Once Around the Web: Bikeability
May 16, 2013
Infographic: Four Requirements for a Bikeable City Check out this great infographic from ChangeLab Solutions: Enjoy Bike to Work Day on Friday!
First Hill Streetcar Contractor Pitches in at Chinatown/ID Community Cleanup
May 15, 2013
This past Saturday, May 11, was the 15th Annual Chinatown/ID Spring Clean, where neighborhood volunteers spent the morning fanning out through the community collectinggarbage, removing graffiti, and tidying up its green spaces. This year the popular community event, also known as Keeping It Clean and Fine Since ’99, was joined… [ Keep reading ]
Westlake Cycle Track – Get Ready for the Conversation!
May 14, 2013
SDOT is excited to announce the kick-off of the Westlake Cycle Track project. This project improves safety for people biking, improves the pedestrian experience, and will be done in coordination with the Ballard to Downtown Seattle Transit Expansion Study, because Westlake is one of the possible corridors being considered for… [ Keep reading ]
Bike to Work Day – Friday, May 17th!!!
May 14, 2013
Are you a seasoned veteran or a newbie rider?! It’s time to celebrate Bike to Work Day this Friday, May 17. Bike to Work Day is annual event and has been used to inspire many folks to try riding to work for the first time. Biking to work can be… [ Keep reading ]
Mercer Corridor Project – Weekly Construction Preview
May 13, 2013
This week, crews will continue to work on underground utilities on Valley Street, Broad Street and Westlake Avenue N north of Mercer Street and signal installations at Dexter Avenue N, Broad Street and Fifth Avenue N. Activities this week include:
ATTENTION SEATTLE! Summer Streets comes to Alki this Sunday
May 13, 2013
SDOT is hosting a street party Sunday, May 19 along Alki. This free event opens the city’s largest public space – its streets – so people can walk, bike, roll, run, skip and shop – without having to watch out for cars! Participate in the West Seattle 5K Run/Walk in… [ Keep reading ]
Mercer Corridor Project (East Phase)
Weekly Construction Wrap-Up
May 10, 2013
This week, crews continued to work on underground utilities on Valley Street, Broad Street and Westlake Avenue N, north of Mercer Street and signal installations on Dexter Avenue N, Broad Street and Fifth Avenue N. Activities this week included:
Focused Fixes Stretch our Repair Dollars
May 10, 2013
Everyone is familiar with the work of SDOT’s pothole rangers, and you can’t miss those big capital projects where we rehabilitate long stretches of streets. (Think N 105th / NE Northgate Way or the Delridge Way SW projects happening in this year.) But what about pavement issues that are too… [ Keep reading ]
Two-Way Mercer Moves Closer to Reality
May 9, 2013
For decades, the “Mercer Mess” has been one of the City’s most significant transportation challenges. Each day some 80,000 vehicles, along with growing numbers of pedestrians and bicyclists, enter and exit I-5 at Mercer Street, making it a critical east/west route for keeping people, goods, and services moving. While eastbound… [ Keep reading ]
Once Around The Web: Smorgasbord!
May 9, 2013
It’s a tasty smorgasbord of transportation links for you to stuff your face with! Driving is all that. NOT! Driving is so 1995, chart shows Food for thought: Grocery Delivery Service Is Greener Than Driving to the Store Is Seattle the next Toronto? Toronto’s waterfront makeover a huge money maker,… [ Keep reading ]