This past Saturday, May 11, was the 15th Annual Chinatown/ID Spring Clean, where neighborhood volunteers spent the morning fanning out through the community collectinggarbage, removing graffiti, and tidying up its green spaces. This year the popular community event, also known as Keeping It Clean and Fine Since ’99, was joined… [ Keep reading ]
Are you a seasoned veteran or a newbie rider?! It’s time to celebrate Bike to Work Day this Friday, May 17. Bike to Work Day is annual event and has been used to inspire many folks to try riding to work for the first time. Biking to work can be… [ Keep reading ]
This week, crews will continue to work on underground utilities on Valley Street, Broad Street and Westlake Avenue N north of Mercer Street and signal installations at Dexter Avenue N, Broad Street and Fifth Avenue N. Activities this week include:
SDOT is hosting a street party Sunday, May 19 along Alki. This free event opens the city’s largest public space – its streets – so people can walk, bike, roll, run, skip and shop – without having to watch out for cars! Participate in the West Seattle 5K Run/Walk in… [ Keep reading ]
This week, crews continued to work on underground utilities on Valley Street, Broad Street and Westlake Avenue N, north of Mercer Street and signal installations on Dexter Avenue N, Broad Street and Fifth Avenue N. Activities this week included:
For decades, the “Mercer Mess” has been one of the City’s most significant transportation challenges. Each day some 80,000 vehicles, along with growing numbers of pedestrians and bicyclists, enter and exit I-5 at Mercer Street, making it a critical east/west route for keeping people, goods, and services moving. While eastbound… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) operates and maintains more than 149 bridges across the city. Each bridge provides a key link between our neighborhoods and business districts and helps keep goods and services moving throughout the city. With funding provided by the voter approved Bridging the Gap (BTG)… [ Keep reading ]
This week, crews will continue to work on underground utilities on Valley Street, Broad Street and Westlake Avenue N north of Mercer Street and signal installations at Dexter Avenue N, Broad Street and 5th Avenue N. Activities this week include:
In 2010, SDOT began Safe Routes to School programs at Olympic Hills Elementary and Roxhill Elementary. At that time, both school communities identified pedestrian improvements as one of their top priorities. Olympic Hills wanted to improve the walking route to school between the school and the Lake City branch library… [ Keep reading ]
This week, crews continued to work on underground utilities on Valley Street, Broad Street and Westlake Avenue North, north of Mercer Street and signal installations on Dexter Avenue North, Broad Street and Fifth Avenue North. Activities this week included:
