This week marks the one year anniversary of the First Hill Streetcar! Ridership projections are right on track with original projections. The First Hill Streetcar is currently averaging 78,000 monthly riders and 3,050 average weekday riders. SDOT will be celebrating this first anniversary by offering free rides on the First Hill Streetcar all weekend,… [ Keep reading ]
As we begin the new year, we continue our efforts to make Seattle an affordable and vibrant city for all its residents, including conversations and adjustments to the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA). On January 10, 2017, we attended a neighborhood HALA meeting at Optimism Brewing on Capitol Hill…. [ Keep reading ]
Seattle’s Youth ORCA program began thanks to the efforts of Rainier Beach High School students. In 2015, students at the school led a march and a town hall, to raise awareness about the 2-mile walk zone for school district-issued ORCA cards. These activities led City Council to set aside $1 million annually… [ Keep reading ]
In 2014, Seattle voters approved Proposition 1 to expand Metro service and transit programs for Seattle residents. By increasing the vehicle license fee to $80, and sales tax by 0.1%, we generated about $45 million per year for 6 years (2014-2020) towards creating a more connected and accessible city. Just one year… [ Keep reading ]
Voters in the Puget Sound region recently approved Sound Transit 3 (ST3), the $54 billion plan to fund light rail, commuter trains and bus-rapid transit. While most of the attention was focused on 62 miles of light rail that will be added to our growing network (Seattle to Ballard and… [ Keep reading ]
More than 200 people turned out for a kickoff event to launch our Transportation Equity Program in partnership with Seattle Housing Authority (SHA). This event was part of a new initiative to promote transportation equity by helping people of all incomes access a full range of transportation options, such as ORCA LIFT cards,… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT’s annual Winter Weather brochure has a large map of Seattle’s snow and ice routes, lists important telephone numbers and web sites to use during winter storms, and offers preparedness tips. Here’s a link to our Winter Weather page that has useful information about what to expect when it snows…. [ Keep reading ]
SDOT is hosting a speaker series on mobility innovations, running through mid-2017. Please join us at the first event on Monday, November 14. The City of Seattle is partnering with transit agencies and private mobility services to develop a network of shared mobility hubs throughout the city, providing better mobility… [ Keep reading ]
Here’s an updated and shortened Blog Video of our behind-the-scenes look at the Fremont and Ballard Bridge openings, and how they work: (Click on HD in Settings to view in High Definition) SDOT operates and maintains over 149 bridges throughout Seattle, including four movable bridges. Three of SDOT’s movable… [ Keep reading ]
The Mount Baker Hub Festival celebrated the transformation of that community with music, food, and fun last weekend at the Sound Transit Link Station and ArtSpace Plaza. SDOT had a table at the event and we shared information on our Accessible Mount Baker project that will engage and interact with the community to… [ Keep reading ]
