The city is in all out combat mode – snow combat mode that is! With the National Weather Service calling for continued subfreezing temperatures and winds gusting up to 40 mph, the city of Seattle continues its response. Here’s the latest update: · SDOT continues its snow response with 22 plows and… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT was thrilled to learn today that our Northgate improvement project was awarded a $4.5 million state grant to help address traffic issues on this key corridor. The funds come from the Washington State Transportation Improvement Board through its Urban Arterial Program and will help us relieve congestion, enhance safety and improve roadway… [ Keep reading ]
In 2011, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will begin counting pedestrians and bicyclists using the National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project methodology, and we need your help! This is an exciting step forward in SDOT’s data collection efforts. Following a consistent, nationally recognized methodology will improve the quality and… [ Keep reading ]
Today, for nearly six hours, volunteers braved the cold to string holiday lights on the Giant Sequoia located next to Macy’s at Fourth Avenue and Stewart Street. This year, Eric Greenberg, the faithful volunteer who has been doing the trimming every year, enlisted the help of Chris… [ Keep reading ]
If you use SDOT’s Traveler’s Information Map, we’d like you to take a survey that will help us to improve the traveler information that we provide via the map. We plan to continually improve the map as funds become available. Because the map project received funding from the Federal… [ Keep reading ]
The American Automobile Association (AAA) calculates it costs $8,500 a year to operate a typical car. Choosing to get around walking, biking and riding transit, instead of investing in a car, can really inflate your bank account. That’s just one fun fact from this month’s “WALK. BIKE. RIDEr,” an SDOT newsletter… [ Keep reading ]
Getting around Seattle can be tricky—everyone has waited for a delayed bus in the rain, driven to work to save time, or needed room for just one more bike on the train. Maybe you wish the bus stopped closer to your house or was easier to get to on… [ Keep reading ]
The outside lanes of South Columbian Way, between Beacon Avenue South and 15th Avenue South, were crumbling this spring. Now, with completion of the project to repave this segment, the roadway is smooth and pretty! Since the outside lanes of the roadway had to be reconstructed, it was the… [ Keep reading ]
Over the past week, the Walking in Seattle Blog has explored the pedestrian experience along one of our city’s busiest arterials – Aurora Avenue North. From the Battery Street Tunnel to the city limits at North 145th Street, Aurora carries a heavy volume of vehicles ranging from 35,000 vehicles per… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT is Poised and Ready to Respond to Snow and Ice The weather gurus are warning of a snowy winter ahead, but SDOT is ahead of the curve and ready to keep roads open, buses moving and critical emergency services accessible. Last year we had a mild winter, so SDOT… [ Keep reading ]
