Thanks to everyone who was able to make it to last night’s Center City Connector streetcar open house at Pike Place Market! Nearly 100 people attended to share their great ideas and ask questions. We presented options for running a new streetcar on First Avenue that would connect the South… [ Keep reading ]
Fall has arrived in the Northwest, although it has been somewhat atypical with lots of sunshine, fog and the lack of rain. One thing is clear, the days are getting shorter and darker as Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) crews work to wrap up their work for the year. Thanks… [ Keep reading ]
As many of you might know, 23rd Avenue is a heavily trafficked transportation corridor. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) plans to install a neighborhood greenway near this busy arterial to provide a more comfortable environment for people of all ages and abilities to walk, run, skate and bike. Please… [ Keep reading ]
October 29 Open House on the Center City Connector Transit Study Join Mayor McGinn and SDOT staff Tuesday, October 29, 5 – 7 pm at Pike Place Market (85 Pike Street, Elliott Bay Room on the 3rd floor of the Economy Building –location details) The Mayor and project team will… [ Keep reading ]
The initial section of the Broadway Cycle Track, part of Seattle’s First Hill Streetcar project, has now opened to bicyclists. The track will improve bicycle safety in a high bike use area, and was included as an element of the project at the request of the community. Once complete,… [ Keep reading ]
Interested in hearing more about the amazing work done by the Seattle Department of Transportation’s (SDOT) Capital and Revenue Development Division? Or learning more about the great work of the Safe Routes to School Program? Or maybe you are just interested in getting an update on the work the… [ Keep reading ]
Waterfront Seattle hosted a mobile workshop on Sunday as part of the 2013 Rail-Volution Conference. The workshop gave participants a chance to see and explore our changing waterfront through three different vantage points. By land: A tour of Milepost 31 and a walk to the SR-99 Tunnel construction site to… [ Keep reading ]
This week, crews will continue sidewalk and landscaping work on Valley Street between Fairview Avenue North and Ninth Avenue North. Construction will also continue on the north side of Mercer Street between Fifth Avenue North and Dexter Avenue North and the east side of SR 99 between Valley and Harrison… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle has a goal of reaching zero traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2030. We also have a vision of making Seattle the most walkable city in the nation; and of making riding a bicycle a comfortable and integral part of daily life for people of all ages and abilities…. [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Department of Transportation provides maps of all sorts – some you may not even be aware of. Besides project maps and detour maps on specific project websites, we offer some very handy ones which you might want to add to your “favorites.” The Seattle Travelers Map… [ Keep reading ]
