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Join us: Vision Zero Vigil and Procession tonight

This Friday evening, we invite you to join the City of Seattle and community partners at the Vision Zero Vigil and Procession. The event serves as a memorial to mark the one-year anniversary of Sher Kung’s death while biking to work on 2nd Ave downtown, and to honor all those… [ Keep reading ]

Savor Summer With a Play Street

As fall draws near, we notice our evenings getting a little shorter and our shadows a bit longer. Your thoughts may begin to drift from swimming and sunbathing to putting on your favorite pair of slippers and sipping hot chocolate by the fire. Outside, the wintry breezes…wait a minute! Summer’s not over yet! So… [ Keep reading ]

Last Call for PARK(ing) Day Applications!

Last Call for PARK(ing) Day Applications! Here at SDOT we’re all getting excited for PARK(ing) Day 2015, and there are only TWO DAYS until applications are due! All PARK(ing) Day application materials must be received by August 28, so it’s time to start thinking big. This is Seattle’s 9th year… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Welcomes New Metro Electric Trolley Buses

SDOT is pleased that King County Metro riders are getting around in the new electric trolleys in downtown Seattle and nearby neighborhoods. You may have seen, or been on one of the new purple-accented electric trolleys that serves Seattle. King County Metro introduced the first completely new state-of-the-art electric trolleys in nearly 30 years… [ Keep reading ]

Helping contractors and developers be good neighbors

Our city is developing at a rapid pace, as most people can tell just walking around Seattle.  There’s no shortage of cranes soaring up into the air or scaffolding erecting up from the ground. The development and population boom is not expected to end anytime soon; and though some say a growing city is better than… [ Keep reading ]

SDOT is Evaluating over 21,000 Curb Ramps

This past June, SDOT surveyors were sent throughout the City to begin measuring and assessing existing Curb Ramps, about 21,000 of them! So you ask,”What’s a Curb Ramp?” Curb ramps are located at intersections to facilitate wheelchair, bicycle, and pedestrian street crossings. Curb ramps are sloped areas, typically located on corners… [ Keep reading ]

Join Us to Discuss Third Avenue Transit Corridor Improvements

SDOT appreciates your help last fall when you helped us create a list of potential improvements to Third Avenue. We are inviting you to meet us on the street to hear about design updates and share your thoughts. Here are the dates, we look forward to seeing and hearing from… [ Keep reading ]

Microsurfacing in North Rainier Valley underway

Over the next few days through August 20, residents and people traveling through the North Rainier Valley neighborhood may encounter detours as work crews make their way through the area performing microsurfacing of city streets. As a result, roads will be closed for up to 8 hours at a time to… [ Keep reading ]

Hey there, Need a Bike to get somewhere in town? Yes, Bike Share!

The City of Seattle’s Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) program is a partnership that connects employers with resources to provide high quality transportation options to their employees including a bike share program. Whether you’re in need of a quick ride for work or play, bike share stations can be a great way… [ Keep reading ]

Checkout the Latest SDOT Blog Video: Seattle Celebrates First “Pavement to Parks” location on First Hill

Here is a latest Blog Video about the new Park addition: SDOT Director Scott Kubly, Mayor Ed Murray and Seattle Parks Superintendent Jesús Aguirre joined community members to celebrate the opening of Seattle’s first “Pavement to Parks” site with a ribbon cutting on First Hill  this past Saturday. Attendees enjoyed the… [ Keep reading ]