Staff from Team SDOT and the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods smile at the camera at a recent outreach event in Seattle. Photo credit: SDOT This summer, we attended events throughout Seattle to hear from you about your transportation needs and share updates about some exciting projects happening in neighborhoods across the city.
Our staff and consultants participated in over 30 events, farmers markets, and festivals. Our outreach efforts would not have been possible without you coming out to these events, so thank you for taking time to speak with us!
Outreach is an essential part of our work to provide all Seattle community members with a wide range of opportunities to access information and provide feedback about transportation projects. We consistently work towards increasing meaningful and authentic engagement to help shape our work throughout the process, to exceed the expectations of the communities we serve.
To successfully engage with community members, we use a variety of techniques to keep communications clear and consistent during a project. This includes in-person outreach through tabling and open houses, digital engagement through our social media channels and project webpages, and other communications through project inboxes, phone lines, and virtual project presentations. With a higher volume of events happening during the summertime, we enjoy getting out in communities in-person for direct conversations with folks.
We valued having constructive and meaningful conversations about current projects and what we have planned in the future to strengthen Seattle’s transportation system.
We gave away hundreds of free bike helmets this summer to help promote safe riding – a total of 465 helmets through the end of August. Seattle’s bike and scooter share companies are also providing their own helmet giveaways at events throughout the city, in addition to our outreach.
“I’m glad SDOT is helping with alternative modes (of transportation) through Flip Your Trip and incentives with the West Seattle Bridge being closed” – West Seattle resident
As we attend the final stretch of summer outreach events, we will continue with our ongoing engagement efforts year-round to ensure your voice is being heard and can help guide the future of Seattle’s transportation system.
There are many opportunities we provide for you to be in the know about projects happening in your community, learn more about these efforts on our outreach and engagement 101 webpage, for information on the stages of a project, how we involve communities, and how you can engage with us. You can also find out how to get in touch, and a list of our social media channels, on our Contact Us web page.
