Enhancing walking routes to Seattle schools is a priority for SDOT. Since the Safe Routes to School program was created in 2007 (thanks to Bridging the Gap), we’ve improved walking routes to more than 25 elementary schools. To complement upgrades to the walking environment, we work with local schools to… [ Keep reading ]
While Seattleites were busy adjusting their commutes during last week’s Alaskan Way Viaduct closure, SDOT was busy adapting our signal system to changing traffic demands with Traffic Responsive Signal Operations. Traffic responsive signal systems respond to real-time volume and occupancy data to select a predefined timing plan to best serve… [ Keep reading ]
Halloween is a fantastic occasion to walk about our city and meet our neighbors. While we embrace the Halloween spirit by adorning our favorite ghoulish attire, it’s important to remember that the chance of a child being hit by a car on Halloween is nearly double that of any other… [ Keep reading ]
The benefits of walking to school are well documented: it’s a great form of exercise, kids and parents get to spend more time together, and students are more active, alert, and ready to learn after when they enter the classroom. SDOT’s Safe Routes to School Program works to make engineering… [ Keep reading ]
The community at Graham Hill Elementary in southeast Seattle set out to enhance traffic safety around their school and that’s just what they did. Led by parent volunteers and school staff, Graham Hill aggressively pursued their goal to make it easier for families to walk or bike to school. After much… [ Keep reading ]
We’ve recently posted several stories about the infrastructure improvements that our Safe Routes to School Program recently completed around our city’s schools. Today we’ll take a look at another important facet of school safety championed by our Safe Routes Program – school zone speed limit signing. As drivers it is… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT has completed construction of this year’s five Safe Routes to School projects. Working closely with school staff, students and parents, this Bridging the Gap funded program helps eliminate barriers and create solutions to make walking and biking safer and more accessible. The 2011 projects were completed at Coe Elementary,… [ Keep reading ]
The bike box is an intersection safety design to prevent collisions. It is a painted green space on the road with a white bicycle symbol inside. In some locations it includes a green bicycle lane approaching the box. The box creates space between motor vehicles and the crosswalk that allows… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT’s Safe Routes to School Program had a busy summer in preparation for the 2011 – 2012 school year. Safe Routes to School works to improve safety near schools by installing physical improvements along designated school walking routes. SDOT works closely with school administrators, teachers, parents, and students to identify… [ Keep reading ]
With temperatures expected to reach or exceed record highs this weekend, why not cool off with a walk? This stroll will take you alongside a cool stream in a deep forest, past restaurants and a bakery, to a fish ladder, and finally to the shores of the Puget Sound. Fauntleroy… [ Keep reading ]
