Thanks to the Bridging the Gap (BTG) Transportation Initiative, since 2007more than 170 lane-miles of arterial roadway have been repaved or reconstructed across the city,. Roadways that have seen major repaving include Airport Way S, 15th Avenue NE, Dexter Avenue N, Columbian Way S, First Avenue S, Fourth Avenue S,… [ Keep reading ]
This week, crews will focus on sidewalk restoration on Fairview Avenue N between Valley Street and Mercer Street as well as pavement installation on Fairview Avenue N between Valley Street and Aloha Street. Activities this week include:
It may have been a Saturday and the weather may have been half-way decent, but that didn’t keep neighborhood residents from attending an open house on March 2nd at the Garfield Community Center. Some 80 interested citizens showed up to hear about the scope… [ Keep reading ]
As crews dig in to the Delridge Way SW/SW Trenton Street intersection work this weekend, plans are underway to tackle Phase 2 of the Delridge Paving Project – from SW Trenton to SW Thistle streets. During the second phase, southbound traffic will be detoured to 35th Avenue SW; that’s because Trenton and Thistle streets east… [ Keep reading ]
Today the City of Seattle launches the first edition of the Super Safe comic series at the Emerald City Comicon (March 1 – 3, Washington State Convention Center). The comic is being released as part of the City’s Road Safety Action Plan and Be Super Safe Seattle campaign… [ Keep reading ]
This week, crews focused on sidewalk restoration on Fairview Avenue N between Valley Street and Mercer Street as well as pavement installation on Fairview Avenue N between Valley Street and Aloha Street. Activities this week included:
Seattle is leading the change toward a green future. Our goal is to be carbon neutral by 2050. This animated video celebrates green Seattle with a song written and performed by Seattle’s own Chris Ballew (Caspar Babypants; also the lead singer of The Presidents of the United States of America). … [ Keep reading ]
The intersection of Broadway & E Yesler Way has been closed since February 9 and will reopen to traffic tomorrow, February 28. This temporary closure of Yesler Way near Yesler Terrace was necessary in order to install the rail that will be part of the First Hill Streetcar, along with… [ Keep reading ]
As we move from winter to spring and the days get longer folks are looking forward to getting outside and getting active once again. It’s a great time of year, with warmer and sometimes sunnier days, for kids to walk or bike to school. Thanks to Bridging the Gap (BTG),… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Department of Transportation is on a mission to reduce its impact on the environment and just one of the many tactics being implemented is reducing fuel usage. By saving fuel, the department not only reduces the release of carbon into the air and its subsequent impact on the… [ Keep reading ]
