School is out! And for students at Whittier Elementary School, it was a great year of biking and walking to school. We celebrated the end of school with Whittier students by handing out healthy snacks and goodies like stickers, reflective key chains, and of course, sidewalk chalk. Students and parents… [ Keep reading ]
Our Traffic Calming Program encompasses a broad range of measures to improve street safety and encourages travelers to drive more slowly. Narrow streets, curved streets, trees, and parked cars can send visual cues to drivers to slow down. SDOT can also determine whether to install a Physical Traffic Calming Device, such as a… [ Keep reading ]
Join Mayor Ed Murray, SDOT Director Scott Kubly, and other City Department Directors and staff on Tuesday, June 28th for the Belltown Find It, Fix It Walk. The walk starts at the Belltown Community Center and there will be refreshments from 5:30-6:00pm. The walk will take place from 6:00-7:30pm. SDOT… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT paving crews have been hard at work preparing neighborhood streets for our 2016 microsurfacing project. As described in an earlier blog post, microsurfacing extends the life of streets that are in good condition by protecting the pavement from the impacts of water and the sun. SDOT plans to microsurface over… [ Keep reading ]
In the last five years, Seattle rents have increased 35% and the homeless population has approached 3,000. “We are facing our worst housing affordability crisis in decades,” says Mayor Murray. “My vision is a city where people who work in Seattle can afford to live here… Together, HALA will take us… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle has 149 streets that end at the water’s edge. And while cars must stop when the road does, the areas between the end of the pavement and the water are often valuable spaces for community to gather and for wildlife to thrive. They are places where neighbors can meet,… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle will be celebrating our Pride this weekend, and helping you to get home safe afterward. Whether you’re enjoying events throughout Capitol Hill on Saturday, or the parade through downtown and Seattle Center celebrations on Sunday, enjoy discounted rideshare services all weekend long This weekend our city will be celebrating… [ Keep reading ]
Staff with the 2nd Ave Safety Project recently invited neighbors in Belltown to walk along 2nd Ave to learn about the final project design. The walk led them to several locations along 2nd Ave between Bell St and Broad St, sparking discussions about the safety improvements coming to 2nd Ave when construction starts later this… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT’s Urban Forestry tree crew has begun work to preserve an enormous scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea) in the Wedgwood neighborhood in north Seattle. This huge tree is one of a handful of trees in the right of way designated as a Heritage Tree. The Heritage Tree Program is a partnership between the City and PlantAmnesty… [ Keep reading ]
This past year marked several important milestones for SDOT. It was the first full year under new SDOT Director Scott Kubly and Women and Minority-Owned Business Enterprises (WMBE) Program Manager Edson Zavala. New leadership brought a renewed focus and direction for our equity and inclusion practices. Over the next nine years,… [ Keep reading ]
