Now that fall has officially arrived you are probably seeing more kids walking to and from school. Thanks to the Bridging the Gap (BTG) transportation initiative passed by Seattle voters in 2006, more than 30 elementary schools around Seattle have gained new and improved walking routes through the Safe Routes… [ Keep reading ]
Starting this week, and over the next couple of months, some 2,000 old and faded stop and yield signs will be replaced throughout the city. The signs are being funded by a $1 million grant from the Federal Highway Administration and $100,000 in SDOT maintenance funds. The majority of those… [ Keep reading ]
Third Avenue Design Open House 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Benaroya Hall, Boeing Company Gallery (access along Third Avenue, south of Union Street) Please join SDOT and King County Metro today for an open house to learn about a new streetscape vision to organize, humanize, and energize Third Avenue in… [ Keep reading ]
Have you seen these eye-catching signs and wondered what they were all about and who posted them? They’re part of SDOT’s “Be Super Safe” outreach campaign to remind everyone to look out for each other. By making our streets safer near schools, more families are willing to walk and… [ Keep reading ]
In its on-going effort to make Aurora Avenue a safer corridor for everyone, SDOT has completed improvements at the intersections of N 87th and N 88th streets. Between January 1, 2010 and July 1, 2013, there were 11 collisions at the intersection of Aurora Avenue N and N 87th Street,… [ Keep reading ]
It’s almost here! The city’s first parklet is starting to take shape at Montana Bar on Capitol Hill. The parklet frame was delivered bright and early this morning, and the contractor will install the decking, railings, a ramp and stairs, and landscaping over the next few days to finish this… [ Keep reading ]
Dozens of families and community members took to the street and celebrated the grand opening of the Ballard Neighborhood Greenway last Saturday. Kids joined in a bike rodeo; neighbors rode a Dutch Conference Bike; smoothies were made with a bicycle blender; people danced on a sidewalk piano; and the Undriver… [ Keep reading ]
This week, crews will continue grading and paving the intersection of Ninth Avenue N and Broad Street as well as pouring sidewalks on Valley Street. Crews will also continue construction on the north side of Mercer Street between Fifth Avenue North and Dexter Avenue North and the east side of… [ Keep reading ]
Beginning this month, continuing through December, First Hill Streetcar construction crews will lay track all along South Jackson Street between 14th and 8th avenues south. Crews hope to finish installing streetcar tracks in Little Saigon by early next year. They will then come back to complete streetcar platforms, electrical work and smaller elements… [ Keep reading ]
Almost everything seems to grow fast in Seattle, especially weeds, making maintenance of areas along city streets a challenge. In addition to being annoying, overgrowth can present safety or health issues. So who is responsible? The general rule is, the adjacent property owner is responsible. Private property owners are responsible for… [ Keep reading ]
