By now, most of you know that how you get around downtown Seattle is rapidly changing. We’ve made investments around the city to help you get around and for many travelers, the time is now to adjust and adapt to the new normal. The University District (U District) is no… [ Keep reading ]
This week in Seattle are many Mariners games, plus a Sounders and a Huskies game. Concerts and festivals are in the mix, along with walking for good causes and an emergency response test to ensure sound understanding of our new tunnel… Monday Rise Against Concert at WaMu Theater, doors open… [ Keep reading ]
We’re investing in transit. The Alaskan Way Viaduct (AWV) is permanently closing in January 2019. This once in a lifetime event will forever change how we get around Seattle. We know getting around will become increasingly harder especially during this transition. To help relieve some of the downtown travel pressure,… [ Keep reading ]
For incident management, coordinated collaboration is key – with first responders at the ready; pre-arranged support from partner agencies; back-up staff and extra equipment in the wings; and plans well-honed to keep people across the City informed. To do all that we can, we have and will continue to enhance… [ Keep reading ]
We’ve been working hard to better connect bicycle pathways across the city and beyond, and regularly report on progress. The assessment of efforts thus far in 2018, shows dedication toward the larger Bicycle Master Plan (BMP) vision is producing positive results. The BMP is primarily funded by the Levy to… [ Keep reading ]
Did you know that there are over 485 parks in Seattle… and for one day only on September 21, we are adding 62 more! Globally – Locally. Friday, September 21 is PARK(ing) Day, a one-day international event that began in 2005. On-street parking spaces are temporarily transformed into pop-up parks,… [ Keep reading ]
The Alaskan Way Viaduct is closing permanently in January 2019 & new SR 99 tunnel is opening in February 2019. We all knew it was coming, but that doesn’t necessarily make it easier to experience a closed Alaskan Way Viaduct (AWV) with a not-yet-open SR 99 tunnel, and for three… [ Keep reading ]
So what’s new since earlier This Week? Besides… landscaping Mercer; paving 1 block of Mercer; First Hill Street Car Corridor pruning; repaving Olson; and breaking Columbia concrete early Saturday? Well…there’s that storm thing. You know, that one? That thing over in D.C., right? You remember, that 3rd one that got… [ Keep reading ]
There’s only ONE game this week if they win again tonight! We know–they’re in Fairfax, Virginia for game 3 of 5 in the WNBA Finals, just a hop over the Potomac from D.C., but fans might decide to stay home to watch the game, or stay put for a while at… [ Keep reading ]
We’re getting ready for the Maximum Constraint. Starting January 11, 2019, As early as this fall the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will move forward with the permanent closure of the Alaskan Way Viaduct. This construction project is one of countless private and public construction projects taking place in the… [ Keep reading ]
