The Chinatown/International District Business Improvement Area (CIDBIA) has been hard at work planning and designing a parklet for the neighborhood. After months of anticipation, this new public space opens today! The parklet, which is the second parklet installed under Seattle’s Pilot Parklet Program, is located just outside Oasis Tea Zone… [ Keep reading ]
If you love a parade, no matter how small, you will want to station yourself along the First Hill Streetcar route this Saturday. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will be testing streetcar elements by pulling a “pantograph cart” along the new streetcar track (we told you it was a… [ Keep reading ]
It’s that time of year where road construction activity seems to be everywhere and it can be both a good thing and a bit frustrating. Late spring and summer is the most active time for road construction thanks to more consistent good weather and longer days. With funding from the… [ Keep reading ]
Playing in the Street Have you ever wanted to run a relay race or hula hoop in the street? Well, you’re in luck. Now you can host a play street and do just that…or any number of other fun activities! On Friday, May 31, St. Therese Catholic Academy in Madrona… [ Keep reading ]
Wondering what’s being built at the corner of 6th Ave S and S Weller St? That’s the new Chinatown/International District parklet! Hosted by the Chinatown/International District Business Improvement Area (CIDBIA) and located outside Oasis Tea Zone, the parklet is set to open next week and will be the second parklet… [ Keep reading ]
We’d like to hear your thoughts on the concepts we’ve developed for Northgate Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge before we move into design. So, please come to our open house next week to see models of some of the preliminary design concepts, comment on the selection criteria we’ll use to… [ Keep reading ]
Looking for something new to do with your street? Consider joining SDOT’s Pilot Play Streets Program! So what is a “play street,” exactly? It’s just what it sounds like. With a free permit, you can temporarily close your street to traffic so that you and your neighbors can… [ Keep reading ]
National Bike Month comes to a close this week and what a month it has been! Aided by stretches of nice (mostly dry!) weather we have seen record numbers of cyclists taking to the roads and trails around Seattle. The increase can be attributed to many things, however the Bridging… [ Keep reading ]
Today is a federal holiday in which we honor the those who have died while serving in the United States military. Originally Memorial Day began as an event honoring Union soldiers who had died during the American Civil War. After World War I, it was extended to include all men… [ Keep reading ]
Ah, Memorial Day weekend. Three days of long-awaited travel, the outdoors and reveling in the return of sunshine. This unofficial start of summer, as Memorial Day is often deemed, also marks an especially notorious stretch of 100 days on Washington’s roadways that spans Independence Day and Labor Day weekend. According… [ Keep reading ]
