City of Seattle encourages safe travel on land and water and hopes everyone gets safely to and from wherever the weekend takes them. Here is a link to Seafair’s page on transportation options and parking for Seafair Weekend. With this upcoming weekend’s Seafair Weekend events, the Seattle Department of Transportation… [ Keep reading ]
If you’re heading down to the Seattle Waterfront to escape the heat this weekend, there’s a lot happening! Let SDOT help you out get on your way with quick and convenient parking options, thanks to e-park. These real-time parking signs let drivers know how many open spaces are available in… [ Keep reading ]
Want to help make Rainier Valley a safer and more mobile place to live and work? Join SDOT at our open house on July 30 from 7-9 pm to learn about the projects improving the way people live and travel. The meeting will be held at the Rainier Community Center… [ Keep reading ]
This year’s dry summer may have all but erased your memories of Seattle’s rainy winter weather. However, now is the perfect time to start prepping your garden for fall and winter downpours with a rain garden! If you’ve ever walked through a wooded park on a rainy day, you likely… [ Keep reading ]
The South Lake Union Streetcar has 9 new ticket pay stations! Buying a Streetcar ticket for a group or for all day use will become much easier with these new ticket vending machines “TVMs.” The TVMs have added functionality, allowing purchases of: Streetcar-only day passes ($4.50 adult, $3.00 youth and… [ Keep reading ]
Biking between Rainier Valley and Lake Washington is now a lot easier thanks to the new bicycle “runnel” built by SDOT crews at S. Hinds Street and York Road S. stairway. Stairway runnels create an easier way for bicyclists to push bikes up or down a staircase in a channel… [ Keep reading ]
Imagine the following: mini golf in the streets of Pioneer Square, a library of banned books curbside in Ballard, and nearly 40 feet of space for playing cornhole on a downtown street. These installations—not to mention dozens of other spaces for art, public seating, and play—were all part of last… [ Keep reading ]
Early in 2015 SDOT completed another innovative project to improve pedestrian safety near the Salmon Bay School at NW 65th Street and 18th Avenue NW in Ballard. This project is another effort to help us achieve our Vision Zero goal, to end traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2030. …. [ Keep reading ]
Please join us tonight for the Center City Bike Network open house to meet the project team and share your vision for the project. Tuesday, July 21, Town Hall Seattle at 1119 8th Ave from 5:00 – 7:00 PM Learn the history and next steps in the selection and design process… [ Keep reading ]
Update: Here is a brief video of SDOT Director Scott Kubly chatting about the safety improvements made at 47 Ave SW and SW Admiral Way in West Seattle. Over the last four months, crews working for the Seattle Department of Transportation constructed the 47th/Admiral Signal project, a set of improvements supported… [ Keep reading ]
