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Best of the Year | SDOT’s 2025 Highlights!

Community members commemorate the new ‘Filipinotown’ design added to the Seattle Streetcar at an event on May 21, 2025. Photo: SDOT

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2025 was another major year for the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) as we served your everyday travel needs while working to maintain and modernize our city streets, sidewalks, bridges, and more.

Meanwhile, we’re gearing up for another huge year in 2026, as Seattle prepares to host FIFA World Cup games and advance projects large and small to move our city forward. We’re excited to deliver on our commitments in the 20-year Seattle Transportation Plan while harnessing funding support from voter-approved Seattle Transportation Levy. Thank you, Seattle! You can learn about our work in this blog post.

Watch our short YouTube video recapping 2025’s top projects, events, and activities. Video: SDOT
A cover page showing SDOT's Best of 2025 Top Highlights, with a photo of Interim Director Adiam Emery and other icons, including the SDOT Logo and Seattle Transportation Levy logo.
A collage of photos with a large title that says "Delivering Major Projects and Initiatives".
Text and images. The main title says "Building safer streets and better bike connections in South Seattle." A photo of lots of people with bikes and helmets is at the bottom of the image.
A large photo of a bridge with text and titles. The main title says "Maintaining Our Bridges."
Text and images. The main title says "Supporting Frequent, Reliable Transit". A photo of a person holding up a black ORCA card is in the upper right corner.
An aerial photo of the City of Seattle and Mount Rainier is at the top. A main title says "Bringing Our 20-year Vision to Life."
A title says "Connecting with Communities on Your Priorities." A photo at the bottom shows a large group of people on a sunny day while walking in a residential neighborhood.
A title says "Keeping You Moving Safely Every Day". A group of three people smiles at the camera in front of a large work pickup truck.
A title says "What's Ahead for 2026 and Beyond" and the page includes a picture of four people standing inside a room. The SDOT logo, Seattle Transportation Levy logo, and SDOT contact information are at the bottom of the image. The SDOT website is seattle.gov/transportation.

Thank you

We’ll continue to work tirelessly in the new year to keep you moving safely and smoothly across every Seattle neighborhood, even as major events and large-scale construction projects like WSDOT’s Revive I-5 bridge preservation work and Sound Transit’s light rail system expansion move forward. Thank you for reading, and we wish you a happy new year.