“Build a Better Block: Rethinking Streets & Sidewalks as a Social Setting” Wednesday, June 10 from 6-8pm Featured Guest Speaker: Jason Roberts Moderator: Joshua McNichols, KUOW Nesholm Family Lecture Hall at McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer Street RSVP here: https://betterblock.eventbrite.com Jason Roberts is the founder of the Oak Cliff Transit Authority,… [ Keep reading ]
Safety improvements are moving forward for SW Roxbury Street! Roxbury will be rechannelized from 4-lanes to 3-lanes between 35th Ave SW and 17th Ave SW and a number of additional safety enhancements are coming soon to one of Seattle’s southernmost arterials. SDOT worked with the community for more than a… [ Keep reading ]
A Green Street is a street that, through various design techniques, gives priority to pedestrian circulation and environmental sustainability. One of Seattle’s Green Streets, the section of Terry Avenue between Virginia and Denny, is about to get a much-needed extension. Once complete, the Terry Avenue Green Street will extend an… [ Keep reading ]
WSDOT and City of Seattle crews will work around the clock for two consecutive weekends to relocated and replace utilities. This utility work will be completed during the upcoming weekend closures of East Lake Washington Boulevard from May 29 to June 1 and June 5 to 8, when crews will… [ Keep reading ]
The community will soon benefit from improvements now underway near the busy intersection of 24th Avenue NE and Lake City Way NE. Crews working for SDOT are constructing new sidewalks and other street elements to improve safety, and expects to complete the work in about three months. The project includes: sidewalks, a… [ Keep reading ]
Seahawk Michael Bennett recently joined Mayor Ed Murray and community members for a Bike to Work Day (May 15) ride. Seattle Police provided a loaner (SPD) bike for Michael as he and the group took a ride along the Lake Washington Ship Canal near Fremont on a gorgeous sunny Spring day in Seattle. Please checkout out a… [ Keep reading ]
Mobility can be key to a healthy, happy, and engaged community. Whether taking a stroll to a neighbor’s house, or biking to a local café for a cup of coffee, the ability to move safely and easily through our neighborhoods is what lets us participate in our communities. But as neighborhoods change… [ Keep reading ]
Monday is a federal holiday in which we honor the those who have died while serving in the United States military. Originally Memorial Day began as an event honoring Union soldiers who had died during the American Civil War. After World War I, it was extended to include all men and… [ Keep reading ]
A friendly SDOT reminder that Summer break for kids is just a few weeks away and that they’ll be out and about, so please be mindful by watching out for them as you would at any other time by driving and riding safely. Part of the city’s Vision Zero campaign… [ Keep reading ]
The area around Westlake Avenue N is growing, which means more people are traveling to and through the Westlake area, whether for work or for fun. And like the rest of Seattle, a lot of those people are on bikes. Westlake is especially popular because it’s a direct, flat and… [ Keep reading ]
