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New Sound Transit Link light rail stations are coming to NE 130th and NE 148th Streets! With your help, we’ve studied how we could make getting to the stations easier and safer.

January 12, 2021

Summary The Shoreline South/148th Link light rail station is planned to open in 2024. The NE 130th St Station is scheduled to open in 2031, however in February 2020 the Sound Transit Board approved advancing final design and may consider opening the station sooner. In our NE 130th St & Shoreline South/148th Stations Multimodal Access… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Busses, Community Involvement, Light Rail, SDOT, Traffic and Construction, Transit

Have you seen the new sidewalks in Lake City and South Park?

January 7, 2021

Sidewalks are the building blocks of an effective pedestrian network. There are currently more than 2,000 miles of sidewalks in Seattle, and we’re growing that number every day. We are committed to increasing the number of sidewalks in the city with your help! Your tax dollars are hard at work through the Levy… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Community Involvement, Funding & Levies, Move Seattle, Pedestrians, SDOTTagged With: new sidewalk, sidewalks, Street art

We’re working on a new mobility on demand solution thanks to a grant from Transit Planning 4 All!

December 29, 2020

We were recently awarded a grant from Transit Planning 4 All to inclusively plan and implement a mobility on demand solution in the Seattle-King County region! Although many Seattleites are not moving around nearly as much as we used to because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us still rely on transit. Transit Planning 4 All supports communities across… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Busses, Community Involvement, Light Rail, Rideshare, Streetcar, TransitTagged With: accessibility, bus, link light rail, New Mobility, Sound Transit, transit, Transportation Equity

Celebrating Veterans Day at SDOT

November 11, 2020

Thank you veterans! Today – November 11 – is Veterans Day. While our office may be closed today, our gratitude to our brave armed forces veterans extends throughout the year. To help educate the public, and ourselves, about this important holiday we dug into the history of the day, spoke with an SDOT employee who served in… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, SDOT, Staff Highlights

Autumn is here, and we’re all in this together. It’s time to rake your leaves & cut back overgrown vegetation on your sidewalks & planting strips!

September 25, 2020

Summary It’s everyone’s responsibility for maintaining sidewalks, planting strip areas, and vegetation near where they live or own a business – and it’s the law per the Seattle Municipal Code. Clearing leaves keeps the sidewalk safe and accessible. Blocked gutters are also all of our responsibility. How to tell if you’re in compliance with SMC, and … [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, SDOT, Trees and Vegetation, Winter Weather

Seattle Scooter Share program reaches important milestone and rolls toward Seattle City Council

August 14, 2020

Editor’s note: Updated on Aug 19 to reflect City Council committee vote We have made a lot of progress (and a lot has changed) since we announced plans to move forward with the steps necessary to bring scooters to Seattle. After ongoing conversations with the community, we have proposed a… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Scooters, SDOTTagged With: COVID-19, micromobility, scooter safety, Scooter share, Seattle City Council

Stay Healthy Streets continue this week and will add 3 new neighborhoods this weekend

April 23, 2020

We’re opening 6 more miles of Stay Healthy Streets to allow for safe social distancing while walking, rolling, running, skating, and biking this Friday! Greenwood, Othello and Rainier Beach, and Beacon Hill communities will be able to access essential services, recreate, and walk their dogs near their homes while protecting their neighbors by keeping 6 feet apart 24/7. We’re also extending the Central District route to include E Columbia St,… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, BikingTagged With: COVID-19, Safe Healthy Streets

Don’t forget to keep sidewalks safe near construction sites

March 23, 2020

With so many public and private infrastructure projects underway in the city, it often feels that every season is construction season in Seattle. Construction has an effect on how we get around, and especially impacts those with disabilities. Since many of these projects directly affect our streets and sidewalks, we’re… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Traffic and ConstructionTagged With: Construction, pedestrians, safety, sidewalks

Road engineers experience crossing the street in a wheelchair

February 12, 2020

Our sidewalks are used by people of all ages and abilities. As we design street improvements & prioritize pedestrian safety, it’s important to do our best to understand how people with different abilities use our sidewalks & street crossings. In addition to staying to date on American with Disabilities Act… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility

The Move Seattle Levy Update: A look back on a successful (& nearly complete!) year of work.

November 6, 2019

Our Quarter 3 (Q3) Report on the Levy to Move Seattle was published on October 30, and we’re here to tell you about all the great things we invested Levy dollars in last season. Brace yourselves! It’s a lot! It’s been about a year since we published the… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Move Seattle, Safety, SDOT, TransitTagged With: Capitol Projects, Safe Routes to School, Transportation Equity

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