Get started on your PARK(ing) Day participation! The short application is due in just two weeks…and the best part is it’s free! PARK(ing) Day happens every year on the 3rd Friday in September and it’s an opportunity for any Seattleite to creatively turn street parking spaces into pop-up parks for… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT will be making adjustments to on-street parking rates and hours of operation in various parts of the city starting in the First Hill neighborhood this month. SDOT is making the changes to create more open spaces during the daytime and early evening for visitors to the Seattle’s downtown and neighborhood business districts…. [ Keep reading ]
Getting around Seattle can be challenging, especially with all the changes and growth happening in the city. To help keep track of it all, SDOT has compiled 5 Tools to help travelers in the Seattle area whenever you’re on the go. In no particular order, SDOT recommends: 1. Time All… [ Keep reading ]
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 new space by listening to live music, playing table tennis and… [ Keep reading ]
One pedestrian improvement project wraps up, and another begins! After seven weeks of construction, pedestrian safety improvements around the intersection of 3rd Avenue NW, NW 56th Street and NW 55th Place, near West Woodland Elementary School in Ballard, are now finished. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) appreciates the community’s… [ Keep reading ]
There’s a new traffic signal at 9th Ave N and Thomas St in South Lake Union, making it easier and safer to navigate through this busy intersection located within this booming part of town. Thanks to a strategic partnership between SDOT and private developers working in the area, people who… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT hosted a public meeting last week at the Rainier Community Center with about 300 community members attending to announce changes coming to Rainier Avenue South. This project’s goals is to make Rainier Avenue safer for everyone. There has been about one crash per day on Rainier Avenue . Within the… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police officers, firefighters and emergency management staff will be out spreading the word about AlertSeattle, a new, real-time emergency alert and notification system. With AlertSeattle in place, Seattle now has a way to send out messages to the public with information on what to do when emergencies like… [ Keep reading ]
PARK(ing) Day is a little over a month away, and we want you to get involved! PARK(ing) Day happens once a year and is an opportunity for Seattleites to temporarily turn on-street parking spaces into public places, called “parklets.” PARK(ing) Day is celebrated every third Friday in September in more than 162… [ Keep reading ]
