Are you a housing developer putting in a sidewalk in front of your new project? A homeowner adding a garden in your planting strip? A neighbor organizing a block party? All of these activities use one of the over 60 types of permits for use, occupation and/or construction in the City… [ Keep reading ]
An original and powerful approach to driver safety education created by the Sussex Safer Roads Partnership (UK).
Construction is coming soon on a project you won’t see a lot of…not because it’s in Australia (it’s not), but because it’s down under city streets. The work is to stabilize an areaway. Areaways are the usable areas, generally in the street right-of-way, below the sidewalk and between building foundations… [ Keep reading ]
Pedestrian improvements are being made on E Olive Way in anticipation of the future construction of the Capitol Hill light rail project. In addition to a new marked crosswalk at E Olive Way and Boylston Ave E there will eventually be a median island in the center of the street…. [ Keep reading ]
The City of Seattle is working with Metro to improve the electric bus routes. Metro electric buses (also called electric trolley buses) are powered by electricity from Seattle City Light, which produces zero net climate-altering emissions. In addition to being virtually carbon neutral, electric buses are approximately twice as energy… [ Keep reading ]
Want to stay on top of traffic advisories in the area? Check out SDOT’s On the Move blog here. You’ll find up-to-date information to help you plan your commutes or trips. You can also subscribe to our Twitter feed here for additional alerts on collisions, closures, and incidents. Get connected… [ Keep reading ]
Distractions are the leading cause of motor vehicle collisions in America and the number one distraction is cell phones. There’s no doubt that distracted driving is a major issue on our roadways. According to the National Safety Council, twenty-eight percent of traffic accidents occur when people talk on cellphones or… [ Keep reading ]
So the big news is out – Mercer got the TIGER. The what? …the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery discretionary grant. The Obama Administration rolled out $1.5 billion in TIGER grants this week and the Mercer Corridor Project got $30 million. Granted (no pun intended), we didn’t get the full… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT has just released its final parking plan for Capitol Hill. We had a tremendous response to the draft parking plan. The final plan takes into account the comments we have received. SDOT’s Community Parking Program has been working in Capitol Hill for a full year. In January 2009, SDOT… [ Keep reading ]
To address the economic downturn, city employees will be taking unpaid furlough days to help with the city’s budget. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will participate by splitting the furloughing of its staff between two days in each furlough period. Please expect to see reduced staffing at SDOT on… [ Keep reading ]
