Ethan Bancroft, Author at SDOT Blog

President Biden’s trip to Seattle will have a big impact on travel in the Puget Sound region. Travelers can expect delays and some detours in Seattle over the coming days. Learn more and plan ahead before you travel.

April 21, 2022

During presidential visits, the U.S. Secret Service has authority to provide security, including requiring intermittent closures of freeways and streets. The flow of buses and cars in downtown Seattle and around the region will be disrupted. While President Biden’s exact travel routes and timing are not published in advance, travelers… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: SDOT, Traffic and Construction, Transit, Travel AdvisoryTagged With: advisory, closures, expect delays, plan ahead, presidential visit, resources, transit, travel

National Work Zone Awareness Week: April 11-15, 2022 – help do your part by paying attention to signs and slowing down when you drive to and through work zones and incident response scenes

April 13, 2022

This week is National Work Zone Awareness Week (April 11-15, 2022), and we’re here to remind you to please pay attention as you approach and drive through work zones to help keep workers, yourself, and other people traveling in the area all safe. Every day, our team members at the… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Involvement, Safety, SDOT, Traffic and Construction, Vision ZeroTagged With: awareness, National Work Zone Awareness, people, reminders, safety, week, work zone, worker safety, workers

Seattle Restored program facilitates pop-up shops and art installations in and around downtown Seattle – check out how get there via transit and other travel options!

April 13, 2022

Summary: Seattle’s Office of Economic Development (OED) is partnering with Shunpike and Seattle Good Business Network to host the Seattle Restored program. Seattle Restored matches local small businesses and artists with vacant downtown Seattle storefronts to help revive the central city with creativity and commerce! Pop up shops and art… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Biking, Busses, Community Involvement, General, Light Rail, Parking, Pedestrians, Streetcar, Transit, Water TaxiTagged With: Art, art installations, biking, Downtown Seattle, driving, Parking, pop up shops, restoration, Rolling, seattle restored, transit, travel information, Walking

SDOT’s Pedestrian Projects Toolkit helps guide our work to evaluate and install infrastructure to improve safety for people walking and rolling in Seattle

April 12, 2022

Our Pedestrian Projects Toolkit at-a-glance As part of our overall Pedestrian Program, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has developed a Pedestrian Projects Toolkit that provides estimated costs, timelines, and additional contextual details on pedestrian safety and traffic calming improvements. The toolkit is available in English, as well as the… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Pedestrians, Safety, SDOT, Vision ZeroTagged With: equity, mobility, pedestrian, Projects, resource, Rolling, safety, toolkit, Walking

New Ride Now program offers free and discounted rides to transit and other local trips for older adults (65+) and people with disabilities – learn more and find out if you qualify!

April 11, 2022

Editor’s Note (May 27, 2022): In order to meet robust community interest, we have decided to extend the Ride Now pilot program through June 30. We are continuing to accept new requests for vouchers until June 3. We will do our best to accommodate as many requests we receive as… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Community Involvement, Rideshare, SDOT, TransitTagged With: accessible, caregivers, Community, free rides, older adults, people with disabilities, pilot program, ride now, rideshare, transit

We’ve published an evaluation of the Seattle scooter share program – check it out and learn what’s next

April 8, 2022

Summary: There is demand for scooter share and scooters provide a flexible, low-emissions travel option. During our scooter share pilot program, 260,000 riders took over 1.4 million trips between October 2020 and September 2021. 21% of riders surveyed said they connected to transit, and over half said they would have… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Community Involvement, Pedestrians, Permits, Safety, Scooters, SDOTTagged With: accessibility, evaluation, mobility, program update, report, safety, Scooter share, scooters, Survey, sustainability

Visiting the UW Cherry Blossom festival? Take transit, bike, walk, or roll – and enjoy more time celebrating spring!

April 1, 2022

Have you heard? The cherry blossoms are in full bloom on the University of Washington (UW) Seattle campus, and people are flocking to see them! If you’re planning to go in the next few weeks, please consider riding transit, biking, walking, or rolling, if it’s possible for you. While today… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Biking, Busses, Community Involvement, Light Rail, Pedestrians, SDOT, Signals, Traffic and Construction, Transit, Travel AdvisoryTagged With: biking, bus, cherry blossoms, festival, light rail, Rolling, signals, traffic, transit, travel options, u district, University of Washington, Walking

Biden Administration recommends allocating $60 million to Seattle’s RapidRide J Line, which will connect downtown to the U District, Belltown, South Lake Union, and Eastlake

March 29, 2022

On Monday, March 28, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recommended allocating $60 million to Seattle’s RapidRide J Line project. The grant supports modernizing and expanding Seattle’s public transit system. This recommendation is a critical milestone for the project and the City. It signals the project is… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Busses, Funding & Levies, Move Seattle, News Releases, SDOT, Traffic and Construction, TransitTagged With: bus, Construction, federal funding, Funding, grant, j line, King County Metro, RapidRide, recommendation, transit

We’re adjusting on-street parking rates on Monday, March 28 to help keep parking spots available for customers in commercial areas and in neighborhoods throughout Seattle – find the new rates and other details here

March 25, 2022

Summary: On Monday, March 28, on-street paid parking rate adjustments will take effect, based on an analysis of the latest available parking occupancy data collected in January 2022. On-street paid parking rates are adjusted in various business districts and neighborhoods in Seattle by the time of day to manage local… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: General, Parking, SDOTTagged With: adjustment, on street parking, paid parking, Parking, rates

VISION ZERO | New signs at crosswalks remind drivers to stop for people walking or rolling, as first step in a larger public education campaign

March 18, 2022

SUMMARY: State law specifies that drivers must stop for pedestrians at practically all intersections, whether or not there is a painted crosswalk. A recent informal survey showed that 70% of drivers claimed to stop for pedestrians at painted crosswalks, but when we observed crosswalks in real life fewer than 20%… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Community Involvement, Pedestrians, Safety, SDOT, Vision ZeroTagged With: Crosswalks, Intersections, New signs, pedestrians, remind drivers, Rolling, safety, state law, stop for pedestrians, Vision Zero, Walking

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