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SDOT’s ‘Flip Your Trip’ wins national award, gets revamp ahead of FIFA

We are proud to share SDOT’s “Flip Your Trip” initiative is a first-place winner in the 2025 APTA AdWheel Awards, receiving national recognition for the summer 2025 campaign teaching people how to use transit to save time and money while traveling around Seattle. Best of all? One of Flip Your… [ Keep reading ]

New rendering shows what Pike Place Market could look like by FIFA Men’s World Cup

Blog stats: 780 words | 4-minute read Building on a successful pilot launched in 2025 which added moveable barriers to limit passenger vehicle traffic in the market, the City of Seattle is considering new kinds of temporary barriers to support a safe and secure experience for people and businesses inside Pike Place Market. … [ Keep reading ]

How to get to the new Judkins Park Station in Seattle

Blog stats: 1,100 words | 6-minute read Seattle’s new Judkins Park Station officially opens on Saturday as part of Sound Transit’s Crosslake Connection, making cities like Mercer Island, Bellevue, and Redmond accessible by light rail. The new station also connects Judkins Park to downtown for the first time by train. To celebrate the grand… [ Keep reading ]

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

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 ]

Judkins Park Station opens soon with easier Seattle-Eastside travel

Blog stats: 400 words | 2-minute read Getting between Seattle and the Eastside is about to get much easier thanks to Sound Transit’s new Crosslake Connection. On Saturday, March 28, the Link light rail’s 2 Line will begin service between Seattle and Bellevue, Redmond and more, including opening two new light rail stations at Judkins Park and Mercer Island.  While we do not operate the Link light rail, we want… [ Keep reading ]

WSDOT’s Revive I-5 construction is back in 2026. Here’s how you can continue to travel in and enjoy Seattle.

Blog stats: 1,000 words | 5-minute read At-a-glance: WSDOT’s 2026 Construction Schedule – What to Expect Upcoming Work: (Please note: dates and construction plans are subject to change due to weather conditions or other factors) The full weekend closures for work zone set up or removal are weather-dependent. Crews need… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Releases First 3-Year Outlook to Advance City’s Long-term Transportation Vision

New report links near-term initiatives to the Seattle Transportation Plan’s 20-year direction, connecting current work to citywide goals. Blog stats: 850 words | 4-minute read Today we released the first implementation outlook for the Seattle Transportation Plan, providing a framework for how our current and upcoming work will deliver on… [ Keep reading ]

SDOT Expands Safe Routes to School as Students Head Back to Class

Upgrades at every public school, at least 70 more projects planned, and new safety initiatives start this fall thanks in part to voter-approved funding Blog stats: 1,500 words | 7-minute read At-a-glance: Safe Routes to School project highlights School Streets Have you noticed a block next to a school closed… [ Keep reading ]

Earn free bike, scooter, and transit rides this summer!

The popular “Bike and Scoot to Transit” program is back this summer and is even better than in previous years. This program lets people earn free bike, scooter, and transit trips while they commute and explore our region. This summer, “Bike and Scoot to Transit” has been expanded to include… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle bids an appreciative farewell to Transportation Director Greg Spotts

Blog stats: 1,000 words | 5-minute read Today is Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) Director Greg Spotts’ final day on the job. Director Spotts was appointed to the role in September 2022 and led the department to increase the pace of construction during the final years of the 2015 Levy… [ Keep reading ]