The Bridging the Gap (BTG) Levy Oversight Committee has begun their final review of projects submitted through the Neighborhood Street Fund (NSF) Large Project program. Funding for the program comes from the nine-year BTG transportation levy adopted by Seattle voters in 2006. The levy provides $4.5M every three years to… [ Keep reading ]
Hundreds of people joined the Alki Summer Streets Party on Sunday, May 19, following the West Seattle 5K Run/Walk, West Seattle High School’s fundraiser event. It was cool along the waterfront, but the weather held up for visitors to enjoy the streets by walking, biking, skateboarding and playing along Alki… [ Keep reading ]
What if we all lived life at 3 mph? Wayfarer Jonathon Stalls has walked thousands of miles over the last few years in response to that very question. In this riveting 10-minute talk, Jonathon asks us to question the design of our cities, and implores the audience to get out… [ Keep reading ]
Mark your calendars: SDOT’s 2013 Walk Bike Ride Challenge launches June 15 and runs through the summer until September 9. Sign up NOW and start inviting your friends, neighbors, family, co-workers to join in on the fun. The Walk Bike Ride Challenge is an SDOT incentive program to inspire you… [ 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 ]
Infographic: Four Requirements for a Bikeable City Check out this great infographic from ChangeLab Solutions: Enjoy Bike to Work Day on Friday!
This past Saturday, May 11, was the 15th Annual Chinatown/ID Spring Clean, where neighborhood volunteers spent the morning fanning out through the community collectinggarbage, removing graffiti, and tidying up its green spaces. This year the popular community event, also known as Keeping It Clean and Fine Since ’99, was joined… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT is excited to announce the kick-off of the Westlake Cycle Track project. This project improves safety for people biking, improves the pedestrian experience, and will be done in coordination with the Ballard to Downtown Seattle Transit Expansion Study, because Westlake is one of the possible corridors being considered for… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT is hosting a street party Sunday, May 19 along Alki. This free event opens the city’s largest public space – its streets – so people can walk, bike, roll, run, skip and shop – without having to watch out for cars! Participate in the West Seattle 5K Run/Walk in… [ Keep reading ]
For decades, the “Mercer Mess” has been one of the City’s most significant transportation challenges. Each day some 80,000 vehicles, along with growing numbers of pedestrians and bicyclists, enter and exit I-5 at Mercer Street, making it a critical east/west route for keeping people, goods, and services moving. While eastbound… [ Keep reading ]
