SDOT Director Scott Kubly and SDOT staffers joined Seattle Police Department (SPD) officers at Arbor Heights/K-5 STEM School in West Seattle to educate and reward for traveling safely and following the rules of the road. Thanks to school staff, students and parents, SPD, and everyone out there in the Delridge community. This included grownups driving and kids who were getting… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT is seeking a $25 million federal TIGER grant that would complete the Northgate Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge and also fund a major expansion of the city’s bike share network. This grant from USDOT, along with local contributions from SDOT and Sound Transit, would provide a direct pedestrian crossing over I-5 and… [ Keep reading ]
In the past six months, SDOT has replaced or installed 153 curb ramps at 31 locations throughout the city. These improvement projects are helping build healthy communities by adding or replacing curb ramps in neighborhoods that didn’t meet current city code requirements. Improvement project criteria for the locations focused on areas where people… [ Keep reading ]
Safety improvements are moving forward for SW Roxbury Street! Roxbury will be rechannelized from 4-lanes to 3-lanes between 35th Ave SW and 17th Ave SW and a number of additional safety enhancements are coming soon to one of Seattle’s southernmost arterials. SDOT worked with the community for more than a… [ Keep reading ]
The community will soon benefit from improvements now underway near the busy intersection of 24th Avenue NE and Lake City Way NE. Crews working for SDOT are constructing new sidewalks and other street elements to improve safety, and expects to complete the work in about three months. The project includes: sidewalks, a… [ Keep reading ]
Seahawk Michael Bennett recently joined Mayor Ed Murray and community members for a Bike to Work Day (May 15) ride. Seattle Police provided a loaner (SPD) bike for Michael as he and the group took a ride along the Lake Washington Ship Canal near Fremont on a gorgeous sunny Spring day in Seattle. Please checkout out a… [ Keep reading ]
Mobility can be key to a healthy, happy, and engaged community. Whether taking a stroll to a neighbor’s house, or biking to a local café for a cup of coffee, the ability to move safely and easily through our neighborhoods is what lets us participate in our communities. But as neighborhoods change… [ Keep reading ]
A friendly SDOT reminder that Summer break for kids is just a few weeks away and that they’ll be out and about, so please be mindful by watching out for them as you would at any other time by driving and riding safely. Part of the city’s Vision Zero campaign… [ Keep reading ]
The area around Westlake Avenue N is growing, which means more people are traveling to and through the Westlake area, whether for work or for fun. And like the rest of Seattle, a lot of those people are on bikes. Westlake is especially popular because it’s a direct, flat and… [ Keep reading ]
Seahawk Michael Bennett and Mayor Ed Murray celebrated Bike to Work Day by riding along the Lake Washington Ship Canal near Fremont and were joined by community members. Bennett famously took a victory lap around Century Link Field on a Seattle Police Department bike after the Seahawks won the NFC… [ Keep reading ]
