Streetfilms has put together a great new video about our neighbor to the north, Vancouver, BC. It’s called: Perfect Match: Metro Vancouver Melds Bikes and Transit. And if you missed the one they released in September called Vancouver’s Velo Vision: Safe Biking for All Ages – check it out as… [ Keep reading ]
One of the many projects funded by SDOT’s Large Neighborhood Street Fund is wrapping up in the Eastlake neighborhood – leaving a much safer intersection in its wake! The project is the Fairview Avenue East and Fairview Avenue North Intersection Redesign – more simply and lovingly referred to as the “Fairview Project.” … [ Keep reading ]
Can you picture yourself on our future waterfront? Wear your costume – or borrow ours – and join the fun at our free photobooth! Sunday, October 28, 2012 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. FREE Trick-or-treat along Seattle’s iconic Waterfront at over fifteen participating businesses all the way from… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is working hard to repave and reconstruct many of our major roadways and thanks to the Bridging the Gap (BTG) Transportation Initiative solid progress has been made. Since 2007, more than 180 lane-miles have been repaved or reconstructed across the city. Two major paving… [ Keep reading ]
This week, crew’s primary focus will be pavement removal and grading on Fairview Avenue N and continued electrical work on Fairview Avenue N and Valley Street.
During the month of October SDOT is celebrating Walk to School Month and Safe Routes to School with tips on how to get to school and back safely and without a car! Today we are focusing on bike trains. I mean, who doesn’t love a train right? Bike… [ Keep reading ]
This week, crews primarily focused on pavement removal and grading on Fairview Avenue N as well as continued electrical work on Fairview Avenue N and Valley Street. Activities this week included:
An estimated one million bike trips will be made across the Fremont Bridge this year, one of the busiest locations counted in the city of Seattle. A new “Eco-totem” was installed on October 11 at the north end of the bridge with an LED digital display showing the daily count. Using a… [ Keep reading ]
Did you know that biologists have seen ling cod, painted greenling, cullback rockfish, and schools of pink salmon along the Elliott Bay seawall? And did you know there is ongoing scientific study on salmon migration along our urban waterfront? On October 8, Elliott Bay Seawall Project staff and researchers presented… [ Keep reading ]
Consider yourself on alert! The Seattle Police Department (SPD) will have a larger presence in the Rainier Valley on Thursday and Friday, October 18 and 19. SPD will be conducting emphasis patrols to improve traffic safety for everyone using Seattle’s roads as part of the Be Super Safe Seattle effort…. [ Keep reading ]
