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New! ‘Flip Your Trip West Seattle’ encourages use of transit, vanpool, shared bikes and scooters during the West Seattle Bridge closure

September 23, 2021

Starting today, people who live or work in West Seattle can visit FlipYourTrip.org to sign up for a comprehensive travel options program that includes a $25 sign-up bonus for free rides on transit and scooter/bike-share, or free vanpool fares. The program also offers trip planning assistance, special informational events, as well as an opportunity to earn more free rides. We launched Flip Your Trip West Seattle to support people in getting around without driving… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Bikeshare, Busses, Pedestrians, Rideshare, Scooters, SDOT, Transit, Water Taxi, West Seattle BridgeTagged With: West Seattle, West Seattle Bridge

LEVY DOLLARS AT WORK | The Northgate Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge is almost here! We’re celebrating all the ways we’ve designed and built the bridge to help our community thrive

September 20, 2021

Join us on October 2 for the grand opening of the Northgate Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge and ribbon cutting ceremony. Visit our website for event details. First up: designing for accessibility. The City of Seattle strives to make city programs, services, and activities equally accessible to all. The Northgate Pedestrian and… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Funding & Levies, Light Rail, Move Seattle, SDOT, Signals, Traffic and ConstructionTagged With: Northgate Ped/Bike Bridge

West Seattle Bridge Community Task Force Meeting #23

September 17, 2021

On Wednesday, September 15, we held the 23rd West Seattle Bridge Community Task Force (CTF) Meeting. You can watch the meeting in full by clicking the below link: West Seattle Bridge Community Task Force Meeting #23 At the meeting, we discussed the following. Clicking on the text will bring you to the time in the… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Involvement, SDOT, Traffic and Construction, Transit, West Seattle BridgeTagged With: West Seattle Bridge, West Seattle Bridge Community Task Force

We are funding increased King County Water Taxi service to and from West Seattle this winter!

September 15, 2021

We worked with King County Metro to reach an agreement which will provide increased King County water taxi service to and from West Seattle this fall and winter. Under this agreement, the West Seattle water taxi will continue to operate at summertime service levels from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week! The Water Taxi’s summer sailing schedule was set to… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Funding & Levies, SDOT, Transit, Water Taxi, West Seattle Bridge

Walking, rolling, or riding transit on 23rd Ave E/24th Ave E? We’re making improvements for safety and mobility starting in October.

September 15, 2021

We reached a huge milestone in the final phase of the 23rd Ave E Vision Zero project this month. We have selected Gary Merlino Construction Company as our contractor, and they will start work in the coming weeks. In spring 2020, this project was paused due to COVID-19 related budget impacts. Earlier this year,… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Funding & Levies, Move Seattle, Safety, SDOT, Signals, Traffic and Construction, Vision ZeroTagged With: Vision Zero

LEVY DOLLARS AT WORK | Starting tomorrow, September 9, through early next year, we’re upgrading traffic signals near the UW to make traveling through the area smoother

September 8, 2021

Summary We are upgrading traffic signals around the University of Washington (UW) to meet our current Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) standards so that we can remotely operate the signals. People can expect closures of lanes closest to the curb during off-peak hours (9 a.m. – 3 p.m.) and some sidewalk closures at key intersections…. [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Funding & Levies, Move Seattle, SDOT, Signals, Traffic and ConstructionTagged With: Intelligent transportation systems, Traffic signals, University of Washington

Plan ahead: I-5 closures and Montlake area construction return this weekend, Sept. 10-13

September 8, 2021

Update (as of Sept. 9): work on State Route 520 at Montlake has been postponed and all SR 520 ramps in the area will remain open. Additionally, the Montlake Bridge will now close at 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10. Four different closures to bring delays; fans encouraged to plan ahead… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: SDOT, Traffic and Construction, Travel AdvisoryTagged With: Construction, Traffic Advisory, WSDOT

Talk with us! Call our new multilingual phone service for West Seattle Bridge information

September 3, 2021

Filed Under: Community Involvement, SDOT, West Seattle BridgeTagged With: West Seattle Bridge

Learn what is happening with the West Seattle Bridge closure in a new video!

September 2, 2021

The video is available with subtitles in eight languages: English, Spanish, Somali, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Khmer, Oromo, and Vietnamese. Check out the video to: Learn more about the West Seattle Bridge closure See how SDOT is responding in partnership with community members Learn what you can do to help reduce congestion and impacts on your neighbors. The bridge is on schedule and on track to open in mid-2022. With… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: SDOT, West Seattle BridgeTagged With: West Seattle Bridge

Best of the Month | Celebrating the color and joy local artists bring to Seattle

August 31, 2021

Summary: Crews installed a colorful crosswalk in South Park as part of the 8th Ave S Sidewalk Improvements project. On a tour of the West Seattle Bridge, Duwamish River Artist Residency learned about the bridge’s history and got to see the city from a new angle. We sat down with… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Safety, SDOT, Signals, West Seattle BridgeTagged With: Art, Crosswalks, decorative crosswalk, Street Mural, West Seattle Bridge

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