As the weather heats up and we move into the dog days of summer construction of the many Bridging the Gap (BTG) project are also heating up. Thanks to BTG, a nine-year transportation initiative passed by Seattle voters in 2006, you are seeing a whole lot of construction activity… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT is working to make bicycling a comfortable and integral part of daily life in Seattle for people of all ages and abilities. We want bicycling to be more than a niche activity for fast and fearless riders. To help with this, we are implementing new thinking toward bicycle facilities…. [ Keep reading ]
This week, crews will continue to work on grading and paving the roadway on Valley Street, Broad Street and Westlake Avenue North, north of Mercer Street. Crews will also continue construction on the north side of Mercer Street between Fifth Avenue North and Dexter Avenue North and the east… Filed Under: SDOT
This week, crews continued to work on grading and paving the roadway on Valley Street, Broad Street and Westlake Avenue North, north of Mercer Street. Crews also continue construction on the north side of Mercer Street between Fifth Avenue North and Dexter Avenue North and the east side of… Filed Under: SDOT
In 2012, SDOT embarked on an update of the Bicycle Master Plan (BMP). While the 2007 BMP has been effective at guiding improvements to the City’s bicycle system, an update to the plan presented an opportunity to include fast-evolving best practices and new thinking in bicycle facilities, safety, and design… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle is making great strides in bicycling and biking facilities – check out this, and this, and this. But there’s always room for improvement and there’s always some place doing it better right? And that place is usually Amsterdam. Amsterdam, the land of a thousand cycles Amsterdam is a city… [ Keep reading ]
Parks in parking spaces? That’s right, and they’re coming to Seattle! The newly-formed Public Space Management Program at SDOT is getting ready to kickoff the Pilot Parklet Program this summer with parklets opening in Belltown, Capitol Hill, and Chinatown/International District. The parklet program website explains what parklets could look like… [ Keep reading ]
On Wednesday, July 24, the South Park Bridge Construction project team will host their forth slideshow on construction progress. Attendees will have the chance to get an insider’s look into the bridge construction and the pieces that make it come together. Food and drinks will be provided. A Spanish interpreter… [ Keep reading ]
This week, crews will continue to work on grading and paving on Valley Street and Westlake Avenue North, north of Mercer Street. Crews also continue construction on the north side of Mercer Street between Fifth Avenue North and Dexter Avenue North and the east side of SR 99 between Valley… Filed Under: SDOT
Beginning in downtown’s retail core, drivers are now able to use their phones to pay for on-street parking without needing to visit a pay station or display a printed sticker. Users can choose to receive text message updates and buy more parking from their phone, if they have not yet… [ Keep reading ]
