2024 Seattle Transportation Levy Archives

SDOT’s updated approach to bike and scooter share safety

May 14, 2026

Blog stats: 1,400 words | 7-minute read At-a-glance Seattle’s shared bike and scooter program gives people a convenient and sustainable way to get around Seattle. To improve the program, SDOT has adjusted permit requirements to help enhance safety and address concerns about people riding and parking devices where they are not allowed. These new requirements for bike and scooter share companies will be bolstered by an ongoing… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: 2024 Seattle Transportation Levy, Bikeshare, Biking, Permits, Safety, Scooters, SDOTTagged With: bike, bike share, Commuting, micromobility, mobility, rent, rentals, safety, Scooter, Scooter share

Then vs Now: See what’s new on 3rd Ave, Seattle’s busiest transit corridor

May 13, 2026

If downtown is the heart of Seattle, then 3rd Ave is its main artery. Lined with bus stops and light rail stations, it’s the city’s busiest transit corridor connecting people to shops, restaurants, and so many of Seattle’s neighborhoods and attractions. Tens of thousands of people travel to 3rd Ave… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: 2024 Seattle Transportation Levy, Biking, Busses, Funding & Levies, General, Move Seattle, Pedestrians, Safety, SDOT, TransitTagged With: 3rd ave, 3rd Avenue, Downtown, downtown activation plan, Downtown Seattle, FIFA, FIFA World Cup

Apply to join Seattle’s new Transportation Funding Task Force

May 5, 2026

We’re inviting residents to apply for a new task force that will look at funding options for Seattle’s transportation system, with a focus on bridges, sidewalks, and paving. Applications are open for the Transportation Funding Task Force through Sunday, May 31 at 11:59 PM. Learn more and apply here. If… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: 2024 Seattle Transportation Levy, Community Involvement, General, News Releases, SDOTTagged With: Apply, Bridges, Funding, Paving, sidewalks, Task Force, TFTF, Transportation Funding Task Force

Pinehurst gets 28 new walkways in Seattle’s sidewalk expansion | LEVY FUNDED

May 1, 2026

Pinehurst is getting 28 blocks of new sidewalks and walkways, in areas you helped choose during last year’s neighborhood community walks, or “walkshops”. These are the first sidewalks and walkways to come from our walkshop program and are part of a Seattle Transportation Levy-funded initiative to add 350 blocks of… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: 2024 Seattle Transportation Levy, Community Involvement, Funding & Levies, General, News Releases, Pedestrians, SDOTTagged With: levy, local funding, Pinehurst, Seattle Transportation ley, sidewalk, sidewalks, walkway, walkways

Seattle’s newest bike lane closes final gap on ‘City Center’ map! Well, kind of… | LEVY FUNDED

April 30, 2026

Editor’s note: The protected bike lane southeast of Seattle Center is now open and it includes some colorful new art barriers! Read on to see how much Seattle’s City Center Bike Network has grown and where you can find other new bike lanes around town. Enjoy your ride. Seattle’s newest… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: 2024 Seattle Transportation Levy, Bikeshare, Biking, Funding & Levies, General, Scooters, SDOTTagged With: Alaskan Way, bell st, Belltown, bike, bike map, bike share, City Center Bike Network, Detour, Downtown, Downtown Seattle, east marginal way, EBC, Elliott Bay Connections, FIFA, FIFA World Cup, Pioneer Square, Scooter share, seattle center, seattle transportation levy, seattle waterfront, Waterfront, yesler way

VIDEO | How local levy funds improved Seattle streets last year

April 23, 2026

From building new sidewalks and planting trees, to repairing potholes and so much more – local funding sources like the Seattle Transportation Levy did a lot to improve our city streets last year. So, thank you, Seattle. We couldn’t have done it without you! Watch the video below to see… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: 2024 Seattle Transportation Levy, Funding & Levies, General, SDOTTagged With: Find It Fix It, levy, levy dollars at work, local funding, potholes, seattle transportation levy, sidewalks, trees, Video

Seattle Transportation Levy on track to meet commitments to voters, report shows | LEVY DOLLARS AT WORK

April 6, 2026

We are pleased to share the 2025 Seattle Transportation Levy Annual Report! This report, alongside the Seattle Transportation Levy Dashboard, summarizes progress made in 2025 towards Levy commitments to voters. Progress is made possible thanks to $77M in investment through the Seattle Transportation Levy and the dedication of SDOT staff.  Seattle voters approved the eight-year $1.55 billion Transportation Levy in 2024. This Levy provides funding to maintain and modernize the City’s… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: 2024 Seattle Transportation Levy, Funding & Levies, SDOTTagged With: seattle transportation levy

Apply to join the Seattle Transportation Levy Oversight Committee | LEVY DOLLARS AT WORK

March 27, 2026

We are recruiting for one open position on the Transportation Levy Oversight Committee. All Seattle residents are welcome to apply. People from Northeast, Central Area, Southeast Seattle, and High Point and Delridge neighborhoods and those with auditing experience are encouraged to apply, per Transportation Levy legislation. We are recruiting members for the new Seattle Transportation Levy… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: 2024 Seattle Transportation Levy, Funding & Levies, SDOTTagged With: seattle transportation levy

Seattle chooses first 3 ‘Low-Pollution Neighborhoods’ to pilot | LEVY DOLLARS AT WORK

March 18, 2026

Blog stats: 1,500 words | 8-minute read At-a-glance We are launching the first planning phase of our new Low-Pollution Neighborhoods (LPN) program with three initial pilot locations: South Park / Georgetown, Lake City, and Capitol Hill. This is an exciting step forward for a program to reduce pollution and increase… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: 2024 Seattle Transportation Levy, Biking, Community Involvement, Funding & Levies, General, News Releases, Pedestrians, Safety, Scooters, SDOT, Transit, Trees and Vegetation, Vision ZeroTagged With: Capitol Hill, climate, Commuting, Georgetown, investments, lake city, levy, local, Low-Pollution Neighborhoods, mobility, pilot, pollution, program, safety, South Park, Street Use, transit

It’s happening: Yesler Way to get new bike lane, closing critical gap in Seattle’s bike network | LEVY DOLLARS AT WORK

February 26, 2026

Editor’s note: The new Yesler Way protected bike lane is now OPEN! Check out our post on BlueSky with new photos. Yesler Way is getting a new protected bike lane from Occidental Ave S to the waterfront. This project fills a gap in Seattle’s City Center Bike Network and creates a… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: 2024 Seattle Transportation Levy, Bikeshare, Biking, Funding & Levies, General, Pedestrians, Safety, Scooters, SDOT, SignalsTagged With: bike, bike lane, Commuting, lane, mobility, Pioneer Square, Protected Bike Lane, safety, Scooter, transit, yesler way

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