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Today is a City Holiday!

City offices are closed today. We will resume our blog posts tomorrow. The Seattle Department of Transportation wishes you a very happy and safe holiday! Please don’t drink and drive or drive distracted  – turn off the cell phone and be aware of others on the road, whether they are… [ Keep reading ]

Mercer Corridor Project (East Phase) – Weekly Construction Wrap-Up

This week, crews continued to focus on utility installations on Fairview Avenue N and installation of new signal poles and mast arms at the Fairview/Mercer intersection. Please note that no construction work is planned for Saturday, December 22, through Tuesday, December 25. Construction activities will resume on Wednesday, December 26…. [ Keep reading ]

Boxes under the tree(s)

These are not boxes you’ll find under your Christmas tree, or ones you’ll see wrapped in shiny paper.  We’re talking about the boxes around street trees near construction sites throughout the City.  These boxes serve a purpose: to help protect Seattle’s trees.  A closer look at the green “protect tree”… [ Keep reading ]

Mercer Corridor Project (East Phase) – Weekly Construction Update

This week, crews are focusing on pavement removal and grading on the west side of Fairview Avenue N between Mercer Street and Harrison Street and installation of new signal poles and mast arms at the intersection of Fairview Avenue N and Mercer Street. Activities this week include: Begin pavement removal… [ Keep reading ]

Guardrail and Crash Cushions. Working to keep us safe!

Guardrail and crash cushions are two items that we give little thought to until we need them.  And hopefully, you will never need them.  You can be assured your friends at the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) have given them a lot of thought and a lot of care.  Thanks… [ Keep reading ]

We’ll help you through it…

  Every year the Seattle Department of Transportation produces a Winter Weather brochure which is distributed to elementary schools throughout Seattle, public libraries, neighborhood service centers, medical centers, emergency responders and more.  This year is no exception, in fact we have surpassed the number of brochures distributed in past years… [ Keep reading ]

Slow your sled for peds during the holiday season

Did you know that the most common cause of collisions in Center City Seattle during the holiday season is motorists failing to yield for pedestrians in the crosswalk? As part of the Center City Holiday Pedestrian Safety Campaign, SDOT tracks data between the periods of November 20 and January 15…. [ Keep reading ]

Walk your way to a less stressful season!

Thanks to the Bridging the Gap (BTG) transportation levy,  the Seattle Department of Transportation is working hard to implement the Pedestrian Master Plan and help make Seattle a more walkable city!  Since its passage by Seattle voters in 2006, the BTG transportation initiative has constructed new sidewalks, made repairs to… [ Keep reading ]

Pedestrian Master Plan shines a light on lighting

Seattle wants to become the most walkable city in the nation. With that goal in mind, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is taking a data-driven approach to it and has developed the Pedestrian Master Plan (PMP) which spells out the keys to enhancing the walking experience.  One very important… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Safety Elves Give the Gift of Safety this Holiday Season

Last weekend the city officially launched the fourth annual Center City Holiday Pedestrian Safety Campaign. The campaign is a part of the City’s larger Road Safety Action Plan and Be Super Safe an ongoing effort to reach zero traffic fatalities and serious injuries. During the winter holiday season, there are… [ Keep reading ]