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We ♥ Seattle students! With your help, SDOT made it easier and safer for students to get to school in 2021.

February 14, 2022

Our vision for Seattle students is to start their day experiencing the benefits of walking, rolling, and biking to school: having fun, feeling safe, strengthening connections to their communities, arriving to school ready to learn, and improved physical and mental health. In 2021, we completed projects benefiting almost 30 different schools. The Levy to Move… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Biking, Community Involvement, Funding & Levies, Move Seattle, Safety, SDOTTagged With: Safe Routes to School

West Seattle Bridge Community Task Force Meeting #27 – February 10, 2022

February 11, 2022

On Thursday, February 10, we held the 27th West Seattle Bridge Community Task Force (CTF) meeting. You can watch a video recording of the full meeting on YouTube: West Seattle Bridge Community Task Force Meeting #27 During this meeting we were joined by Senior Deputy Mayor Monisha Harrell, Chief Equity… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Involvement, SDOT, Traffic and Construction, West Seattle BridgeTagged With: community meeting, community task force, Construction, online meeting, project updates, public meeting, repairs, West Seattle Bridge

Honoring Black History Month 2022

February 1, 2022

Editor’s Note (February 1, 2022): This Blog post was developed in close partnership between our Communications Team and our Black Employees Support Team (BEST) Employee Resource Group (ERG), to directly center the voices of our Black colleagues while reflecting on the significance of Black History Month and how it relates… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Involvement, SDOTTagged With: african american, Black History Month, civics, community contributions, equity, goals, history, mission, mobility, Transportation, values, Vision

Transit support available now for people who live or work in West Seattle, South Park, or Georgetown – join us to #FlipYourTrip!

January 26, 2022

The Flip Your Trip West Seattle program has been working with communities in West Seattle, South Park, and Georgetown to provide transportation support during the West Seattle Bridge repairs. Along with our charismatic SpokesSalmon Sal, our team has been helping people who live or work in these neighborhoods to find… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Busses, Community Involvement, Light Rail, SDOT, Transit, Water Taxi, West Seattle BridgeTagged With: bus, Flip Your Trip, Free Trips, Georgetown, light rail, resources, Sign Up Bonus, South Park, transit, water taxi, webinar, West Seattle

Roadside Chat | Meet Susanna Ryan, author of the Seattle Walk Report!

January 21, 2022

Often during our daily commutes, we tend to overlook some of the unique characteristics that define Seattle’s most lively neighborhoods. Susanna Ryan, local author and illustrator of the Seattle Walk Report and Secret Seattle, uncovers these special attributes and oddities during her daily walks around town. Ryan’s illustrated walking tour… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Involvement, Pedestrians, Roadside ChatTagged With: adventures, Art, comic, exploration, neighborhoods, pedestrians, roadside chat, seattle history, seattle walk report, secret seattle, susanna ryan, Walking

Best of the Year | 2021 was a year of major achievements for Seattle’s transportation system – check out our top highlights, plus a brief look-ahead to 2022!

January 14, 2022

Summary: 2021 was a year of major achievements, as well as work to address numerous challenges head-on. This Blog post includes 15 highlights from the past year, as well as a brief preview of 2022. Please read on to learn more, or click on the links below to jump to… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Bikeshare, Biking, Busses, Community Involvement, Funding & Levies, Light Rail, Move Seattle, Pedestrians, Permits, Safety, Scooters, SDOT, Signals, Staff Highlights, Traffic and Construction, Transit, West Seattle BridgeTagged With: 2021, accomplishments, best of the year, highlights, milestones, new year, thank you, year ahead, year in review

We responded quickly to landslides in West Seattle to ensure public safety and restore a key travel route along Highland Park Way SW

January 12, 2022

Editor’s Note (January 13, 4:05 p.m.): Highland Park Way SW has been fully re-opened; currently all travel lanes are open. You can also visit our @SDOTtraffic Twitter account anytime for the latest traffic updates and information. The recent sub-freezing temperatures in Seattle have bid us farewell for now, but wet… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Community Involvement, Safety, SDOT, Traffic and Construction, Transit, Travel Advisory, Winter WeatherTagged With: clean-up, debris, highland park way sw, landslide, mobility, response, safety, temporary detour, West Seattle

Winter storm recap: How we responded in challenging conditions

January 6, 2022

Here at the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), we prepare year-round for all types of challenging weather conditions – from the record-breaking heatwave last summer reaching 108 degrees to the recent winter snowstorms and sub-freezing temperatures, which dropped into the teens – the coldest overnight lows we’ve seen in Seattle… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Community Involvement, Safety, SDOT, Transit, Winter WeatherTagged With: challenging conditions, freezing temperatures, mobility, public information, recap, safety, snow plows, snow storm, thank you, winter weather

Snow storm update: Where we stand as we head into the New Year weekend, plus a few important safety reminders

December 30, 2021

Since snow first arrived to the Seattle area over the December 25-26 weekend, our crews have been working tirelessly to help clear roads across the city and provide reliable access routes for transit and emergency services as part of our winter weather response plan. When another round of snow fell… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Biking, Busses, Community Involvement, Pedestrians, Safety, SDOT, Traffic and Construction, Transit, Travel Advisory, Winter WeatherTagged With: community involvement, essential travel, ice, reminders, resources, safety, snow, snow storm, status update, winter weather

Updated 1/4/2022: Winter weather status – How we’re responding to snow and ice, and resources to stay informed

December 23, 2021

Latest Update: 1/4/2022, 12:55 PM Weather Update: We continue to see winter weather in Seattle. Temperatures are low and fluctuating above and below freezing, creating ice on streets and sidewalks across the city as snow melts and then potentially turns into black ice. The National Weather Service website has the… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Busses, Community Involvement, Safety, SDOT, Traffic and Construction, Transit, Travel Advisory, Winter WeatherTagged With: forecast, get ready, Holidays, prepare, reminders, resources, safety, snow, snow plow, winter weather

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