The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), in partnership with the Office of Arts & Culture (Arts), is excited to announce two unique opportunities for artist residencies in 2016. Using the towers of two movable bridges as a canvas, the City is seeking an individual or team of artists for the… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT’s annual Winter Weather brochure is now available for download online! The brochures offers a large map of Seattle’s snow and ice routes, and provides valuable travel and contact information for all who use city streets during the winter season. These brochures will be free at Seattle Public Library branches… [ Keep reading ]
City of Seattle offices will be closed Wednesday, November 11 in observation of Veterans Day which honors our nation’s veterans for their service. On-street pay parking is free for Wednesday, Veterans day. On November 11, 1919 President Wilson declared the day… [ Keep reading ]
The City of Seattle is seeking community input in response to ongoing development, and Sound Transit’s planning for light rail to Ballard. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) and Seattle’s Department of Planning and Development (DPD) are working with neighborhood groups and non-profits, organized as the Ballard Partnership for Smart… [ Keep reading ]
Four Seattle neighborhoods benefitted from microsurfacing treatments on their roads this summer. Much like painting a house, a microsurface is a protective layer applied to certain non-arterial streets in decent condition so they stay that way. The Seattle Department of Transportation helped extend the life of pavement by 7-10 years… [ Keep reading ]
Earlier this month we launched our new Safe Routes to School 5-Year Action Plan called Safe Streets, Healthy Schools and Communities to support reaching our Vision Zero goal to end traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2030. As part of this plan, we developed new walk and bike maps for… [ Keep reading ]
The streetcar manufacturer recently completed acceptance tests on five new streetcars for the First Hill Line. Acceptance tests focused on the performance of the streetcars to make sure they meet requirements for acceleration and braking rates, among other performance parameters. These cars are now moving into “post-performance testing” of reliability… [ Keep reading ]
As the city works to make its streets safer and easier for all travelers, we need your feedback to help make plans possible. Please join us TONIGHT and WEDNESDAY from 6-7:30pm for a joint open house on the Trails Upgrade Plan and the Pedestrian Master Plan Update to learn about potential… [ Keep reading ]
To protect more children walking and biking to and from school, SDOT and the Seattle Police Department recently installed school zone speed cameras near six additional schools. A reminder that starting on Monday, October 19th, the new safety cameras installed near six schools this fall will stop issuing warnings and… [ Keep reading ]
Requests for construction-related closures of Seattle sidewalks will soon come under more stringent city review in an effort to make it easier and safer for people to walk here. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is proposing a revised Director’s Rule for Pedestrian Mobility in and Around Work Zones (SDOT… [ Keep reading ]
