The Jackson Street Plaza has been transformed into a new public pedestrian plaza. On Friday, June 24th, Mayor Mike McGinn held a ceremony, accompanied by Linda Gehrke, deputy regional administrator, Region 10, Federal Transit Administration; Lorne McConachie, chair, Pioneer Square Preservation Board; Leslie Smith, Alliance for… [ Keep reading ]
If you’ve found yourself leaping over puddles on the way to the Duwamish Waterway Park, your dodging days are over. SDOT and the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department recently coordinated construction of a new sidewalk adjacent to the park to eliminate the ponding problem that was occurring on the sidewalk… [ Keep reading ]
In news that will be appreciated by cyclists, SDOT and the Ballard Terminal Railroad are moving forward with enhancement work on a Burke-Gilman Trail crossing. The Burke-Gilman Trail intersects railroad tracks belonging to the Ballard Terminal Railroad at a crossing to the north and east of 6th Avenue NW and NW… [ Keep reading ]
A new bike lane was installed on Cherry Street last year from 1st Avenue to just east of 4th Avenue and SDOT had planned on extending the route to Broadway in 2011. As staff began the design process for these proposed facilities, some potentially challenging conditions for cyclists on Cherry were recognized. First, Cherry is… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT and its partners are working hard so everyone has more and better choices to get around on foot, bike, buses and trains. Just as important as providing more choices is encouraging people to use those choices. King County Metro Transit’s In Motion program is a great example of encouraging… [ Keep reading ]
Back in January, SDOT staff attended the North Beacon Hill Council meeting to talk about a proposal to rename Lander Festival Street to Roberto Maestas Festival Street. The NBHC approved the change and asked for SDOT to make it a formal, permanent change, rather than an “honorary” naming, as originally… [ Keep reading ]
Why SDOT has undertaken development of a systematic Asset Management Program There are approximately 3,946 12-foot wide lane miles of streets within the city of Seattle; the street right of way (ROW) occupies 24.8 percent of the city surface area. That public ROW system, or Seattle’s urban transportation system, not… [ Keep reading ]
Back by popular demand, 70 goats returned at 3 p.m. today to trim down the vegetation on the steep hillside adjacent to the Pine Street Hillclimb stairs below the Pike Place Market. If you’d like to come and watch our live mowers in action, you can view them from… [ Keep reading ]
If the safety of yourself, your passengers, and others isn’t incentive enough to park your cell phone while driving, maybe a little pink slip is. Law enforcement across the city and state are cracking down on law breakers that continue to use their phones while driving. The Washington State Patrol… [ Keep reading ]
This summer SDOT will make bicycling easier and safer in Green Lake by installing bike lanes and sharrows to connect the bike lanes on East Green Lake Way N to the bike lanes on NE Ravenna Blvd. This will connect homes, Green Lake Elementary and the shops along NE 65th… [ Keep reading ]
