When we repave a street, we recycle all the material we take out of it. Nothing is sent to the landfill. Usually, asphalt is taken to a facility to be “reground” for use in a future paving project. For example, the “hot mix” we use to pave streets has 20%… [ Keep reading ]
Say you’re a developer in Seattle who is rebuilding the sidewalk in front of your new building. You want to leave plenty of room so one of your future tenants can open up a sidewalk café; you’re interested in public art and want to leave room for that in the… [ Keep reading ]
Pedestrian, bike and transit improvements in the Pine-Pike area are wrapping up, with a design that’s good for the environment. The natural drainage approach created new bus passenger load zones using Roman pavers – cast concrete blocks tumbled to soften their edges. Crews tore up the old impervious surface and… [ Keep reading ]
Paving work on the south side of Marion Street between 1st Ave and 5th Ave has been completed and SDOT is ready to begin work on the north side of the street next. We will reduce the length of time residents, businesses, vehicular and pedestrian traffic are disrupted on the… [ Keep reading ]
When SDOT reconstructs and paves a roadway, why don’t they always replace all of the concrete panels? Which ones are the lucky winners and why? Basically, we replace the panels that are damaged and keep those with remaining functional life. This may appear odd because some of the panels kept… [ Keep reading ]
GreenDOT is SDOT’s continuing effort to improve our practices to protect the environment and create a sustainable transportation system that makes it easier to walk, bike and take transit. We have a goal to get international ISO 14001 EMS Certification by 2012 for what we are putting in place to… [ Keep reading ]
Preserving and improving our transportation network and facilities is important to SDOT. King Street Station is one of Seattle’s oldest and most treasured transportation facilities and has been under restoration since 2008. The restoration project aims to maintain the station, and enhance it, as a gateway for the millions of… [ Keep reading ]
Making the streets safe for everyone is a priority, especially near our community centers and schools. SDOT works to calm traffic on streets where speeding has become a problem and the community has voiced its concern. This was the case on both Mary Avenue NW and 14th Avenue NW between… [ Keep reading ]
We received a question from one of our readers inquiring about tax incentives for local businesses that encourage their employees to use mass transit and forms of transportation other than single occupant vehicles. Since there were several resources to share, we… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT’s Safe Routes to School program has completed three projects that will significantly improve walking routes to schools. One block from Concord Elementary School in the South Park neighborhood, SDOT completed a crossing improvement that connects Concord Elementary School with the new Cesar Chavez Park and the heart of the… [ Keep reading ]
