Who run the world? GIRLS. Ladies! The career fair is coming to town and the focus is on you! The guys are welcome too! We’re all about equal opportunity.? The Washington Women in Trades brings it back again for their 39th Annual Career Fair, creating a space where all the girl bo$$es… [ Keep reading ]
While Seattle is considered one of the safest cities in the country, we can always do better, especially as SDOT moves forward on much-needed pavement projects. 35th Ave NE is an arterial serving Northeast Seattle and approximately 12,500 drivers on an average day, connecting the Ravenna-Bryant and Wedgwood neighborhoods. It’s also a transit route with service connecting… [ Keep reading ]
Bust out those sunglasses!? It’s the first day of spring! The hope of bright sunshine for more than a day and longer days to hang and work outside for all the activities happening around Seattle is upon us! Much like flowers blooming, so is our city. Starting April 1, 2018,… [ Keep reading ]
✨New✨ designated bike share parking areas in Ballard! To help better organize bike share bikes where we’ve seen lots of use in the city, we’re experimenting with designated bike share bike parking areas. We’ve selected five “sidewalk furniture zone” locations along NW Market St in Ballard where we’re encouraging bike… [ Keep reading ]
We launched a NEW TWITTER channel dedicated for real-time traffic alerts. It’s live now! Starting Jan. 1, 2018, our traffic-related updates will fully migrate to our new traffic Twitter channel. Our Operators will keep you updated on traffic-related: Incidents and impacts in real-time. Traffic and Events Advisories. Updates on street… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle, we wish you a safe and warm holiday season! The City of Seattle will be closed on 12.25.17. and on-street parking will be free on this day. Whatever mode of transportation, please allow for extra time and get there safely. : Dongho Chang
SDOT City Traffic Engineer, Dongho Chang, explains bicycle and transit markings that help cyclists, drivers, pedestrians and transit riders navigate our streets. It’s part of our effort to keep everyone safe as they travel in and around the city. Seattle is recognized as one of the safest cities in the… [ Keep reading ]
Guys, I have a new look! Some of my cousins – SPD, Parks and Recreation, Office of Community Planning and Development to name a few, got their new looks a little before me (but I’m kind of a big deal, so it took a little longer to zhush me up!)…. [ Keep reading ]
The Free-floating (Dockless) Bike share pilot is going well and rolling into the third month. There are now three permitted privately-owned free-floating bike share companies permitted to operate in Seattle. Here are some useful tips for bike share users on where to park free-floating bike share bikes: Free-floating bike share… [ Keep reading ]
Who’s excited about the solar eclipse? We are! I mean, c’mon, this doesn’t happen every day. The last one was back in 1979 (or about 13,800+ days ago, not that we’re counting). With Monday’s solar eclipse just around the corner, we want to share some travel safety tips, particularly if… [ Keep reading ]
