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LEVY DOLLARS AT WORK | Thank you for celebrating with us! New bike lanes, paving, and more around Green Lake are some of the most significant investments made with your Levy tax dollars.

August 6, 2021

We were pleased to welcome almost 40 neighbors of all ages on an inaugural bike ride from the Woodland Park Zoo to the Green Lake Community Center. At the Community Center, we met with people to share information about the improvements, hand out bike lights, and cookies from Urban Bakery! We want to say a big “thank you!” to our event partners: Seattle… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Biking, Community Involvement, Funding & Levies, Move Seattle, SDOTTagged With:

With three new Link light rail stations come walking, biking, bus, parking and loading improvements!

August 5, 2021

Summary Three new Link light rail stations on Sound Transit’s 1 Line arrive October 2 in the U-District, Roosevelt, & Northgate neighborhoods. We are busy getting ready. Take a look at the connections we are working together to make across North Seattle. A new pedestrian and bicycle bridge over I-5 at Northgate reconnects neighborhoods divided for 60 years… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Biking, Busses, Funding & Levies, Light Rail, SDOT, TransitTagged With: ,

LEVY DOLLARS AT WORK | Thank you for joining us in celebrating the new Fairview Ave N Bridge last weekend!

August 2, 2021

We were so happy to welcome neighbors to enjoy the new Fairview Ave N Bridge at our opening event on July 24. The bridge is officially open to people walking, rolling, biking, driving, and taking transit. We hope you are enjoying it so far! We are grateful to all of… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Biking, Community Involvement, Funding & Levies, Move Seattle, Pedestrians, SDOT, Traffic and Construction, TransitTagged With:

Our call for consultants marks the beginning of a multi-year effort to engage the public in building a transportation vision for an equitable and resilient Seattle

July 30, 2021

Today, we posted a Request for Qualifications (RFQ), which marks the start of our search for a technical and community engagement consultant team to help develop a holistic transportation plan for Seattle. By early 2024, SDOT will have a 20-year plan that tells the story of Seattle’s shared transportation and public space vision with steps to achieve it. The plan will support the growth strategy established within Seattle’s Comprehensive Plan update that is scheduled to start next year. With… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Involvement

LEVY DOLLARS AT WORK | JULY 31: Join us on a bike ride & scavenger hunt to celebrate the completion of the Green Lake and Wallingford Paving & Multi-Modal Improvements Project!

July 29, 2021

After two years of construction, we are thrilled to be wrapping up improvements around Green Lake and Wallingford. This was possible with your tax dollars through the Levy to Move Seattle! Paving is complete, new traffic signals/flashing beacons are activated, new bus stops are in place, and hundreds of ADA… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Biking, Community Involvement, Funding & Levies, Move Seattle, Pedestrians, Safety, SDOTTagged With: , ,

The City of Seattle has received additional Federal resources for West Seattle Bridge repair!

July 26, 2021

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has selected the West Seattle Bridge project to receive $12 million from a competitive statewide federal grant program for local bridges. The City has now secured Federal funding for 70% of work and remains on schedule to reopen bridge in mid-2022! Building on… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Funding & Levies, Traffic and Construction, West Seattle BridgeTagged With:

LEVY DOLLARS AT WORK | Come be among the first to walk, roll, or bike across the new Fairview Ave N Bridge!

July 19, 2021

We are excited to announce that the Fairview Ave N Bridge is reopening on Sunday, July 25! You can walk, bike, and roll on the new bridge at an opening ceremony on the morning of Saturday, July 24 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. before the bridge is reopened to… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Biking, Community Involvement, Funding & Levies, Move Seattle, Pedestrians, Traffic and Construction, TransitTagged With:

We’ve reached the next design milestone for the final phase of West Seattle High-Rise Bridge repairs, keeping us on track to reopen the bridge in mid-2022

July 14, 2021

We have reached our internal milestone for intermediate design of the final phase of West Seattle High-Rise Bridge (high bridge) repairs. This is the latest of multiple critical milestones we have reached on-time in our effort to reopen the bridge in mid-2022. This reflects our aggressive schedule to restore travel to the bridge. The high bridge was closed to protect public safety in March 2020 after city engineers discovered rapidly growing cracks in multiple locations. We immediately set to work on emergency stabilization work, including installing… [ Keep reading ]

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We’ll build a new bike lane on West Marginal Way SW after the West Seattle Bridge reopens in 2022

July 14, 2021

Summary West Marginal Way SW is part of a critical detour network while the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge remains closed to traffic. We will install a new bike lane on West Marginal Way SW in 2022, after the high bridge reopens.  The new bike lane will complete the all-ages-and-abilities network between South… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Biking, Community Involvement, SDOT, Traffic and Construction, West Seattle BridgeTagged With: ,

The West Seattle Bridge is on track to reopen in mid-2022. Join our virtual public meeting to learn more and ask questions!

July 7, 2021

On July 21 at 5:30 PM, the West Seattle Bridge Program will hold a virtual public meeting for you to hear more about the work we’re doing to reopen the bridge in mid-2022 and ask your questions. Members of our team will provide updates about the ongoing repair effort on the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge (high bridge),… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Involvement, Traffic and Construction, West Seattle Bridge