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Japanese contingent visits Linden Avenue North Project

A retired construction management consultant from Tokyo, Hideki Nakamura, recently led five members of the JOYO Construction Engineering in Japan on a tour of SDOT’s Linden Avenue North Complete Street Project, alongside SDOT Project Manager Therese’ Casper.  The group traveled from Ibaraki, Japan to learn more about civil engineering practices in the… [ Keep reading ]

Be Super Safe Seattle!

Today Mayor McGinn and SDOT announced the launch of Seattle’s Road Safety Action Plan and the beginning of a new road safety campaign – Be Super Safe Seattle! The goal of the Action Plan and the campaign is to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries on Seattle’s Streets. That’s right, eliminate!… [ Keep reading ]

Thank you PhinneyWood and Rainier Valley for letting us Party on your Streets!

2012 Summer Streets were amazing! We loved meeting old friends and making new ones. Our latest festivities happened at Greenwood/Phinney on August 10th and Rainier Valley on August 18th. Thanks to our neighbors, visitors and volunteers, we built huge canned pyramids at each of these events. Attendees enjoyed chess games,… [ Keep reading ]

I Bike SEA

I Bike SEA is about making cycling a normal form of transportation. It’s about discovering that you don’t have to be a ‘cyclist’ to go by bike. I Bike SEA invites you to join a two week “shift” to fun and inclusive cycling for everyone. Residents (especially you, ladies)… [ Keep reading ]

More Bicycle Trips in 2012 than 2011 and Other Trends

SDOT now has an analysis of the bicycle count data collected in Seattle for the winter, spring and summer of 2012 that can be compared to data for the same periods in 2011. This data will help planners select the best ways to make it easier to travel in Seattle… [ Keep reading ]

Two-Way Mercer Street Coming Soon!

As neighbors in the South Lake Union community know well, the Seattle Department of Transportation’s Mercer Corridor Project has been under major construction since mid-2010. On August 27, following a full weekend closure of the I-5 on- and off-ramps at Mercer Street, this major roadway improvement project will reach a… [ Keep reading ]

Who’s Riding Bikes in Seattle?

Quarterly bike counts tell us how many trips are made by bike in Seattle at various locations, but more information is needed to help planners determine the best ways to encourage more people to travel on two wheels, and how best to improve their trips. Who is riding those bicycles?… [ Keep reading ]

Get Fit, Get Healthy with the Walk Bike Ride Challenge!

Last week we gave you a breakdown on how each of Seattle’s neighborhoods was stacking up in the Walk Bike Ride Challenge. This week we thought we’d share some of the Challenge’s great health benefits! In the U.S. over 16% of the population has a gym membership, yet we often… [ Keep reading ]

Watch out for striping crews!

Summer is officially here and the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) crews are out all over the city restriping roadway markings – lane lines along arterials, crosswalks and bike lanes and sharrows.  This work is an annual rite of summer and there is a small window to get this work… [ Keep reading ]

Mercer West at Summer Fests!

If you’re out enjoying summer festivals this weekend and early August, please stop on by the Seattle Department of Transportation information table to chat about Mercer West! Members of the project team will be at several events coming up: July 29, 2012 | Hispanic Seafair Festival August 3-4  Magnolia SummerFest… [ Keep reading ]