What? The kiosk at the southwest corner of Fifth Avenue and Union in Downtown Seattle – you hadn’t noticed it was gone? That’s why it was removed. A “relic” of the late 70’s, it no longer was serving its intended purpose. One of five kiosks from Pine to Seneca on… [ Keep reading ]
With Spring finally coming into full bloom throughout Seattle, now’s a great time to slip on your walking shoes and get out and see some of SDOT’s recently completed projects. In West Seattle’s Morgan Junction, SDOT just completed three new pedestrian improvements. A part of the Seattle Transit Plan… [ Keep reading ]
It’s Earth Day on Friday. Why not celebrate the day by parking your car and taking a stroll? A great place to start is the freshly installed sidewalk that connects to the Mount Baker Station on Sound Transit’s Link light rail. The new sidewalk on S McClellan Street, between… [ Keep reading ]
On March 24th the earth moved – under the long stairway leading down from 20th Avenue NE and NE 98th Street to Thornton Creek. The movement shoved the lower section of stairs and collapsed the landing in the middle of the stairway. The hill above Thornton Creek, on which the… [ Keep reading ]
If you walk or bike the Burke Gilman Trail near the University Village you’ll be treated to a surprise that’s awaiting you as you pass under the NE 45th Street Viaduct Bridge. No, it’s not another troll, it’s an elegant design that “softens” the bridge’s supporting concrete wall with… [ Keep reading ]
The pathway above is a great example of how SDOT is using the 2006 Bridging the Gap (BTG) voter-approved transportation initiative to chip away at SDOT’s maintenance backlog on lesser traveled routes as well as major arterials. Located on W Raye Street on Queen Anne Hill, neighborhood residents… [ Keep reading ]
Spring is here. It’s time to emerge from our winter dens, blink our eyes in the sun, and look around the garden to see how it has survived winter neglect. A first instinct may be to get out the tools and take on some pruning projects, but spring is… [ Keep reading ]
We are often asked why drivers are forced to wait for sailboats passing under the Fremont, Ballard, and other bridges. While one or a few boats or ships pass through, hundreds of drivers sit in their idling cars losing time waiting and sending huge amounts of exhaust into the… [ Keep reading ]
470 : That’s the number of bare root trees SDOT Urban Forestry tree and landscape crews will plant this spring. Bare root trees are dug from a nursery field in Oregon and shipped without their soil. Trees that are shipped in pots or with root balls wrapped in burlap can… [ Keep reading ]
The Spokane Street Widening project continues to progress on schedule! In order to build the new First Avenue S on- and off-ramp for the Spokane Street Viaduct, the contractor working for the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will begin a series of overnight closures of First Avenue S between S… [ Keep reading ]
