Government forms aren’t typically thought of as colorful, or, for that matter, easy to use. Enter Seattle, ever on the cutting edge! On Monday customers coming to the Seattle Department of Transportation’s Street Use Permit Counter will see a rainbow of permit application colors, differentiating lines of business, and sporting a format much… [ Keep reading ]
Due to the steep and sloping nature of Seattle’s landscape, many of Seattle’s dead-end streets are connected by pedestrian stairways. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) owns over 500 stairways, totaling over six miles. The stairways provide pedestrians short access between streets often creating shortcuts to parks, playgrounds and bus… [ Keep reading ]
Construction crews working on SDOT’s North 105th/N-NE Northgate Way Improvement Project are nearing completion of the west phase of the work. This will permit the reopening of the eastbound lanes of North 105th Street between Greenwood Avenue North and Aurora Avenue North the week of President’s Day, weather allowing. The… [ Keep reading ]
As Seahawks fans poured into the streets of Seattle on Sunday night, we managed to, for the most part, play it safe. Maybe you’ve seen this YouTube video showing how fans in Ballard celebrated without jaywalking. Aww yeah, that’s what we like to see. A steady stream of satiric and… [ Keep reading ]
In 2006, Seattle voters passed a nine-year levy program targeting transportation maintenance and improvement projects – Bridging the Gap (BTG). The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has worked hard every year to spend the levy dollars wisely and to hold to the promises made to voters. Once again in… [ Keep reading ]
Have a creative idea for a small public space in your neighborhood? Now is your opportunity to pitch that idea by applying to become a parklet host! Seattle’s Pilot Parklet Program was launched in summer 2013 to explore how well parklets serve our neighborhoods. Parklets convert one or two on-street… [ Keep reading ]
We’re excited about our plans for the 23rd Avenue corridor – and we’ve taken our show on the road! This week we’ve been at the Douglass-Truth Library and SOAR having great conversations with Central Area neighbors. We hope you can join us at our final session tomorrow, January 31 at… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), in partnership with the University of Washington, starts the New Year with installation of two more storefront real time information systems (RTIS) signs. The two new signs are adjacent to major bus stops on Campus Parkway in the University District at Alder Hall (near… [ Keep reading ]
Would you like to know more about all the work done in 2013 by the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) thanks to your transportation levy dollars – Bridging the Gap (BTG)? Or learn what SDOT and BTG have planned for 2014? Like to meet new folks and find out… [ Keep reading ]
The 2012 Traffic Flow Data Map is now online and the 2013 map is in the works. The map is a great general reference tool. It can be used as a quick reference for the traffic volume on a specific arterial and to compare traffic volumes between two… [ Keep reading ]
