, King County Executive Dow Constantine and City Councilmember Tom Rasmussen celebrated increased King County Metro bus service in Seattle. The increased service riders now enjoy are a direct result of Seattle residents passing Proposition 1 in November 2014. The first increase went into effect in early… [ Keep reading ]
Coordinating construction activity, pedestrian mobility, and vehicle mobility, all while making sure Seattle’s summertime events go off without a hitch is a challenge to say the least. But it’s a challenge that SDOT’s Access Seattle team is taking on, and they are getting results. Most recently, the Access team has… [ Keep reading ]
On Capitol Hill right now there is a lot of construction; a lot of construction. And there’s been a lot of construction on Capitol Hill for a very long time, so much so that late last year the area that was defined as the Capitol Hill Construction Hub was expanded… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT street maintenance crews are in the thick of crack seal season. Crack sealing is exactly what it sounds like – filling cracks on city streets. Each summer SDOT crews help keep our streets in good condition by filling cracks in our arterial streets with a flexible sealant. Cracks allow… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT Director Scott Kubly and SDOT staffers joined Seattle Police Department (SPD) officers at Arbor Heights/K-5 STEM School in West Seattle to educate and reward for traveling safely and following the rules of the road. Thanks to school staff, students and parents, SPD, and everyone out there in the Delridge community. This included grownups driving and kids who were getting… [ Keep reading ]
When we think of ways to build healthy communities, “repairing aging infrastructure” doesn’t usually top the list. But SDOT is partnering with the Alliance for Pioneer Square, the Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority, Seattle City Light, and other city agencies to take advantage of a unique opportunity… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT is seeking a $25 million federal TIGER grant that would complete the Northgate Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge and also fund a major expansion of the city’s bike share network. This grant from USDOT, along with local contributions from SDOT and Sound Transit, would provide a direct pedestrian crossing over I-5 and… [ Keep reading ]
In the past six months, SDOT has replaced or installed 153 curb ramps at 31 locations throughout the city. These improvement projects are helping build healthy communities by adding or replacing curb ramps in neighborhoods that didn’t meet current city code requirements. Improvement project criteria for the locations focused on areas where people… [ Keep reading ]
“Build a Better Block: Rethinking Streets & Sidewalks as a Social Setting” Wednesday, June 10 from 6-8pm Featured Guest Speaker: Jason Roberts Moderator: Joshua McNichols, KUOW Nesholm Family Lecture Hall at McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer Street RSVP here: https://betterblock.eventbrite.com Jason Roberts is the founder of the Oak Cliff Transit Authority,… [ Keep reading ]
Safety improvements are moving forward for SW Roxbury Street! Roxbury will be rechannelized from 4-lanes to 3-lanes between 35th Ave SW and 17th Ave SW and a number of additional safety enhancements are coming soon to one of Seattle’s southernmost arterials. SDOT worked with the community for more than a… [ Keep reading ]
