2014 Pilot Parklet Locations Selected After reviewing applications from businesses and community groups throughout Seattle, we’ve selected 10 new parklet hosts to participate in an extension of the Pilot Parklet Program. These hosts will work with us over the next several months to design and permit parklets for their neighborhoods… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) installed the current on-street pay stations between 2004 and 2010, so the oldest machines have been on the street almost 10 years. Almost all are past or nearing the end of their five-year warranty, which means the cost of maintaining a deteriorating asset base… [ Keep reading ]
Government forms aren’t typically thought of as colorful, or, for that matter, easy to use. Enter Seattle, ever on the cutting edge! On Monday customers coming to the Seattle Department of Transportation’s Street Use Permit Counter will see a rainbow of permit application colors, differentiating lines of business, and sporting a format much… [ Keep reading ]
Would you like to know more about all the work done in 2013 by the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) thanks to your transportation levy dollars – Bridging the Gap (BTG)? Or learn what SDOT and BTG have planned for 2014? Like to meet new folks and find out… [ Keep reading ]
We frequently receive complaints from residents stating that their neighbors have taken over their parking space. Actually that space does not “belong” to the adjacent property owner or anyone for that matter. Sorry, but the public right-of-way is public, and is open to anyone on a first come, first served… [ Keep reading ]
If you’re heading downtown to shop and celebrate the Holidays in Seattle, there are lots of ways to find available parking. A recent Seattle Times article featured helpful downtown parking tips, including how to pay-by-phone for on-street parking and how to find affordable off-street parking in Pioneer Square and on the… [ Keep reading ]
The Bridging the Gap (BTG) Transportation initiative was passed by Seattle voters in 2006. BTG committed not only to construct city-funded transportation projects, but also to leverage other funds and support a variety of regional and federal partnership opportunities. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) and BTG have delivered on… [ Keep reading ]
October 29 Open House on the Center City Connector Transit Study Join Mayor McGinn and SDOT staff Tuesday, October 29, 5 – 7 pm at Pike Place Market (85 Pike Street, Elliott Bay Room on the 3rd floor of the Economy Building –location details) The Mayor and project team will… [ Keep reading ]
The initial section of the Broadway Cycle Track, part of Seattle’s First Hill Streetcar project, has now opened to bicyclists. The track will improve bicycle safety in a high bike use area, and was included as an element of the project at the request of the community. Once complete,… [ Keep reading ]
Interested in hearing more about the amazing work done by the Seattle Department of Transportation’s (SDOT) Capital and Revenue Development Division? Or learning more about the great work of the Safe Routes to School Program? Or maybe you are just interested in getting an update on the work the… [ Keep reading ]
