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Best of the Month | Engaging with the public, installing new signs at crosswalks, highlighting everything your Levy dollars made possible in 2021, celebrating Women’s History Month, and more!

April 7, 2022

In case you missed it, we’re sharing highlights from the SDOT Blog each month. Here are some of our top blog posts from February. SDOT Blog Monthly Highlights – March 2022 1) SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN | Announcing our community partners and the beginning of public engagement 2) VISION ZERO |… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Busses, Community Involvement, Funding & Levies, Move Seattle, Pedestrians, Roadside Chat, Safety, SDOT, Staff Highlights, Transit, Vision ZeroTagged With: bus, bus rapid transit, Community engagement, community involvement, Levy to Move Seattle, pedestrians, RapidRide, Vision Zero, Women of SDOT, Womens history month

VISION ZERO | New signs at crosswalks remind drivers to stop for people walking or rolling, as first step in a larger public education campaign

March 18, 2022

SUMMARY: State law specifies that drivers must stop for pedestrians at practically all intersections, whether or not there is a painted crosswalk. A recent informal survey showed that 70% of drivers claimed to stop for pedestrians at painted crosswalks, but when we observed crosswalks in real life fewer than 20%… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Community Involvement, Pedestrians, Safety, SDOT, Vision ZeroTagged With: Crosswalks, Intersections, New signs, pedestrians, remind drivers, Rolling, safety, state law, stop for pedestrians, Vision Zero, Walking

Best of the Month | Extending outdoor dining and retail permits, completing pavement and safety improvements, helping students, and celebrating Black History Month

March 3, 2022

In case you missed it, we’re sharing highlights from the SDOT Blog each month. Here are some of our top blog posts from February. SDOT Blog Monthly Highlights – February 2022 1) Thank you to the 10,000+ people who took our outdoor dining and retail survey. Here’s what we heard…. [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Biking, Busses, Funding & Levies, Move Seattle, Pedestrians, Safety, SDOT, Traffic and ConstructionTagged With: Black History Month, Levy to Move Seattle, ORCA, Outdoor dining, Safe Routes to School, sidewalks, streatery

Proposed Green Lake Outer Loop improvements will create safer, more comfortable connections around the outer edge of the park for people walking, running, biking, and rolling.

February 24, 2022

Please use the below links to drop down to specific pieces of information: Background and project purpose Project details In case you missed it: Feb. 22 virtual public meeting Map of project area Project designs (conceptual) Schedule Funding Resources to learn more How to request translated materials Background and project… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Biking, Community Involvement, Pedestrians, Safety, SDOT, Traffic and Construction, Vision ZeroTagged With: biking, connectivity, Construction, design, Green Lake, mobility, multimodal, outer loop trail, park, planning, Rolling, running, safety, Walking

Latest Reconnect West Seattle quarterly report now available (October-December 2021) – Learn about our work to promote safety and mobility in West Seattle and Duwamish Valley communities

February 17, 2022

Reconnect West Seattle was borne out of the unexpected closure of the West Seattle Bridge in March 2020, which affected West Seattle and the nearby Duwamish Valley communities in a variety of ways. Through Reconnect West Seattle, we are implementing a vision to restore travel across the Duwamish to similar… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Community Involvement, Pedestrians, Safety, SDOT, Signals, Traffic and Construction, West Seattle BridgeTagged With: duwamish valley, Georgetown, Highland Park, mobility, progress report, quarterly report, Reconnect West Seattle, safety, South Park, West Seattle, West Seattle Bridge

We ♥ Seattle students! With your help, SDOT made it easier and safer for students to get to school in 2021.

February 14, 2022

Our vision for Seattle students is to start their day experiencing the benefits of walking, rolling, and biking to school: having fun, feeling safe, strengthening connections to their communities, arriving to school ready to learn, and improved physical and mental health. In 2021, we completed projects benefiting almost 30 different schools. The Levy to Move… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Biking, Community Involvement, Funding & Levies, Move Seattle, Safety, SDOTTagged With: Safe Routes to School

Best of the Year | 2021 was a year of major achievements for Seattle’s transportation system – check out our top highlights, plus a brief look-ahead to 2022!

January 14, 2022

Summary: 2021 was a year of major achievements, as well as work to address numerous challenges head-on. This Blog post includes 15 highlights from the past year, as well as a brief preview of 2022. Please read on to learn more, or click on the links below to jump to… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Bikeshare, Biking, Busses, Community Involvement, Funding & Levies, Light Rail, Move Seattle, Pedestrians, Permits, Safety, Scooters, SDOT, Signals, Staff Highlights, Traffic and Construction, Transit, West Seattle BridgeTagged With: 2021, accomplishments, best of the year, highlights, milestones, new year, thank you, year ahead, year in review

Recent winter storms have wreaked havoc on our roads. We’ve already filled 7,500+ potholes this year, compared to 15,000 last year. Thank you for your patience as we continue this pothole repair work!

January 14, 2022

Editor’s Note (February 18, 2022): We have now filled over 7,500 potholes in 2022. We tripled the usual pothole response effort and filled about six months worth of potholes in just six weeks. But new potholes are continuing to appear every day, so if you see a pothole, please let… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Funding & Levies, Move Seattle, Safety, SDOT, Traffic and Construction, Travel Advisory, Winter WeatherTagged With: by the numbers, ice, maintenance, online resources, potholes, public reporting, roadway, snow, streets, winter weather

We responded quickly to landslides in West Seattle to ensure public safety and restore a key travel route along Highland Park Way SW

January 12, 2022

Editor’s Note (January 13, 4:05 p.m.): Highland Park Way SW has been fully re-opened; currently all travel lanes are open. You can also visit our @SDOTtraffic Twitter account anytime for the latest traffic updates and information. The recent sub-freezing temperatures in Seattle have bid us farewell for now, but wet… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Community Involvement, Safety, SDOT, Traffic and Construction, Transit, Travel Advisory, Winter WeatherTagged With: clean-up, debris, highland park way sw, landslide, mobility, response, safety, temporary detour, West Seattle

West Seattle Bridge team lifted work platforms into place to help advance final bridge repairs

January 11, 2022

Editor’s Note (February 3, 2022): We added a several photos and a time-lapse video of the final two work platforms being lifted into place on Saturday, January 29. The first two platforms were lifted into place on January 8; photos and a time-lapse video of that work can also be… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Safety, SDOT, Traffic and Construction, West Seattle BridgeTagged With: Construction, repairs, West Seattle Bridge, work bridge, work platform

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