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Renew and Ride: Youth ORCA Program Expanding

The Youth ORCA program is wrapping up its first full school year! And it’s been a great year – students in the program have taken 374,000 transit trips this school year – that’s a savings of $565,000 for the 2,500 students in the program! The ORCA cards students are using… [ Keep reading ]

Don’t Forget to Request your Curb Ramps!

You probably know that curb ramps help people travel from the sidewalk down to the street crossing, particularly people living with disabilities and those who use wheelchairs and other mobility devices. But did you know, if you are living with a disability, you can request to have curb ramps installed… [ Keep reading ]

Community-initiated project: Holman Rd NW and 13th Ave NW

Thanks to the Levy to Move Seattle, every three years, we can fund large community-requested projects. In March, we launched outreach on the 12 Neighborhood Street Fund projects selected in late 2016, and we’ve received great feedback. One project in particular has received a lot of attention: the Holman Rd… [ Keep reading ]

Do you plan…for parking?

When you plan a night out in Seattle, you think about which route you’ll take, right? And whether you’ll go by bus or catch an Uber or a Lyft? If you drive, you’ll probably use an app to check traffic before you leave, right? But do you think about where… [ Keep reading ]

June is Ride Transit Month!

SDOT and our partners are celebrating our investments in Seattle’s transit system and we want to thank YOU, the riders who are using it. Whether you’re on a bus, light rail, train, ferry, vanpool, water taxi, or streetcar, enjoy the ride and know that you’re part of a great movement in… [ Keep reading ]