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Top 5 Safety Tips for Halloween (and beyond)

Nationally, children are nearly twice as likely to get hit by a car on Halloween, compared to other days of the year, so it’s important that kids (and their parents) stay very visible. Being visible as pedestrians or bikers is a good idea not only on Halloween but throughout the fall… [ Keep reading ]

Share your ideas for a new streetcar on First Avenue

Thanks to everyone who was able to make it to last night’s Center City Connector streetcar open house at Pike Place Market! Nearly 100 people attended to share their great ideas and ask questions. We presented options for running a new streetcar on First Avenue that would connect the South… [ Keep reading ]

Bridging the Gap – working to beat the calendar and shorter days.

Fall has arrived in the Northwest, although it has been somewhat atypical with lots of sunshine, fog and the lack of rain.  One thing is clear,  the days are getting shorter and darker as Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) crews work to wrap up their work for the year.  Thanks… [ Keep reading ]

We want to hear from you! Join us at the 23rd Avenue Corridor Greenway Open House

As many of you might know, 23rd Avenue is a heavily trafficked transportation corridor. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) plans to install a neighborhood greenway near this busy arterial to provide a more comfortable environment for people of all ages and abilities to walk, run, skate and bike. Please… [ Keep reading ]

Connecting downtown neighborhoods and everything in between

October 29 Open House on the Center City Connector Transit Study Join Mayor McGinn and SDOT staff Tuesday, October 29, 5 – 7 pm at Pike Place Market (85 Pike Street, Elliott Bay Room on the 3rd floor of the Economy Building –location details) The Mayor and project team will… [ Keep reading ]

The First Hill Streetcar’s Other Track

  The initial section of the Broadway Cycle Track, part of Seattle’s First Hill Streetcar project, has now opened to bicyclists.  The track will improve bicycle safety in a high bike use area, and was included as an element of the project at the request of the community.  Once complete,… [ Keep reading ]

What do grants, safe routes to school and oversight have in common?

  Interested in hearing more about the amazing work done by the Seattle Department of Transportation’s (SDOT) Capital and Revenue Development Division?  Or learning more about the great work of the Safe Routes to School Program?  Or maybe you are just interested in getting an update on the work the… [ Keep reading ]

Safer and More Comfortable Streets Coming to Two Seattle Neighborhoods

Seattle has a goal of reaching zero traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2030. We also have a vision of making Seattle the most walkable city in the nation; and of making riding a bicycle a comfortable and integral part of daily life for people of all ages and abilities…. [ Keep reading ]

2000 Elephants worth of paving!

The completion celebration for the NE 125th Street and Sand Point Way Paving Project went off without a hitch, much like the project itself.  Held last Thursday at the Lake City Farmer’s Market, it was a low key affair – with less than ten minutes of speeches, but plenty of hot… [ Keep reading ]

There’s a map for that!

The Seattle Department of Transportation provides maps of all sorts – some you may not even be aware of.  Besides project maps and detour maps on specific project websites, we offer some very handy ones which you might want to add to your “favorites.” The Seattle Travelers Map… [ Keep reading ]