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Just in time for Lake City’s Farmers’ Market

  SDOT working… Working… SDOT has just completed building a beautiful block-long sidewalk on NE 127th Street between 28th Avenue NE and 27th Avenue NE. If you’re in the neighborhood, the spanking new walkway will take you right to the weekly Thursday Lake City Farmers’ Market. And voila!

SDOT Goes Hi-Tech to Analyze Roads

  If you’ve seen this strange looking van on Seattle streets in the past three months, you weren’t looking at just any van – that was the ARAN (Automatic Road Analyzer ).   SDOT has been utilizing the hi-tech van to analyze the condition of Seattle’s arterial streets since 2003. The… [ Keep reading ]

Last Week to Win an Electric Bike

It’s your chance to win an electric bike and other fun prizes in exchange for taking the Walk Bike Ride Challenge.  Sign up for the challenge to take at least two less trips this last week in July.  Did you know over 75% of the trips we take are for… [ Keep reading ]

Intensive Care of Giant Sequoia Continues

    Donated Equipment Enables Tree-top Inspection This past week, the effort to rejuvenate the ailing Downtown Seattle Sequoia at Fourth Avenue and Stewart Street, which is managed by the SDOT,  continued to inspire a generous spirit among private sector business owners serving the Pacific Northwest.  Hertz Equipment Rental made… [ Keep reading ]

Pine Street Hill Climb Becomes a Restaurant for Goats

If you ‘re traveling on Alaskan Way by the steep Pine Street hill don’t be surprised to see a herd of goats happily munching their way up the slope.  Aptly called the Pine Street Hill Climb, it is quite a climb to make it up the incline, and too steep… [ Keep reading ]

Jefferson Street Bike Facilities Complete

Our latest bike lane project is now complete!  E Jefferson St between 9th Ave and 19th Ave is now equipped with mixed bike facilities.  Climbing lanes were installed up the hills and sharrows were insalled for the downhill segments.   Connections to existing bike facilities can be made at Jefferson and Broadway, Jefferson and 12th Ave,… [ Keep reading ]

Testing a New Way of Repairing Sidewalks

Always looking for ways to enhance our work, SDOT is testing a new approach for repairing sidewalks.  Walkways sometimes have lifted areas due to tree roots growing or pavement settling.  Instead of using asphalt to fill the gaps, this approach sawcuts lifted areas of concrete using a patented process.  We are trying it as a repair technique on three blocks of… [ Keep reading ]

Airport Way Flies Into New Green Territory

Expected to start August 2nd is Phase II of the Airport Way paving project, making the stretch between Royal Brougham and Dearborn just as gorgeous as the newly completed section from South Spokane Street to South Dearborn. There’s a new green twist, however.  Phase II is breaking ground into new… [ Keep reading ]

Shrinking our Footprint

News flash, we just got the word that our efforts to reduce fuel use are paying off for the City and for the environment!  In the first 6 months of 2010; SDOT reduced its full use by 10%; saving 15,000 gallons of fuel; $43,000 dollars, and 157 tons of Co2… [ Keep reading ]

10th Ave E one of five Spot Rehab Projects

  Next Monday three of five SDOT Arterial Spot Rehabilitation projects kick  off, adding to an already full paving docket.  The very  bumpy and cracked 10th Avenue E, from E Boston Street to E Miller Street, is one of the projects starting July 26th.  It will get fully reconstructed, including sidewalk and driveway… [ Keep reading ]