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Shimmy, Shim, Shim!

Seattle has more than 2,200 miles of sidewalk across the entire city.  While adjacent property owners are responsible for maintaining sidewalks, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) repairs sidewalks that are damaged by City assets (such as trees) or that pose a safety concern.  Thanks to Bridging the Gap (BTG)… [ Keep reading ]

Mining the past for the future King Street Station

  When the city took over King Street Station in 2008, the Jackson plaza was a deserted parking lot with security fencing lining both sides of the plaza.   While researching historic documents for the station rehabilitation, SDOT came upon photos that showed the plaza with a three globe lamp fixture… [ Keep reading ]

“Complete Streets” Guides Linden Ave N Redevelopment

The Seattle Department of Transportation is redeveloping Linden Avenue North between North 128th and North 145th streets into a neighborhood-friendly roadway, improving safety for all users. Crews have started mobilizing and preparing the area for construction, set to begin Mid-June. The project is expected to take one year to complete…. [ Keep reading ]

Once Around the Web: Bike yourself something awesome!

As we say goodbye to Bike Month aka May 2012, maybe you need to reward yourself with something cool for your bike! Here are a few suggestions from around the web: It seemed like a joke at first, but the Hövding airbag bike helmet, is real and currently for sale… [ Keep reading ]

How cool is this!

What ‘s 5″ by 4 1/4 “, weather and tear proof, and can take you all over Seattle?  It may sound sort of like an Orca card, but if you guessed the latest version of SDOT’s Seattle Bike Map, you are correct!  Designed to fit neatly into a pocket or backpack,… [ Keep reading ]

Creating Safe Routes to School for All

As the school year draws to a close, the Seattle Department of Transportation’s (SDOT) Safe Routes to School program is gearing up to make needed improvements at elementary schools across the city.  Earlier this year during spring break, SDOT improved the walking route to TOPS K-8.   This summer, walking routes… [ Keep reading ]

Celebrate Memorial Day and Honor Our Veterans!

City of Seattle offices are closed today for the Memorial Day holiday.  We will resume normal blog posting tomorrow, Tuesday, May 29.  SDOT wishes you a very happy and safe holiday.

A little rain didn’t put a damper on Seattleites who came out to play on the street in Alki!

Spring showers and Summer Streets brought soggy fun to Alki. After a series of sunny weekends, mother nature let loose with some rain, but it did not stop those who came out from having a great time. Over 30 volunteers and SDOT staff helped open the street and keep it… [ Keep reading ]

Who’s Talking About Biking

Did you know SDOT is updating the city’s Bicycle Master Plan? We’ve been visiting community events and collecting comments through an online survey and interactive mapping tool. There is still time to share what bicycle issues matter the most to you and where you make, or would like to make,… [ Keep reading ]

Coming to a street near you: three-hour on-street parking after 5 pm

There’s good news for enjoying nightlife in Seattle. SDOT is increasing the time allowed for on-street evening parking in certain business districts to three hours instead of the daytime limit of two hours. These areas include the Commercial Core, Pike-Pine, Belltown, Chinatown/International District, Capitol Hill, Uptown, parts of Denny Triangle… [ Keep reading ]