New Podcasts Now Online! SDOT is taking the month of January to ask folks to replace one car trip a week with a walking or biking trip. It can be as short as a close-by walk to the neighborhood library, or as long as a bicycle commute downtown. It’s an… [ Keep reading ]
Snow, ice, or wind storms often result in fallen tree limbs, which can be a minor nuisance or a major problem. Residents eager to clean up can expose themselves to life threatening conditions. A primary concern with fallen limbs is electricity. If there are any wires on the ground… [ Keep reading ]
The City of Seattle is committed to ensuring that everyone in our community has equal access to jobs and contracting opportunities. To help achieve that goal, the Seattle Department of Transportation’s Elliott Bay Seawall Project is expanding its efforts to connect women’s, minority, small, disadvantaged, and disabled veterans’ businesses with… [ Keep reading ]
With the recent snow and ice storm, we thought it would be a good idea to share a friendly reminder that we all need to keep our sidewalks clear. If you have a sidewalk in front of your property, it’s your responsibility to remove snow and ice so it doesn’t… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT oversees the public right-of-way, so we frequently get complaints about overgrown vegetation impinging on sidewalks. However, SDOT doesn’t respond to those calls because that neighbor’s unruly bushes fall under the jurisdiction of the Department of Planning and Design (DPD). This past year the DPD put out a Client Assistance Memo about… [ Keep reading ]
Testimonials from your Neighbors With cabin fever setting in for many Seattle-ites after this week’s winter storm, this is the perfect time to figure out how you can walk and bike more frequently. It’s a well know fact that walking and biking are great forms of exercise that can help… [ Keep reading ]
Have you ever wondered about the type of tree in front of your house and whether you are supposed to take care of it? Have you been curious about a certain species of tree or wondered whether it grew in your neighborhood? There is a new way to answer these… [ Keep reading ]
Snowstorms are serious business. Get the latest info from Take Winter by Storm.org, Seattle’s Emergency Info Page, SDOT and Metro Transit. The tips below are meant to help you make the best of snow storms when they don’t pose any danger to you. With a forecast for significant snow, we… [ Keep reading ]
Planting a tree with a root ball weighing over eight hundred pounds on a busy arterial is not an easy task, but the SDOT Urban Forestry landscape crew was up to the challenge. Through careful planning and creative problem-solving, the planting went smoothly, with only occasional interruptions to bike lane… [ Keep reading ]
It has been two weeks since the tolling on SR-520 has taken effect and SDOT engineers are still monitoring traffic very closely. Initially, traffic on SR-520 decreased by 40% while I-90 and SR-522 increased by 11% and 10% respectively. The expectation is that traffic patterns will change day to day… [ Keep reading ]
