The Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board is seeking new members The City of Seattle is accepting applications for new Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board (SPAB) members to help make walking in Seattle safer, easier and more attractive. Created by the City Council in twenty years ago, the volunteer board plays an influential… [ Keep reading ]
In 2010, a group of Beacon Hill neighbors wanting safer, calmer streets gathered the community together, applied for a grant and created a traffic plan. The goal of the plan was to recommend a street network where children and adults could more safely walk or bike to local destinations. The… [ Keep reading ]
The World Health Organization has listed traffic safety as an international public health priority and the Centers for Disease Control and prevention identifies collisions as a leading cause of death for young people. In Washington this is over 400 deaths per year and nearly 20 occur on Seattle Streets. Every… [ Keep reading ]
Two more Safe Routes to School (SRTS) projects are kicking off next month and we couldn’t be more excited! SRTS is a national program for children and adults that encourages increased physical activity through walking and bicycling. SDOT supports this effort by funding route improvements on streets surrounding schools. The two… [ Keep reading ]
Thanks to the Bridging the Gap (BTG) transportation initiative, passed by Seattle voters in 2006, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has been replacing street signs all across the city. Since BTG began more than 41,000 regulatory traffic signs have been replaced, more than 129 miles of bike routes have… [ Keep reading ]
In late September 2013, SDOT conducted its third Bicycle Participation Phone Survey of Seattle residents age 16 and older. To improve the quality of the data, a sampling of cell phones was called. This is significant because 29 percent of respondents said they only have a cell phone. New questions… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle’s first urban cycle track, brought to you by the Linden Avenue North Complete Street Project, is now among America’s Top 10 Protected Bike Lanes for 2013! The national Green Lane Project, launched by PeopleForBikes two years ago, issued the ranking which places the new Linden bike facility at #5 in the nation. PeopleForBikes even used… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, in collaboration with the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) seeks an artist or artist team to create a major integrated artwork on the public piers of the Seattle Central Waterfront. These piers will be rebuilt as part of Waterfront Seattle, a large-scale project… [ Keep reading ]
Here are some recent additions that might interest you…. The Broadway Cycle Track now has a webpage of its own: https://www.seattle.gov/transportation/broadwayct.htm And you can see more photos of the Broadway Cycle Track here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdot_photos/sets/72157638123080044/ If you missed the Center City Pedestrian Safety Holiday Campaign kickoff, you can still catch up… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT offices are closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, November 28th and Friday, November 29th. Enjoy these last days of this November. We’ll be back in the office on Monday, December 2, 2013. Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving!
