City of Seattle offices will be closed in observance of Memorial Day. On-street parking is free in Seattle on Monday, May 30 for the Memorial Day holiday. Monday is a federal holiday in which we honor the those who have died while serving in the United States military. Originally Memorial Day began as… [ Keep reading ]
Vision Zero is excited to have worked closely with the University of Washington Information School to make collision data more interactive and accessible to everyone. Educating people about what is happening in their neighborhood and citywide streets is one of the key elements to making Vision Zero successful. Collision data… [ Keep reading ]
Our dedicated SDOT sign shop staff invited us in to see all the different things they do to help travelers find their way and keep us all going in the right direction. Meet Robin Ford. He has been the Crew Chief for the City of Seattle sign shop for about a year…. [ Keep reading ]
This week, crews working on behalf of the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) completed the majority of work under the Greenwood Ave N Transit and Sidewalk project. The work included safety and transit improvements along Greenwood Ave N, a key north-south arterial, between N 90th St and N 105th St…. [ Keep reading ]
SDOT’s Westlake Cycle Track Project is reaching the halfway point! The protected bike lane along Westlake Avenue North will provide a safer place for people riding bikes, walking and driving, while improving connectivity and accessibility for all travelers in the Westlake area. Construction recap – from January to May Construction of… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT received a request from the Central Ballard Residents Association to create a new Restricted Parking Zone (RPZ) on residential streets around the Ballard business district. We’d like to hear from residents, employees, and visitors in Ballard about how adding RPZ restrictions might affect them. Here is a link to… [ Keep reading ]
The City’s Neighborhood Street Fund (NSF) supports communities by providing funding for transportation projects identified by the community. The 2016 NSF applications are in! 140 applications came in from across the city for all types of projects from new sidewalks to festival streets. Compared to the last round in 2013,… [ Keep reading ]
With our recent completion of the Beacon Hill Trail, the first Safe Routes to School (SRTS) project in that neighborhood in 2016, SDOT provided a safe off-street option for kids walking and biking to school. Now, SDOT is offering free incentives to help you encourage more kids to walk and bike to school in your neighborhood. These fun, free… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle is host to events and conventions such as the recent Emerald City Comicon which brought over 80,000 comic book and pop culture enthusiasts into downtown Seattle for four days this month. Checkout our latest Blog Video. Fan attendees of the sold-out show traveled from all over to see the… [ Keep reading ]
Recently, a SDOT Bridge Operator, Barbara Abelhauser was featured on NPR in a segment of StoryCorps on Morning Edition. In the story, Barbara says when she first took first bridge operator job, she thought she’d only stay for a year – but ended up staying for 8 years on the job in Jacksonville, Florida. Then in 2014, Barbara moved… [ Keep reading ]
