The repaving of 4th Avenue South from Airport Way S to Royal Brougham Way was completed last week. Check out the photos below for some lovely shots of velvety asphalt and gleaming paint lines. As we mentioned last week, the project used a new, energy-efficient form of asphalt mix, but… [ Keep reading ]
A new trail link connecting Genessee Park to the surrounding neighborhood was completed on Friday just in time for Seafair. The Bradford Trail Connector is ADA accessible and provides a new path to the park for all users. Genessee Park is a popular place to watch the Seafair festivities, so the… [ Keep reading ]
If you spend much time around Morgan Junction, you may have noticed a newly installed sidewalk art project right next to Morgan Junction Park. The project was created by the artists “SuttonBeresCuller” and is titled Salon. Salon represents something new for the SDOT Art Program. It incorporates a series… [ Keep reading ]
A short but sweet new pedestrian facility connecting people & businesses in a great neighborhood. Happy walking! 39th Ave S before the new sidewalk 39th Ave S with the new sidewalk This new sidewalk project completes a previously-missing gap in Columbia City’s sidewalk network. It links the sidewalk… [ Keep reading ]
How walkable is your neighborhood? Everyone has an opinion on this, including the folks at Walkscore.com. Walk Score® recently ranked Seattle’s neighborhoods…and the city as a whole. We came in #6 nationally, behind the “big boys” such as San Francisco, New York, and Chicago. (In the spirit of sibling rivalry, we… [ Keep reading ]
Draft findings from the May West Seattle Junction parking study are hot off the press. The results? Existing two-hour time limit signs in the commercial area along California Avenue SW seem to be working well. SDOT doesn’t think paid parking is the right approach for the Junction at this time…. [ Keep reading ]
Pavement engineers everywhere, take note. The warm mix vs. hot mix asphalt showdown has begun. SDOT just finished paving 4th Ave S. in the SODO area last night with a new, lower temperature asphalt mix. This new asphalt mix reduces fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The temperature drop out… [ Keep reading ]
In case you didn’t get enough of those beautiful before and after shots earlier today, here are a couple more of a sidewalk project in Delridge that was just finished yesterday. The North Delridge Neighborhood Council requested a sidewalk on “Snake Hill” (30th Ave SW from High Point to SW… [ Keep reading ]
We’re in the thick of the construction season at SDOT and projects of all sizes are being completed every week. Here are before and after shots of three smaller projects that wrapped up over the past couple months. Each one took a small space and gave it a big makeover… [ Keep reading ]
Long-term coordination efforts paid off this weekend as the city’s first light rail line began operating. The Seattle DOT has been a close partner on the project with responsibility for activities such as traffic signal timing and parking changes around stations. The timing system that operates the train and vehicle… [ Keep reading ]
