A bikeable city is one where people of all ages and abilities ride bicycles for any trip purpose because it is a convenient, fun, safe, and healthy transportation option. The 2013 Seattle Bicycle Master Plan (BMP) aspires to encourage and accommodate more people to ride a bike. Over the next… [ Keep reading ]
One of the pieces of the Bridging the Gap (BTG) transportation initiative is the evaluation and installation of new signals and maintaining the equipment that keeps those signals functioning properly. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) had several goals related to signal up keep in 2013 and those goals have been… [ Keep reading ]
As the year begins to draw to a close we wanted to provide an update on several pedestrian improvement items that have been funded through the Bridging the Gap (BTG) transportation initiative that was passed by Seattle voters in 2006. The BTG program provides key funding allowing the Seattle Department… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT crews recently installed some very unusual pedestrian lights on the south side of – and underneath – the Columbia Street on-ramp to the south-bound lanes of the Alaskan Way Viaduct. As you approach the intersection you notice a white glow coming from below the ramp, within feet of the… [ Keep reading ]
In May 2011 the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) reconfigured the lanes on NE 125th Street between Roosevelt Way NE and 30th Avenue NE to make the street safer for everyone, better support transit and keep vehicles moving. Prior to the rechannelization there were two travel lanes in each direction…. [ Keep reading ]
Seattle is a great place to ride a bike and unlike many locations across the county we can pretty much ride our bikes year-round. The rain doesn’t stop a lot of hearty Seattleites from riding to work or for play – they just allow more time, use added caution, and… [ Keep reading ]
It was a busy Wednesday night, with multiple community meetings happening November 6 – Beacon Hill Pedestrian Improvements, Bicycle Advisory Board and 23rd Ave Greenway – with the latter drawing a large crowd. Approximately 150 people showed up to Nova High School Auditorium to hear about the 23rd Avenue Neighborhood Greenway project,… [ Keep reading ]
The Bridging the Gap (BTG) Transportation initiative was passed by Seattle voters in 2006. BTG committed not only to construct city-funded transportation projects, but also to leverage other funds and support a variety of regional and federal partnership opportunities. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) and BTG have delivered on… [ Keep reading ]
The fall application deadline has passed for the Safe Routes to School Mini Grant program and we have received this year’s crop of submissions. In all, 19 different groups submitted applications for up to $1,000 to fund their school program that encourages kids to bike or walk to school. This… [ Keep reading ]
Next Wednesday evening join SDOT staff to learn more about pedestrian safety improvements coming to the North Beacon Hill area! A public open house begins at 6 p.m. at Beacon Hill International School. Wednesday, November 6, 2013 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Presentation at 6:15 p.m. Beacon Hill International School 2025 14th Avenue S… [ Keep reading ]
