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Seattle City Council updated on Seawall Project, January 13

Today, SDOT briefed the Seattle City Council on the current status of the Elliott Bay Seawall Project. With an updated commitment to project transparency and accountablity, this was the first presentation on the seawall project to the City Council since the recent transition to the new Mayoral administration. The briefing… [ Keep reading ]

Mercer Corridor Project
Weekly Construction Wrap Up

Construction activities continued on the north side of Mercer Street between Fifth Avenue North and Dexter Avenue North and the west side of SR 99 between Valley and Harrison streets. Construction was completed on Mercer Street at Fifth Avenue West and daytime lane restrictions began on Fifth Avenue North to… Filed Under: SDOTTagged With:

Accidents Rare, Mistakes Common

The word “accident” isn’t really part of our vocabularly here at SDOT. The truth is that the overwhelming majority of collisions – at least 90 percent – are preventable. The word ‘crash’ is a much more accurate way to describe these incidents. Most crashes are caused by mistakes like speeding,… [ Keep reading ]

Once Around the Web: Open Streets!

Remember Summer Streets 2013? Weren’t they great? Did you know that our Summer Streets Program is a part of a wider movement to open up streets around the world? It’s true and here’s a secret…we’re already starting to plan for 2014! But until we have more info, you should check… [ Keep reading ]

Check It! Delridge Has a Neighborhood Greenway

As of January 2014, Seattle’s implemented nearly ten miles of neighborhood greenways. The Delridge Neighborhood Greenway makes up about 1.5 miles of this amount and finishing touches were recently completed.  It follows 26th Avenue SW for the majority of the route, starting at SW Andover Street and ending at Delridge… [ Keep reading ]

Bridging the Gap…what have we accomplished in seven years? Lots!

The Bridging the Gap (BTG) transportation levy program just wrapped up its seventh year of work.  BTG is a nine-year, $365 million levy that is working to address years of deferred maintenance to aging infrastructure.  Approved by voters in 2006, BTG enables much-needed work by the Seattle Department of… [ Keep reading ]

Mercer Corridor Project
Weekly Construction Preview

This week, crews will continue construction activities on the north side of Mercer Street between Fifth Avenue North and Dexter Avenue North and the west side of SR 99 between Valley and Harrison streets. Construction will begin on Mercer Street at Fifth Avenue West and daytime lane restrictions will begin… Filed Under: SDOTTagged With:

Whose parking space is it?

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 ]

Mercer Corridor Project
Weekly Construction Wrap-up

Construction activities continued on the north side of Mercer Street between Fifth Avenue North and Dexter Avenue North and the west side of SR 99 between Valley and Harrison streets. Activities this week included: Continued sidewalk work and conduit installation on the south side of Mercer Street between Queen Anne… Filed Under: Pedestrians, SDOTTagged With:

Almost one million bike trips on Fremont Bridge in 2013

SDOT now has collected a full calendar year of data from the Fremont Bridge bike counter, giving a better idea of the patterns of bicyclists in the corridor. The total number of bicycle trips counted for 2013 was 926,025, getting very close to 1M. The day when the most trips… [ Keep reading ]