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Bridging the Gap – working to beat the calendar and shorter days.

Fall has arrived in the Northwest, although it has been somewhat atypical with lots of sunshine, fog and the lack of rain.  One thing is clear,  the days are getting shorter and darker as Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) crews work to wrap up their work for the year.  Thanks… [ Keep reading ]

Mercer Corridor Project
Weekly Construction Preview

This week, crews will continue sidewalk and landscaping work on Valley Street between Fairview Avenue North and Ninth Avenue North. Construction will also continue on Mercer Street between Fifth Avenue North and Dexter Avenue North and the east side of SR 99 between Valley and Harrison streets. Activities this week… Filed Under: SDOTTagged With:

The story behind the wall!

If you drive, walk or ride a bike along Rainier Avenue you may have seen the recently completed retaining wall project that protects a portion of the 9700 block Rainier Avenue South. Like many Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) projects, the photos of the finished product are impressive, but do… [ Keep reading ]

Parking near Cycle Tracks

As previously reported here on the SDOT Blog, our city’s network of cycle tracks is growing slowly but surely. You’ll now find these bikeways in several locations around Seattle including segments of Linden Avenue North, NE 65th Street, and the Alki Trail. Cycle tracks are a relatively new feature on our roadways (though the… [ Keep reading ]

Mercer Corridor Project – Weekly Construction Wrap-up

  Grading between Mercer and Valley streets.   This week, crews continued sidewalk and landscaping work on Valley Street between Fairview Avenue North and Ninth Avenue North. Construction also continued on the north side of Mercer Street between Fifth Avenue North and Dexter Avenue North and the east side of… [ Keep reading ]

We want to hear from you! Join us at the 23rd Avenue Corridor Greenway Open House

As many of you might know, 23rd Avenue is a heavily trafficked transportation corridor. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) plans to install a neighborhood greenway near this busy arterial to provide a more comfortable environment for people of all ages and abilities to walk, run, skate and bike. Please… [ Keep reading ]

Connecting downtown neighborhoods and everything in between

October 29 Open House on the Center City Connector Transit Study Join Mayor McGinn and SDOT staff Tuesday, October 29, 5 – 7 pm at Pike Place Market (85 Pike Street, Elliott Bay Room on the 3rd floor of the Economy Building –location details) The Mayor and project team will… [ Keep reading ]

The First Hill Streetcar’s Other Track

  The initial section of the Broadway Cycle Track, part of Seattle’s First Hill Streetcar project, has now opened to bicyclists.  The track will improve bicycle safety in a high bike use area, and was included as an element of the project at the request of the community.  Once complete,… [ Keep reading ]

What do grants, safe routes to school and oversight have in common?

  Interested in hearing more about the amazing work done by the Seattle Department of Transportation’s (SDOT) Capital and Revenue Development Division?  Or learning more about the great work of the Safe Routes to School Program?  Or maybe you are just interested in getting an update on the work the… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle’s Waterfront by Land, Sea and Sky!

Waterfront Seattle hosted a mobile workshop on Sunday as part of the 2013 Rail-Volution Conference.  The workshop gave participants a chance to see and explore our changing waterfront through three different vantage points.  By land: A tour of Milepost 31 and a walk to the SR-99 Tunnel construction site to… [ Keep reading ]