If you are a regular SDOT blog reader you know the city launched its Be Super Safe, Seattle! campaign last summer. You might have also read about our Safety Elves and how easily collisions in the Center City can be avoided during the holiday season. Today we wanted to share… [ Keep reading ]
City offices are closed today. We will resume our blog posts tomorrow. The Seattle Department of Transportation wishes you a very happy and safe holiday! Please don’t drink and drive or drive distracted – turn off the cell phone and be aware of others on the road, whether they are… [ Keep reading ]
Guardrail and crash cushions are two items that we give little thought to until we need them. And hopefully, you will never need them. You can be assured your friends at the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) have given them a lot of thought and a lot of care. Thanks… [ Keep reading ]
Last weekend the city officially launched the fourth annual Center City Holiday Pedestrian Safety Campaign. The campaign is a part of the City’s larger Road Safety Action Plan and Be Super Safe an ongoing effort to reach zero traffic fatalities and serious injuries. During the winter holiday season, there are… [ Keep reading ]
West Thomas Street Pedestrian and Bicycle Overpass Officially Open The Seattle Department of Transportation recently opened the West Thomas Street Pedestrian and Bicycle Overpass and the Lake to Bay Loop Way-Finding projects with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony. These projects together create a vital and safe connection to some of Seattle’s… [ Keep reading ]
Shorter days and rainy weather signal the arrival of fall with winter following close behind! The good news is those of us in the Northwest don’t let either slow us down, we just dig out the GoreTx and keep right on peddling our way to work and to fun! Thanks… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will hold an Open House on Wednesday, November 28, to discuss plans for bus stop improvements and consolidation along Greenwood Ave N between N 87th Street and N 105th Street. This is an opportunity to comment to SDOT on bus stop locations and… [ Keep reading ]
This fall, SDOT kicked off a new Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program at Aki Kurose Middle School with an after-school bike club. In partnership with Bike Works, SDOT staff is coordinating a 6-week program for Aki students to learn bicycle maintenance and safe urban riding skills. Students borrowed bicycles… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police to conduct road safety emphasis patrols on Aurora Consider yourself on alert! The Seattle Police Department (SPD) will have a larger presence on the Aurora Corridor this Thursday and Friday, November 8 and 9. SPD will be conducting emphasis patrols to improve traffic safety for everyone using Seattle’s… [ Keep reading ]
As 2012 draws to a close, work on many Bridging the Gap (BTG) projects is also wrapping up. Over the past six years, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has made needed repairs to our bridges, roads, sidewalks, signs and stairways thanks to the BTG transportation levy passed… [ Keep reading ]
