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We want to hear from you! Join us at the 23rd Avenue Corridor Greenway Open House

As many of you might know, 23rd Avenue is a heavily trafficked transportation corridor. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) plans to install a neighborhood greenway near this busy arterial to provide a more comfortable environment for people of all ages and abilities to walk, run, skate and bike. Please… [ Keep reading ]

Connecting downtown neighborhoods and everything in between

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 First Hill Streetcar’s Other Track

  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 ]

What do grants, safe routes to school and oversight have in common?

  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 ]

Seattle’s Waterfront by Land, Sea and Sky!

Waterfront Seattle hosted a mobile workshop on Sunday as part of the 2013 Rail-Volution Conference.  The workshop gave participants a chance to see and explore our changing waterfront through three different vantage points.  By land: A tour of Milepost 31 and a walk to the SR-99 Tunnel construction site to… [ Keep reading ]

Mercer Corridor Project – Weekly Construction Preview

This week, crews will continue sidewalk and landscaping work on Valley Street between Fairview Avenue North and Ninth Avenue North. Construction will also continue on the north side of Mercer Street between Fifth Avenue North and Dexter Avenue North and the east side of SR 99 between Valley and Harrison… [ Keep reading ]

Safer and More Comfortable Streets Coming to Two Seattle Neighborhoods

Seattle has a goal of reaching zero traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2030. We also have a vision of making Seattle the most walkable city in the nation; and of making riding a bicycle a comfortable and integral part of daily life for people of all ages and abilities…. [ Keep reading ]

Mercer Corridor Project – Weekly Construction Wrap up

This past week, crews continued sidewalk and landscaping work on Valley Street between Fairview Avenue North and Ninth Avenue North. Construction also continued on the north side of Mercer Street between Fifth Avenue North and Dexter Avenue North and the east side of SR 99 between Valley and Harrison streets…. [ Keep reading ]

Once Around the Web: Save Us!

Ok sure, things are looking pretty bad out there. Take for example these recent news stories: Half of All Premature Deaths Due to Road & Electricity Emissions In 2012, 34,080 lives ended early on American roads. That’s a big number, but it’s not as large as the number of people… [ Keep reading ]

2000 Elephants worth of paving!

The completion celebration for the NE 125th Street and Sand Point Way Paving Project went off without a hitch, much like the project itself.  Held last Thursday at the Lake City Farmer’s Market, it was a low key affair – with less than ten minutes of speeches, but plenty of hot… [ Keep reading ]