Seattle is one of the fastest growing cities in the nation right now, which means more construction projects, cars, and crowds as we share our streets with people on everything from zero to sixteen wheels. Summer is a great time to try an alternate commute method, such as biking or taking the bus, but it’s… [ Keep reading ]
While Seattle is a very safe city and is on-track towards meeting its Vision Zero goals by 2030, we can always do better. SDOT recently held a walk and talk event for Phase 2 of our 35th Avenue SW Road Safety Corridor Project. The event provided the community who regularly use 35th… [ Keep reading ]
In Seattle, we love our summers and the chance to get out and enjoy the sunshine. Eating is no exception, and we have hundreds of sidewalk cafes throughout our city. To help these sidewalk cafes proliferate, and make the process easier, we’re piloting a new design for sidewalk cafes. Thanks to… [ Keep reading ]
Seafair Weekend is one of the biggest, busiest weekends of the summer in Seattle and that means a LOT of people will be out and about – it’s a good time to remind people to look out for others when heading out for summertime activities. Whether you’re hopping a bus… [ Keep reading ]
Over the last 2 weekends, crews have been hard at work preparing the University Bridge surface for paving as part of the Roosevelt Paving & Safety Project. Weather permitting, this weekend marks the third and final closure of the bridge while crews waterproof and pave the bridge surface. For closure details,… [ Keep reading ]
The $930-million Transportation Levy to Move Seattle was approved by voters in November 2015 and has since been funding safety improvements for all travelers, street maintenance, and investments in reliable, affordable travel options. Here is how the Levy has worked in your neighborhood in the first seven months of 2016: Safe Routes to… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle is renowned for our arts, outdoors, and well, rain. Less well known is that we have some serious hills, rivaling San Francisco’s steeps, which pose an obstacle to accessibility for wheelchair users. Manual wheelchair users face a steep climb, and power chairs can deplete their battery motoring uphill, so… [ Keep reading ]
