Walking is the oldest and most efficient, affordable, and environmentally-friendly form of transportation—it’s how transit riders eventually reach their destinations, how drivers get from the parking lot to the front door, and how cyclists get from the bike rack to the business. Nearly everyone, for at least some portion of… [ Keep reading ]
Curb ramps, also known as wheelchair ramps, are critical to providing access between the sidewalk and the street, but they’re not just intended to help people in wheelchairs. Everyone benefits when curb ramps are installed whether you are pushing a stroller, riding a bike, or simply walking around your… [ Keep reading ]
The SDOT paving program has been rolling full speed ahead all season, with plenty of concrete, asphalt and paint, but it doesn’t stop there. We’re also continuing the Seattle tradition of inlaying the street names in brass on corners downtown. You’ll notice them in the retail core and some other… [ Keep reading ]
Last month, Tabor 100 recognized SDOT’s Bobby Forch with their 2009 Crystal Eagle Award for Business Development. He serves as the women & minority business enterprises (WMBE) contracts advisor, working to ensure contracts are equitably awarded for SDOT and other City of Seattle projects. Tabor 100 is a grassroots economic… [ Keep reading ]
Did you notice how clear Mt Rainier was yesterday? Well, we have some good news. According to the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency; we can see much farther than we could in 1990. The average visibility for the Puget Sound area has steadily increased over the last decade (with year-to-year… [ Keep reading ]
Summer weather has departed and cooler weather is upon us – it’s time to prepare for winter. Today, SDOT announced our new winter storm response plan. We are working to ensure that our team is up for whatever challenge winter throws our way. Going into this storm season, we’ve already… [ Keep reading ]
Parking in WSJ has been studied this year to better identify current conditions. Results have been reviewed with the community and draft recommendations are now ready to be shared. A mailer detailing the recommended changes is going out to residents this week. For details on the parking study and what… [ Keep reading ]
If you were to pick one week out of the calendar year as the best week to plant a street tree in Seattle, the week of October 5-11 would be in the running. Trees are moving into their dormant season and weather conditions are cool, allowing plants to establish roots… [ Keep reading ]
Last month, SDOT participated for the first time in Park(ing) Day. On this day, parking spaces around the city, and world, become parks, where people could play games, socialize, and generally return more of the city streets to pedestrians for a day. SDOT’s goal was to help share information on… [ Keep reading ]
You’re probably wondering what this number represents. Is it the number of miles of roadway in Seattle? Or perhaps it’s the length of the Aurora Bridge? Actually, 1,581 is the number of collisions that have occurred on Aurora Avenue North in the past three years. That works out to about… [ Keep reading ]
