The End of the Year always brings introspection, relief, and now more than ever (thanks Internet!) it brings Best Of and Top 10 Lists. Here are a few you might find interesting: The 10 Best Cities for Public Transportation Seattle comes in at #9. (Will that be true in 2014?… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) operates and maintains over 149 bridges throughout Seattle, including four movable bridges. With financial support from the Bridging the Gap (BTG) transportation initiative, SDOT is making important repairs and upgrades on many of its bridges. Each of these bridges provides key links to our… [ Keep reading ]
The City’s Road Safety Action Plan and Be Super Safe Seattle campaign aim to eliminate fatal and serious injury collisions on our streets. In order achieve our goal we will need to address the three big problems that often lead to trouble – speeding, distraction and impaired driving. In addition, collision data clearly indicates that young… [ Keep reading ]
Between 1911 and 1917 the Stone Way Bridge crossed the northwest corner of Lake Union, connecting Westlake Avenue on the south shore to Stone Way on the north. That was an era, like the current one, during which Seattle was undertaking large scale projects that would determine the city’s future… Filed Under: General, SDOT
City offices are closed for the Christmas holiday. On behalf of the Seattle Department of Transportation, we wish you a wonderful and safe holiday. We will resume our daily blogs tomorrow.
Thanks to the Bridging the Gap (BTG) Transportation Initiative, passed by Seattle voters in 2006, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has met its 2013 goals of planting 684 trees, pruning 3,449 trees and completing 1,007 landscape maintenance projects. SDOT’s Urban Forestry, which is charged with overseeing the more… [ Keep reading ]
Construction activities will continue 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 include: Pour curbs on the south side of Mercer Street between Second Avenue North and Third… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT’s preventative maintenance programs extend the life of streets which are in good condition and postpone the day when we need to rebuild them. This year SDOT conducted a pilot project using microsurfacing, a preservation treatment that is seeing growing use by transportation agencies. Microsurfacing is a thin layer of… [ Keep reading ]
This week, crews completed work along the west side of Westlake Avenue North and Ninth Avenue North and sawcutting near the intersection of Fifth Avenue West and West Mercer Street. Construction activities also continued on the north side of Mercer Street between Fifth Avenue North and Dexter Avenue North and… [ Keep reading ]
If you’re heading downtown to shop and celebrate the Holidays in Seattle, there are lots of ways to find available parking. A recent Seattle Times article featured helpful downtown parking tips, including how to pay-by-phone for on-street parking and how to find affordable off-street parking in Pioneer Square and on the… [ Keep reading ]
