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THIS IS ONLY A TEST – Cascadia Rising Earthquake Preparedness Exercise | The Seattle/Puget Sound region has experienced a major earthquake event – important safety & transportation updates in the City of Seattle #CascadiaRising2022 #TestTestTest

June 14, 2022

Editor’s Note (June 14, 2022, 10:40 a.m.): This blog post is part of a multi-agency training exercise called “Cascadia Rising.” Federal, state, and local government agencies across the Puget Sound region, Washington State, and the Pacific Northwest prepare for a coordinated response to a simulated major earthquake event, as part… Filed Under: Accessibility, Community Involvement, News Release, Safety, SDOT, Transit, Travel AdvisoryTagged With: cascadia rising, earthquake drill, emergency, natural disaster, preparation, test, test test test

This summer, we’re improving Ballard Ave NW for people walking and nearby businesses

June 8, 2022

We are partnering with Councilmember Dan Strauss, the Ballard Alliance, and local businesses to improve mobility and access for people walking and businesses on Ballard Ave NW between 20th Ave NW and 22nd Ave NW, also known as the Ballard Ave Café Street. In 2020, we worked with Ballard Ave… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Community Involvement, Parking, Pedestrians, Safety, SDOT, Traffic and ConstructionTagged With: Access, Ballard, ballard ave nw, businesses, cafes, curb space, pedestrians, Rolling, street, Walking

Seattle Transit Measure | We are giving free, unlimited ORCA Recovery cards to people working in food service and grocery industries in Rainier Beach and Othello

June 3, 2022

It’s not too late to get your ORCA Recovery Card! Check out the eligibility requirements below and if you qualify, register using a link below. ORCA Recovery Card Registration – Othello and Rainier Beach የኦርካ ማግኛ ካርድ ምዝገባ (ORCA Recovery Card Registration) -ኦቴሎ እና ሬኒየር ቢች ORCA 复工卡登记 – Othello… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Busses, Community Involvement, Light Rail, SDOT, TransitTagged With: Access, affordable, bus, mobility, ORCA Recovery Card, seattle transit measure, transit

Seattle Transportation Plan | We want to hear about your needs and priorities. Take our new survey, come to an upcoming event, and tell us where you see places for change.

May 31, 2022

የሲያትል የማመላለሻ እቅድ | ስለ ፍላጎቶችዎ እና ቅድሚያ የሚሰጧቸውን ነገሮች መስማት እንፈልጋለን። አዲሱን የዳሰሳ ጥናታችንን ይውሰዱ፣ ወደሚመጣው ክስተት ይምጡ እና የቱ ጋ ለውጥ ማየት እንደሚፈልጉ ይንገሩን። خطة النقل في سياتل | نريد أن نسمع عن احتياجات وأولويات النقل الخاصة بكم. شاركوا في استبياننا الجديد، وتعالوا إلى الحدث المرتقب، وأخبرونا برؤيتكم… [ Keep reading ]

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We teamed up with community organizations and volunteers to help clean up in Pioneer Square. Thank you, Seattle, for a great citywide #OneSeattle Day of Service!

May 25, 2022

This past Saturday, May 21, we joined thousands of volunteers around the city to pick up litter, tend gardens, and serve our local communities on the first-ever One Seattle Day of Service. The One Seattle Day of Service included more than 2,200 volunteers across the city, with 80 different activities… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Involvement, SDOT, Staff Highlights, Trees and VegetationTagged With: Cleanup, day of service, Landscaping, medians, one seattle, Pioneer Square, Service, volunteering

Bike Everywhere Month | Seattle students bike to school events recap!

May 24, 2022

Editor’s Note (June 15, 2022): We added a photo and quote from a parent of a student at Hazel Wolf K-12 school in Seattle alongside other Bike to School event photos and information. Summary: As part of Bike Everywhere Month 2022, Seattle students recently participated in bike to school events,… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Biking, Community Involvement, Permits, Safety, SDOTTagged With: bicycles, bike to school, biking, Community, Rolling, Safe Routes To Schools, scooting, seattle public schools, students, teachers, volunteers, Walking

May is Bike Everywhere Month! Here’s what you need to know to get biking around Seattle.

May 20, 2022

Please note: this blog post is available in additional languages via the links below, including Amharic, Korean, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. ግንቦት የቢስክሌት ሁሉም ጋ ወር ነው! በሲያትል ውስጥ እንዴት ብስክሌት እንድሚጋለብ ማወቅ ከፈለጉ እንደዚህ ነው። 5월은 Bike Everywhere Month(어디든 자전거로 다니기의 달)입니다! 다음은 자전거로 시애틀 지역을 돌아볼 때 알아야… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Biking, Community Involvement, Funding & Levies, Move Seattle, Safety, SDOTTagged With: active transportation, bicycles, bike everywhere month, biking, community events, cycling, mobility

Our partnership with the Outdoors for All Foundation is expanding this year! With free accessible cycling rentals now available 7 days a week, we’re helping people of all abilities experience the joy of biking all summer long!

May 19, 2022

Summary: Through our partnership with the Outdoors for All Foundation, we are again bringing free accessible cycling rentals for people with disabilities to Magnuson Park and other locations around Seattle from May through the end of September. This is the largest program of its kind in North America, using a… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Biking, Community Involvement, SDOTTagged With: accessibility, active transportation, adaptive cycling, biking, Community, free, mobility, outdoors, Outdoors for All, people with disabilities, Rolling

Headed to the U District Street Fair this weekend? Plan ahead and consider transit options with scheduled Montlake Bridge closure.

May 18, 2022

Editor’s Note (5/20/2022 at 1:55 p.m.) – Update regarding this weekend’s Montlake Bridge closure: The Montlake Bridge will be closed from 11 p.m. Friday, May 20 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 23 while WSDOT contractor crews complete paving work on both ends of the bridge. At least one bridge sidewalk… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Biking, Busses, Community Involvement, Funding & Levies, Light Rail, Move Seattle, Parking, Pedestrians, SDOT, Signals, Transit, Travel AdvisoryTagged With: biking, bus, community event, Event, light rail, Parking, Rolling, street fair, traffic, transit, travel information, University District, Walking

Lake Washington Blvd updates: community visioning process starting soon, and summer 2022 Bicycle Weekends schedule published.

May 9, 2022

Summary: This blog post includes two main updates. Please click on the two links directly below to jump down to each update. Lake Washington Blvd Visioning Process Overview Summer 2022 Bicycle Weekends on Lake Washington Blvd – Schedule Details Lake Washington Blvd Visioning Process Overview In the coming weeks, in… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Biking, Community Involvement, Parking, Pedestrians, Safety, SDOT, Travel AdvisoryTagged With: Access, bicycle weekends, biking, Community, Community engagement, lake washington blvd, outreach, Rolling, Transportation, visioning process, Walking

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