Golden (i.e. color only, not karat-rated) shovels dug in yesterday morning, amid rain and a solid crowd. In attendance were Mayor Mike McGinn, Senator Patty Murray, Governor Chris Gregoire, Federal Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Representative Jim McDermott and approximately 125 people in all. The $160 million contract made up of… [ Keep reading ]
Today is the first day of the 2010-2011 academic year for Seattle Public Schools. Be sure to watch for students as you make your way around town and remember that the speed limit is 20 miles per hour around every school when children are present. You’ll likely notice an… [ 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 ]
The contractor working for the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) to widen the Spokane Street Viaduct will do overnight work every night except for Sunday night, between September 7 and September 17, positioning cranes and installing girders. The work requires the complete closure of Fourth Avenue South between eastbound Spokane… [ Keep reading ]
if you Walk Bike or Ride. You can win prizes as well as give the planet a gift by participating in the Walk Bike Ride Challenge. The success of July Walk Bike Challenge inspired an ongoing program. We are currently in the August/September round for the Walk Bike Ride Challenge. At the… [ Keep reading ]
Wondering what’s happening at King Street Station behind the mural-fence at S Jackson Street and 2nd Avenue S Extension? For the past few weeks workers have been demolishing the plaza in front of the Station’s red, neon sign. The 104-year-old plaza was most recently used as a private parking lot… [ Keep reading ]
Over the weekend, a whimsical turtle design took shape on the pavement in the intersection of Interlake Avenue N and N 41st Street in the Wallingford district. On Saturday, the neighbors prepared the “street canvas” by pressure washing and brush-scrubbing the roadway and then chalking in the outline of the… [ Keep reading ]
The pictures speak for themselves – although this was considered a “small project,” it made a big difference to the neighborhood. The project was requested by a resident and built by SDOT with funding from the Neighborhood Projects Fund. The fund is a city-administered program that works with communities… [ Keep reading ]
A couplet is a pair of lines working together – sometimes in poetry, sometimes in transportation. Take SDOT’s recently completed bicycle couplet in northeast Seattle for example. The two lines are Roosevelt Way NE and 11th/12th Ave NE and together they’re working to move cyclists northbound and southbound through the… [ Keep reading ]
Over the weekend a turtle will take shape on the pavement at the intersection of Interlake Avenue N and N 41st Street. You’ll get to learn more about it on the SDOT blog next week, to include photos of the big guy, but we wanted to show what the neighborhood is planning for their “street canvas” this weekend.
