Mark your Calendar: September 12, 6:30 -7:30 p.m. Sick and tired of cars racing through your neighborhood? Worried about the safety of pedestrians and bicycle riders on your streets – especially concerned for your own or neighbors’ children? Wish you could do something about it? Well, you can. Did… [ Keep reading ]
On Tuesday we shared a story about temporary art showing up along Greenwood Avenue. Guess what? It is now popping up along the Central Waterfront. The art is part of the Art Interruptions project and is funded by SDOT 1% for Art funds and administered by the Office of Arts… [ Keep reading ]
Infographics (a.k.a. data visualizations) are all the rage these days. Check out these impressive, transportation-related specimens – a treat for the eyes *and* the brain. Just remember, you can’t always trust every infographic you read. Click on the thumbnails twice to view full size.
If you visited Seattle’s Waterfront Park over the weekend, then you probably noticed a new series of graphical information panels, installed by Seattle Department of Transportation. The series highlights facts about the past, present, and future waterfront, including the historic construction of the seawall, fun facts about the current waterfront,… [ Keep reading ]
During August and September, five artists are creating temporary art installations along Greenwood Avenue N for the Art Interruptions project. Artwork is installed along city sidewalks to offer passers-by a brief interruption in their day with a moment of surprise, beauty or humor. Locations include street infrastructure and trees, and… [ Keep reading ]
Participants in the July-August Walk Bike Ride Challenge have been switching car trips with walking, biking, and transit. It is not too late to enter the July/August Walk Bike Ride Challenge and join your neighbors. Click here to sign up today and enter to win some great prizes! We wanted… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT now has an analysis of the bicycle count data collected in Seattle for the winter, spring and summer of 2012 that can be compared to data for the same periods in 2011. This data will help planners select the best ways to make it easier to travel in Seattle… [ Keep reading ]
As neighbors in the South Lake Union community know well, the Seattle Department of Transportation’s Mercer Corridor Project has been under major construction since mid-2010. On August 27, following a full weekend closure of the I-5 on- and off-ramps at Mercer Street, this major roadway improvement project will reach a… [ Keep reading ]
Here in Seattle, the South Lake Union Streetcar has been up and running since December of 2007. Folks took over 700,000 rides on it in 2011, and ridership continues to grow. And as residents and visitors to Capitol Hill know, the First Hill Streetcar construction started back in April and… [ Keep reading ]
More Parking. Less Circling. SDOT has been working with Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to provide additional information and supply of short-term parking in downtown Seattle’s Pioneer Square and waterfront neighborhoods. As part of this effort, WSDOT just launched www.DowntownSeattleParking.com – a new website featuring hours, rates and directions… [ Keep reading ]
