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 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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
In April, Copenhagen opened its first of 26 planned “bicycle superhighways.” It’s 11 miles of smooth, flat bike paths enhanced with air pump stations, synchronized lights and uniform signage. It’s designed to connect outlying municipalities and to encourage suburban commuters to bike as much as their urban counterparts. According to… [ Keep reading ]
The 2011 Bridging the Gap (BTG) Annual Report is now complete and available on-line. 2011 was the fifth year of the levy program and it was again a very busy and successful year for the Seattle Department of Transportation. This past year, projects were completed across the city in nearly… [ Keep reading ]
