It’s a great summer for playing in the street. Come on out and have a picnic in the street, play scrabble, teach your kid to ride their bike, have fun! The next Seattle Summer Streets party is in Rainier Valley on Rainier Avenue S between S Alaska and S Orcas… [ Keep reading ]
If you travel by bike to get to your favorite neighborhood cafe, store, or business district and parking is an issue, read on. SDOT’s Bike Program is looking to install more on-street bike parking for the cycling community. Three locations in the city are sporting new bike parking accommodations like the one above and your… [ Keep reading ]
Well we have, and we do every business day to keep Seattle residents and travelers in the know about traffic conditions. SDOT’s Traffic Management Center monitors Seattle streets and highways to keep traffic moving. You can subscribe to our Twitter feed and get traffic alerts to help you steer clear of… [ Keep reading ]
Crossing the street to avoid a blocked sidewalk next to a construction zone is about to become an infrequent experience for Seattle’s walkers. SDOT briefed the Seattle City Council Transportation Committee this morning on a proposed set of new guidelines and regulations governing pedestrian pathways around construction zones. You can… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Times submitted a number of reader questions about transportation related work around the city. Reader comment: “The ramp and adjacent sidewalk was jackhammered out and new ramps and adjacent sidewalk installed.” This is an example of rework by a private contractor that SDOT required. Boren Avenue was repaved… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Times submitted a number of reader questions about transportation related work around the city. Reader comment: “They needed to replace the single slab and the adjacent curb, but in the process of pulling it up they damaged the adjacent slab and curb – and presto, had to now… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Times submitted a number of reader questions about transportation related work around the city. Reader comment: “Crews replaced half the curb one or two months ago and cut curve in it for a turnoff that leads to nothing.” SDOT crews removed overgrown vegetation in the area and replaced… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Times submitted a number of reader questions about transportation related work around the city. Reader comment: “SDOT crews ripped out portions of curbs and sidewalks and replaced them, but did not replace them with ADA ramps.” This is an example of an SDOT spot repair of a broken… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Times submitted a number of reader questions about transportation related work around the city. Reader comment: “Curb blunder on Chief Sealth Trail.” SDOT has not done any recent work in the area and a site visit did not show any signs of construction work, public or private.
The Seattle Times submitted a number of reader questions about transportation related work around the city. Reader comment: “The city very diligently put in wheelchair access curbs and then did nothing to make the rest of the sidewalks accessible.” As part of a roadway repaving program, curb ramps are typically… [ Keep reading ]
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