Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) crews have had a busy year. The first part of the year was spent installing signs, guardrail and crash cushions and now they are busy restriping our roads all across the city. Once summer turns into fall and the wet weather, crews will switch back… [ Keep reading ]
Quarterly bike counts tell us how many trips are made by bike in Seattle at various locations, but more information is needed to help planners determine the best ways to encourage more people to travel on two wheels, and how best to improve their trips. Who is riding those bicycles?… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT’s Arterial Major Maintenance (AMM) program maintains Seattle’s busiest streets with projects that are more extensive than filling potholes yet smaller than full road reconstruction projects. AMM project scopes vary depending on existing pavement conditions, priority of need, corridor use and loading, and available funding. While the repair needs of our streets continue… [ Keep reading ]
The NE Northgate Way & 5th Avenue NE Intersection and Pedestrian Improvements Project (say THAT fast five times) soon moves to Phase Two. This week, crews have been installing sections of stamped concrete cross walk, constructing sidewalks, paving the roadway and building a landscaped median (on NE Northgate Way just west of Fifth Avenue… [ Keep reading ]
Since the groundbreaking on April 23, SDOT and its contractor have been hard at work constructing the new First Hill Streetcar line. The early focus of the project has been underground utility work along with track and roadway work, followed by traffic signals and overhead wiring. As we scheduled high impact work during summer… [ Keep reading ]
Did you know? The King County Road Services Division has been working with University of Washington professor and historic building documentary photographer John Stamets to document the construction of the new bridge. Here are some pictures of a recent field visit as well as some of John Stamets’ work. You… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is responsible for managing more than 482 stairways that can be found across the city. These stairways provide key links and connections to neighborhoods, transit, schools, and businesses. Keeping these stairway connections clear and useable is a big job! Funding for this work is provided through the… [ Keep reading ]
If you have been wondering what’s going on now at the King Street Station (KSS), you’ve got company! The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has had many inquiries about the scaffolding that now adorns the 12 story clock tower. The restoration project is now in the midst of Phase 2B… [ Keep reading ]
Last week we gave you a breakdown on how each of Seattle’s neighborhoods was stacking up in the Walk Bike Ride Challenge. This week we thought we’d share some of the Challenge’s great health benefits! In the U.S. over 16% of the population has a gym membership, yet we often… [ Keep reading ]
Well, Seafair is in high gear so it’s sure to be a crazy weekend here in Seattle. Stay on top of traffic impacts over at our other blog – On the Move. Grist, via Phillip Bump, discovered this fantastic cartoon from 1956. Commissioned by the American Petroleum Institute, “Destination Earth”… [ Keep reading ]
