As the crow flies, there isn’t much distance between the Northgate Mall and the North Seattle Community College. But crossing I-5 requires using either the overpass at N 92nd Street or the underpass at N Northgate Way (N 110th Street). That’s quite a trek for those using the Northgate Transit… [ Keep reading ]
Don’t miss your chance to get funding to improve a sidewalk, park, or street in your neighborhood! February 3 is the deadline to apply to this year’s Neighborhood Park and Street Fund. In 2014, the Neighborhood Park and Street Fund has $1.2 million to support projects that are proposed… [ Keep reading ]
More than eight blocks of new sidewalk were completed in 2013. The funding for these blocks was provided as part of the Bridging the Gap Transportation (BTG) initiative, passed by Seattle voters in 2006. Since 2007, more than 99 blocks of new sidewalk have been constructed across the city. It… [ Keep reading ]
Third Avenue through downtown is the city’s most heavily used transit corridor, with over 42,000 transit boardings each weekday, with riders getting on and off some 2,500 buses. Working to make this transit experience easier, quicker, and more enjoyable, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) and King County Metro are… [ Keep reading ]
Share your feedback and ideas for future efforts Our 5th annual Downtown Holiday Pedestrian Safety campaign is winding down and we’d like to hear from you. Share your ideas and feedback on the campaign by taking this quick survey (it’ll take about 5 minutes). From mid-November to mid-January, we took… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle is working to make bike riding a comfortable part of daily life for people of all ages and abilities. Toward this end the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is constructing neighborhood greenways, protected bike lanes and multi-use trails; installing signs to guide people to their destinations; and putting in… [ Keep reading ]
As of January 2014, Seattle’s implemented nearly ten miles of neighborhood greenways. The Delridge Neighborhood Greenway makes up about 1.5 miles of this amount and finishing touches were recently completed. It follows 26th Avenue SW for the majority of the route, starting at SW Andover Street and ending at Delridge… [ Keep reading ]
The Bridging the Gap (BTG) transportation levy program just wrapped up its seventh year of work. BTG is a nine-year, $365 million levy that is working to address years of deferred maintenance to aging infrastructure. Approved by voters in 2006, BTG enables much-needed work by the Seattle Department of… [ Keep reading ]
Construction activities continued on the north side of Mercer Street between Fifth Avenue North and Dexter Avenue North and the west side of SR 99 between Valley and Harrison streets. Activities this week included: Continued sidewalk work and conduit installation on the south side of Mercer Street between Queen Anne… Filed Under: Pedestrians, SDOT
Thanks to the Bridging the Gap (BTG) Transportation Initiative, passed by Seattle voters in 2006, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has met its 2013 goals of planting 684 trees, pruning 3,449 trees and completing 1,007 landscape maintenance projects. SDOT’s Urban Forestry, which is charged with overseeing the more… [ Keep reading ]
