The Seattle Department of Transportation Street Use & Urban Forestry team, in partnership with Seattle Public Utilities, recently completed another Tree Ambassador training. For the training, focused on street tree stewardship, all survey respondents rated the instructors as good or very good and provided written comments including: “All three of the… [ Keep reading ]
Step 1: Watch this White House white board video starring Joe Biden White House White Board: Vice President Biden on Rebuild America Step 2: Pick your 10 favorites from these links and read them. Talk to your friends and loved ones about these issues. President Obama to unveil infrastructure funding… [ Keep reading ]
“Complete Streets” is an approach to planning, designing, and operating streets so that they provide safe, convenient and comfortable travel for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, transit riders, and freight. Complete Streets improvements can include safety-enhancing elements such as providing new and/or wider sidewalks, improved pedestrian crossing treatments, enhanced… [ Keep reading ]
(Click photo for larger version) In August, crews working on the North Access contract near the SR 99 tunnel’s north portal will replace the bridge on SR 99 over Broad Street. Not sure what bridge we’re talking about? Don’t worry. Even the most seasoned SR 99 commuter may not realize… [ Keep reading ]
This past year, with assistance from SDOT’s Urban Forestry Landscape Architect, the Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) department constructed a project which demonstrates how storm water management can be a beautiful success! The Midvale Pond project provides a unique example of site design to manage storm water while enhancing the surrounding… [ Keep reading ]
The City of Seattle recognizes that construction can create challenges, and now a new program is working to lessen resulting cumulative impacts, and maintain mobility. The Access Seattle initiative is an effort to balance unprecedented growth and development with the need to maintain access in the city. Three pillars support… [ Keep reading ]
As construction hits its busiest time of the year, we’re staying on our toes when it comes to safety. The great weather encourages families to be out and about and children to play outdoors in their neighborhoods. We recently spent an afternoon at Small Faces Child Development Center in Ballard,… [ Keep reading ]
Ah, remember when Bertha was working? Those were good times. But tunneling is hard work and sometimes things go wrong. Currently the plan is to have Bertha back on the dig by March 2015 and until then you can follow along via Twitter. They share some pretty cool pictures of… [ Keep reading ]
Please join us for an open house for the Broadway Streetcar on June 17, from 6 to 8 pm at Lowell Elementary School, 1058 E. Mercer on Capitol Hill. The open house will provide information about the Broadway Streetcar alignment, station locations and bicycle facilities. Displays boards and a large… [ Keep reading ]
Why not join us as we celebrate the dedication of a new public artwork by Anna MacDonald along the Burke-Gilman Trail. The dedication will be from 3 to 4 p.m., Saturday, June 14 at Burke-Gilman Playground Park in the Bryant neighborhood. What: MacDonald’s new artwork, Reclamation, consists of three variations of… [ Keep reading ]
