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The Gateway to Ballard: We’ve refreshed the Ballard Bridge and 15th Ave NW to provide safer, more reliable connections for years to come | LEVY DOLLARS AT WORK

November 5, 2025

Blog stats: 750 words | 4-minute read At-a-glance: Check out our short video below to learn more about the project! Have you noticed how much smoother 15th Ave NW looks lately when you travel around Ballard? We’re proud of these significant upgrades that make getting around the neighborhood more comfortable… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Busses, Community Involvement, Funding & Levies, General, Move Seattle, Pedestrians, Safety, SDOT, Signals, Traffic and Construction, TransitTagged With: 15th ave nw, Ballard, ballard bridge, bridge, bus, completion, interbay, milestone, pedestrians, project, safety, travel

East Marginal Way S project delivers safer streets and more reliable freight access | LEVY DOLLARS AT WORK

October 23, 2025

Blog stats: 1,200 words | 6-minute read At-a-glance: East Marginal Way S is one of Seattle’s most vital transportation corridors, serving as a foundation for a resilient freight network that moves thousands of trucks a day to and from Seattle’s maritime cargo terminals. This area is also a crucial link… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Biking, Community Involvement, Freight, Funding & Levies, Move Seattle, Pedestrians, Safety, SDOT, Traffic and ConstructionTagged With: biking, east marginal way, Freight, Improvements, milestone, project, safety, seattle, sodo, trucks

Seattle Releases First 3-Year Outlook to Advance City’s Long-term Transportation Vision

October 16, 2025

New report links near-term initiatives to the Seattle Transportation Plan’s 20-year direction, connecting current work to citywide goals. Blog stats: 850 words | 4-minute read Today we released the first implementation outlook for the Seattle Transportation Plan, providing a framework for how our current and upcoming work will deliver on… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Involvement, General, News Releases, SDOTTagged With: Community, outlook, planning, report, seattle, Seattle Transportation Plan, stp, Transportation

Bring Trick-or-Streets to Your Block – Apply by October 20

October 6, 2025

Blog stats: 800 words | 4-minute read At-a-Glance: Halloween is one of our favorite times of the year! It brings together families, friends, and neighbors through creative costumes, festive home décor, and impressive pumpkin carvings. In the spirit of Halloween, we’re providing a Trick-or-Streets promotion between October 24 and November… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Involvement, General, Permits, SDOTTagged With: celebration, Community, dia de muertos, Events, Fall, festive, halloween, permit, Trick or Streets

Mount Baker Link station activation: creating more comfortable and joyful transit spaces | SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE

October 3, 2025

Check out our recap of a fun-filled event last week at the Mount Baker light rail station, bringing together our work on public space activation, transit access, and community safety Blog stats: 1,000 words | 5-minute read On the afternoon of Wednesday, September 24, we teamed up with Sound Transit… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Busses, Community Involvement, Light Rail, Pedestrians, Safety, SDOT, TransitTagged With: bus, Community, Event, light rail, mount baker, neighborhood, partnerships, public spaces, seattle, southeast seattle, space activation

Fall is here, so keep these seasonal travel tips near

October 1, 2025

Blog stats: 550 words | 3-minute read Fall is a time we can all enjoy, from hot bowls of soup to cozy sweaters to getting out those spooky Halloween decorations. It’s also when the weather changes and you can expect to see shorter days with less daylight, increased rain, and… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Community Involvement, Pedestrians, Safety, SDOT, Transit, Trees and VegetationTagged With: Autumn, darker days, Fall, fall weather, Flip Your Trip, safe travel, school, sports, transit, visibility

Seattle receives national award for serving low-income residents’ transportation needs at a citywide scale | SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE

September 30, 2025

SDOT’s Seattle Housing Authority Transit Pass Program receives major award for community impact from the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials Blog stats: 1,200 words | 6-minute read At-a-glance: Thanks to the voter-approved Seattle Transit Measure, we’ve partnered with the Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) to provide free ORCA cards… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Involvement, Funding & Levies, SDOT, TransitTagged With: award, Connections, national award, orca cards, SDOT, seattle housing authority, seattle transit measure, transit, transit pass

Georgetown to South Park Connection Project strengthens bike & pedestrian routes through Georgetown community | LEVY DOLLARS AT WORK

September 26, 2025

Blog stats: 600 words | 3-minute read At-a-glance: We’re excited to announce the completion of the Georgetown to South Park Safety Project! The project creates a better connection for people biking, scooting, walking, and rolling between the central areas of South Park and Georgetown. These neighborhoods are located next to… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Biking, Community Involvement, Funding & Levies, General, Move Seattle, Pedestrians, Safety, SDOT, Traffic and ConstructionTagged With: biking, completion, Georgetown, georgetown to south park connection, levy, milestone, project, Rolling, scooting, South Park, Walking

Georgetown to Downtown Safety Project calms traffic, creates protected bike & scooter connections through SODO | LEVY DOLLARS AT WORK

September 26, 2025

Blog stats: 650 words | 3-minute read At-a-glance: We’re excited to announce the completion of the Georgetown to Downtown Safety Project! The project helps keep everyone safe by adding protected bike lanes on busy arterial streets to keep people biking and scooting separated from cars and trucks. It also added… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Biking, Community Involvement, Funding & Levies, General, Move Seattle, Pedestrians, Safety, SDOT, Traffic and ConstructionTagged With: biking, completion, Downtown, Georgetown, georgetown to downtown safety project, highlight, levy, milestone, project, Rolling, scooting, sodo, Walking

Thousands of additional bus trips, millions of dollars invested, greater access to transit, and more in 2024 thanks to the voter-approved Seattle Transit Measure

September 24, 2025

Blog stats: 1,000 words | 5-minute read Summary: In 2024, the voter-approved Seattle Transit Measure invested in Seattle’s local transit network to make public transportation better, more reliable, and more accessible for everyone in our city. The Seattle Transit Measure (STM) represents a vital investment in our city’s public transportation… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Busses, Community Involvement, Funding & Levies, General, SDOT, TransitTagged With: 2024, Funding, highlights, investment, measure, report, seattle transit measure, transit, update

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