SDOT’s preventative maintenance programs extend the life of streets which are in good condition and postpone the day when we need to rebuild them. This year SDOT conducted a pilot project using microsurfacing, a preservation treatment that is seeing growing use by transportation agencies. Microsurfacing is a thin layer of… [ Keep reading ]
This week, crews completed work along the west side of Westlake Avenue North and Ninth Avenue North and sawcutting near the intersection of Fifth Avenue West and West Mercer Street. Construction activities also continued on the north side of Mercer Street between Fifth Avenue North and Dexter Avenue North and… [ Keep reading ]
If you’re heading downtown to shop and celebrate the Holidays in Seattle, there are lots of ways to find available parking. A recent Seattle Times article featured helpful downtown parking tips, including how to pay-by-phone for on-street parking and how to find affordable off-street parking in Pioneer Square and on the… [ Keep reading ]
The year-long project to rebuild Delridge Avenue SW between SW Orchard and SW Roxbury is slated to be completed by the end of the year (weather permitting). The project has rebuilt some one and a half miles along this heavily traveled arterial in West Seattle that had deteriorated over time… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board is seeking new members The City of Seattle is accepting applications for new Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board (SPAB) members to help make walking in Seattle safer, easier and more attractive. Created by the City Council in twenty years ago, the volunteer board plays an influential… [ Keep reading ]
In 2010, a group of Beacon Hill neighbors wanting safer, calmer streets gathered the community together, applied for a grant and created a traffic plan. The goal of the plan was to recommend a street network where children and adults could more safely walk or bike to local destinations. The… [ Keep reading ]
This week, crews will repair and install sidewalk panels along the east side of Westlake Avenue North and Ninth Avenue North on Monday and Tuesday, and will saw cut the roadway near the intersection of Fifth Avenue West and West Mercer Street in anticipation of future drainage improvements work. Construction… Filed Under: SDOT
The World Health Organization has listed traffic safety as an international public health priority and the Centers for Disease Control and prevention identifies collisions as a leading cause of death for young people. In Washington this is over 400 deaths per year and nearly 20 occur on Seattle Streets. Every… [ Keep reading ]
This week, crews continued sidewalk work on the south side of Mercer Street between Queen Anne Avenue North and Third Avenue North. Construction activities also continued on the north side of Mercer Street between Fifth Avenue North and Dexter Avenue North and the east side of SR 99 between Valley… Filed Under: SDOT
It’s Friday the 13th again. Queue the suspenseful music and be on alert for knife-wielding individuals wearing hockey masks, right? Well, not quite but for the second time in 2013 we’ll all do our best to make it to Saturday the 14th. As we pointed out on Friday the 13th back in 2011,… [ Keep reading ]
