The artwork, each atop a 11-foot-high column on either side of Beacon Avenue South, shows winged helmeted bicyclists (a boy on a pink column and a girl on a blue column) riding above clouds. Webb states “The two bicycle riders represented in this piece ride among the clouds, as all do… [ Keep reading ]
Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. In honor of the holiday and our hard working employees, we are using the next few Fridays to blog about them. Today we’d like to introduce you to David Leask, Senior Operator… [ Keep reading ]
Today we have a roundup of some of the more interesting transportation related videos on the intertubes! Enjoy! Fun at the Crosswalk Students of digital media design at HAWK University in Hildesheim, Germany, have designed a game called STREETPONG to make waiting for the light to change, a little more… [ Keep reading ]
Fall is in the air – the leaves are turning bright colors, the sun is lower in the sky, the mornings are crisp and, most importantly, kids are headed back to school. Seattle schools get back at it this week. What does this mean to you? It means you will see… [ Keep reading ]
Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. In honor of the holiday and our hard working employees, we are using the next few Fridays to blog about them. First up is Theresa Smith. Theresa is a Civil Engineer… [ Keep reading ]
A retired construction management consultant from Tokyo, Hideki Nakamura, recently led five members of the JOYO Construction Engineering in Japan on a tour of SDOT’s Linden Avenue North Complete Street Project, alongside SDOT Project Manager Therese’ Casper. The group traveled from Ibaraki, Japan to learn more about civil engineering practices in the… [ Keep reading ]
Today Mayor McGinn and SDOT announced the launch of Seattle’s Road Safety Action Plan and the beginning of a new road safety campaign – Be Super Safe Seattle! The goal of the Action Plan and the campaign is to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries on Seattle’s Streets. That’s right, eliminate!… [ Keep reading ]
I Bike SEA is about making cycling a normal form of transportation. It’s about discovering that you don’t have to be a ‘cyclist’ to go by bike. I Bike SEA invites you to join a two week “shift” to fun and inclusive cycling for everyone. Residents (especially you, ladies)… [ Keep reading ]
Mark your Calendar: September 12, 6:30 -7:30 p.m. Sick and tired of cars racing through your neighborhood? Worried about the safety of pedestrians and bicycle riders on your streets – especially concerned for your own or neighbors’ children? Wish you could do something about it? Well, you can. Did… [ Keep reading ]
As neighbors in the South Lake Union community know well, the Seattle Department of Transportation’s Mercer Corridor Project has been under major construction since mid-2010. On August 27, following a full weekend closure of the I-5 on- and off-ramps at Mercer Street, this major roadway improvement project will reach a… [ Keep reading ]
