Why SDOT has undertaken development of a systematic Asset Management Program There are approximately 3,946 12-foot wide lane miles of streets within the city of Seattle; the street right of way (ROW) occupies 24.8 percent of the city surface area. That public ROW system, or Seattle’s urban transportation system, not… [ Keep reading ]
Back by popular demand, 70 goats returned at 3 p.m. today to trim down the vegetation on the steep hillside adjacent to the Pine Street Hillclimb stairs below the Pike Place Market. If you’d like to come and watch our live mowers in action, you can view them from… [ Keep reading ]
“It is a never-ending battle to keep on top of the railing repairs on the Alaskan Way Viaduct,” says Greg Funk, general bridge maintenance supervisor for SDOT. This year so far, repairs on the viaduct have totaled over $123,000 according to Ed Mortensen who is SDOT’s Bridge maintenance… [ Keep reading ]
Now you can view available parking in downtown Seattle online with SDOT’s e-Park system that provides parking guidance and real-time space availability information in the retail district of downtown. Providing easy access to off-street, short-term parking for shoppers and visitors, e-Park monitors openings in over 4,500 parking spaces located… [ Keep reading ]
By the time you encounter a construction project, it will have been years in the planning. In addition to the more obvious construction-related planning such as design, funding, and how it will be built, the lesser known side of planning involves coordinating the construction traffic closures and required detours that are critical to building a project. SDOT makes every effort to reduce the impact of construction on the driving public. That may sound relatively simple, but it’s much like a game of chess. Every shift of traffic can alter traffic somewhere else, sometimes in a totally unrelated area. As noted by SDOT Construction Coordinator Abby Rudell, work on I-5 can shift traffic so as to cause impacts as far as I-405, east of Lake Washington.
Originally called Decoration Day, Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation’s service. City offices are closed today, May 30, in observance of Memorial Day. The daily SDOT Blog will resume tomorrow, May 31.
SDOT has completed its 2010 Annual Report which summarizes the highlights of the vast body of work the department completed this past year. The report covers our efforts to” keep Seattle moving” with status updates on all our major projects; financial facts including budgets and expenditures; accomplishments “By the… [ Keep reading ]
You may have noticed that descriptions of SDOT’s major maintenance and construction projects often mention if the work is a “Complete Street.” If you’ve been wondering what all that entails, you’re not alone. As a result of numerous requests for additional information about Seattle’s Complete Streets policies and implementation,… [ Keep reading ]
Everybody has an opinion about transportation. What’s yours? Now’s your chance to be heard! For details, please see our website. Last fall, the City Council adopted Resolution Number 31240 which states the City’s intent to convene a Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) III to advise the Mayor… [ Keep reading ]
Art is finding its way to more and more locations throughout the city and in many surprising places – even spicing up sidewalks in several neighborhood business districts. Many SDOT projects do not have a “1% for Art” public art project associated with them, but can still benefit from some aesthetic enhancement. … [ Keep reading ]
