Have a creative idea for a small public space in your neighborhood? Now is your opportunity to pitch that idea by applying to become a parklet host! Seattle’s Pilot Parklet Program was launched in summer 2013 to explore how well parklets serve our neighborhoods. Parklets convert one or two on-street… [ Keep reading ]
We’re excited about our plans for the 23rd Avenue corridor – and we’ve taken our show on the road! This week we’ve been at the Douglass-Truth Library and SOAR having great conversations with Central Area neighbors. We hope you can join us at our final session tomorrow, January 31 at… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), in partnership with the University of Washington, starts the New Year with installation of two more storefront real time information systems (RTIS) signs. The two new signs are adjacent to major bus stops on Campus Parkway in the University District at Alder Hall (near… [ 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 ]
The 2012 Traffic Flow Data Map is now online and the 2013 map is in the works. The map is a great general reference tool. It can be used as a quick reference for the traffic volume on a specific arterial and to compare traffic volumes between two… [ Keep reading ]
Cheese platters are in high demand. Products containing the colors blue or green are sold out. And people across the region are busy planning parties for the big game. If drinking alcohol is part of your game plan next Sunday, be sure to make transportation arrangements in advance. Here are a few tips… [ Keep reading ]
As the crow flies, there isn’t much distance between the Northgate Mall and the North Seattle Community College. But crossing I-5 requires using either the overpass at N 92nd Street or the underpass at N Northgate Way (N 110th Street). That’s quite a trek for those using the Northgate Transit… [ Keep reading ]
Don’t miss your chance to get funding to improve a sidewalk, park, or street in your neighborhood! February 3 is the deadline to apply to this year’s Neighborhood Park and Street Fund. In 2014, the Neighborhood Park and Street Fund has $1.2 million to support projects that are proposed… [ Keep reading ]
Have a problem to report – who ya gonna call? Well that depends… Say for instance, you call the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) about a pothole needing to be filled on N 145th. We would first ask if it is on the south or north half of the street. … [ Keep reading ]
More than eight blocks of new sidewalk were completed in 2013. The funding for these blocks was provided as part of the Bridging the Gap Transportation (BTG) initiative, passed by Seattle voters in 2006. Since 2007, more than 99 blocks of new sidewalk have been constructed across the city. It… [ Keep reading ]
