The Bridging the Gap (BTG) Levy Oversight Committee is a dedicated group of 15 community members who meet quarterly to review and track the progress of the BTG transportation initiative that was passed by Seattle voters in 2006. They are charged with ensuring that the Seattle Department of Transportation… [ Keep reading ]
Green Lake Way North is currently a four-lane street that borders the east side of the Woodland Park playfields and provides access to Green Lake from the south. The Seattle Department of Transportation is proposing changes to make the street safer and more comfortable for people of all ages and abilities… Filed Under: Biking, Parking, Pedestrians, Safety, SDOT
The use and abuse of disabled parking placards continues to be an issue for multiple agencies and departments in Seattle. SDOT and the Office of Intergovernmental Relations worked with State representatives in early 2012 to bring attention to this issue. Based on a recent on-street parking utilization study (2013), approximately… [ Keep reading ]
Whether you want to dazzle your friends with your vast knowledge about hot traffic topics or just want answers to some burning questions, SDOT has some handy question and answer pages on its website that you might want to peruse. Curious about the new pay-by-phone app you can use when… [ Keep reading ]
Beginning in downtown’s retail core, drivers are now able to use their phones to pay for on-street parking without needing to visit a pay station or display a printed sticker. Users can choose to receive text message updates and buy more parking from their phone, if they have not yet… [ Keep reading ]
Yes, the impact is bad – for the first or West Phase of the N 105th – N/NE Northgate Way Improvement Project crews must close eastbound N 105th between Greenwood Avenue N and Aurora Ave N for up to five months – beginning Thursday, July 25. During that time westbound traffic along… [ Keep reading ]
Work on Delridge Way SW Paving Phase 4, between SW Holden and SW Orchard streets, begins July 8. This segment of work will not require a detour as the roadway is wide enough to maintain one lane of traffic each way. Meanwhile, a detour will still be required through at… [ Keep reading ]
Work that began just two weeks ago to repave NE 125th Street is already showing results (the good kind, I mean). Besides the necessary but not so welcome barricades, with some keeping traffic from heading east up NE 125th to Sand Point Way, there’s also newly ADA-compliant sidewalks gracing the NE… [ Keep reading ]
We’ve said it was coming but that doesn’t make it any easier…11PM tonight through 5AM Monday, May 20 FULL CLOSURE OF: SR 99-Valley Street to the southern end of the Battery Street Tunnel Mercer Street-Fifth Avenue N to Dexter Avenue N Sidewalks will be closed on both sides of SR 99… [ Keep reading ]
