Seattle Area Forecast: Overnight and Christmas Day rain or snow showers are possible in the morning with a chance of accumulations of less than an inch from Seattle southward. Even with this possible low accumulation of rain/snow in the forecast, SDOT is prepared and has a snow and ice response plan… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT Urban Forestry needs to keep track of the 40,000 street trees which SDOT maintains, including info on their location, size, species, and more. We also need to track the 100,000+ privately maintained street trees which are an important component of our city’s urban forest. SDOT IT recently created an… [ Keep reading ]
Last month, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) released the draft preferred alternative for Madison Corridor Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Study. Over 180 people attended an open house at the Seattle Central Library on November 16 to learn more about our recommended route and conceptual design. Partially funded by the… [ Keep reading ]
Funding Received for Sidewalk Reclamation along Rainier Ave S Seattle is a city known for its steep slopes, thick vegetation and heavy rainfall. It’s one of the reasons why we’re excited to announce funding for a new project within the Street Maintenance Program at Seattle Department of Transportation. Segments of… [ Keep reading ]
Do you enjoy walking in Seattle and see opportunities to make it better for pedestrians? Do you have great ideas that can make the environment better to walk? Do you have an unique pedestrian perspective that does appear to be represented? If you said “yes” to any of these questions,… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT hosted a “First Hill Streetcar Safety Day” last week at the Occidental & Jackson, Broadway & Denny, and 14th and Washington stations. The Safety Day featured Metro streetcar operators onboard stationary streetcars at the three station locations. The public was invited to board and check out the new streetcars… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT’s maintenance operations crews have been busy all year repaving streets, extending the life of residential streets and repairing damaged sidewalks. As part of these maintenance projects, our crews built over 200 new curb ramps this year. The ramps are required by a federal law which kicks in whenever we… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle’s work to make the upcoming Judkins Park Station more walkable and attractive has helped SDOT win a national competitive award that will provide technical assistance from national experts on station access and design in 2016. Judkins Park Station is part of the planned Sound Transit East Link extension and is… [ Keep reading ]
Safety along Lake City Way has improved as work continues along this corridor. The safety improvement work at 24th Avenue NE and Lake City Way is mostly complete making this intersection safer and more comfortable for people walking and driving. These improvements were recommended by the community and funded by… [ Keep reading ]
We need to hear from you! The deadline to complete the Pedestrian Master Plan survey is this coming Sunday, December 6, 2015. We need your input on the types of pedestrian improvements you think are most important, and where you think we should build them. So please share your feedback, it will… [ Keep reading ]
