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Our partnership with the Outdoors for All Foundation is expanding this year! With free accessible cycling rentals now available 7 days a week, we’re helping people of all abilities experience the joy of biking all summer long!

May 19, 2022

Summary: Through our partnership with the Outdoors for All Foundation, we are again bringing free accessible cycling rentals for people with disabilities to Magnuson Park and other locations around Seattle from May through the end of September. This is the largest program of its kind in North America, using a… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Biking, Community Involvement, SDOTTagged With: accessibility, active transportation, adaptive cycling, biking, Community, free, mobility, outdoors, Outdoors for All, people with disabilities, Rolling

We’ve published an evaluation of the Seattle scooter share program – check it out and learn what’s next

April 8, 2022

Summary: There is demand for scooter share and scooters provide a flexible, low-emissions travel option. During our scooter share pilot program, 260,000 riders took over 1.4 million trips between October 2020 and September 2021. 21% of riders surveyed said they connected to transit, and over half said they would have… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Community Involvement, Pedestrians, Permits, Safety, Scooters, SDOTTagged With: accessibility, evaluation, mobility, program update, report, safety, Scooter share, scooters, Survey, sustainability

Our new University District Construction Hub helps people and goods move through work zones and reach their destinations

April 6, 2022

You may have noticed a lot of construction going on in the University District. We know that it can be challenging to navigate these work zones, so we’ve established a new University District Construction Hub to help people and goods reach their destinations and travel in and around the neighborhood. … [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Pedestrians, SDOT, Traffic and ConstructionTagged With: accessibility, Commuting, Construction, Hub; Access; Construction Coordination, mobility, pedestrians, u district

Seattle welcomes Veo as the city’s newest bike share company!

December 10, 2021

Seattle’s bike share program gives residents and visitors a healthy, climate-friendly, and active transportation option. Building on the program’s previous successes, we have approved Veo to become the newest bike share provider to operate in the city of Seattle. The Veo bicycles coming to Seattle are electric-assist bikes, which are… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Bikeshare, Biking, Community Involvement, Parking, Pedestrians, Permits, Safety, Scooters, SDOTTagged With: accessibility, active transportation, bicycles, bike parking, bike share, community cycling programs, e-bikes, mobility, new option, safety

We heard you: West Seattle Bridge community engagement helps shape the program

November 18, 2021

Read our outreach summary report in 8 languages: What We Heard: West Seattle Bridge Program Community and Business Outreach Summary Lo Que Escuchamos: Programa del puente de West Seattle Resumen de la difusión y enlace comunitario, y empresarial Waxa Aanu Maqalnay: Barnaamijka Buundada Gableedka Seattle La Xiriirka Bulshada iyo Ganacsatada… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Biking, Community Involvement, Pedestrians, Safety, SDOT, Traffic and Construction, West Seattle BridgeTagged With: accessibility, addressing concerns, communications, Community, Community engagement, connectivity, mobility, public feedback, report, safety, West Seattle Bridge

Best of the Month | What we learned from A Week Without Driving

November 5, 2021

The challenge: Can you go a week without driving? From October 22-29, Disability Rights Washington challenged elected leaders and transportation and transit agency staff to go without driving themselves for a Week Without Driving. More than 100 participated, including SDOT Director Sam Zimbabwe, members of the SDOT senior leadership team, and staff from across the department. The purpose of the week is… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: SDOTTagged With: accessibility, cycling, Rolling, SDOT, Transportation, Walking

New travel options: walk, bike, roll, or take transit to the new Climate Pledge Arena in Uptown!

October 19, 2021

Summary: Walk, bike, or roll to the next Climate Pledge Arena event: We’ve been busy installing several new connections to help people safely and more easily travel to the new arena, and move through the Uptown neighborhood. Ride transit to the new arena: Transit is a great option too –… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Biking, Busses, Community Involvement, General, Light Rail, Parking, Pedestrians, Safety, SDOT, Signals, Traffic and Construction, TransitTagged With: accessibility, biking, climate pledge arena, guide, Improvements, major events, mobility, resource, Rolling, safety, travel options, Uptown, Walking

Walktober is here! Fun ideas to rack up the miles with your family and friends this month

October 14, 2021

Summary: Walktober: Each year, we celebrate walking and rolling during the entire month of October (aka Walktober)! Walktober features a variety of ways to get involved and get active. FeetFirst and other community-led organizations across the region have seen robust participation each year since 2015! Safe Routes to School: October… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Biking, Community Involvement, Funding & Levies, General, Move Seattle, Pedestrians, Permits, Safety, SDOT, Vision Zero, Winter WeatherTagged With: accessibility, Autumn, biking, Fall, Rolling, Safe Routes To Schools, safety, Safety tips, Stairways, Trick or Streets, Vision Zero, Walking, Walktober, winter

We’re helping provide free accessible cycling rentals for people with disabilities to experience the joy of riding, in partnership with the Outdoors for All Foundation – find out how to participate this month

September 15, 2021

Summary: This summer, we’ve continued our partnership with the Outdoors for All Foundation to bring free adaptive cycling rentals for people of all ages and abilities at Magnuson Park and at various parks in the city, through the end of September. There’s still time to participate this month! Join us… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Biking, Community Involvement, SDOTTagged With: accessibility, cycling, free, opportunities

Share your thoughts on the future of the Delridge Way SW Pedestrian Bridge

August 25, 2021

What you need to know: We installed a community requested crosswalk and walk signal as part of the Delridge Way SW – RapidRide H Line project at SW Oregon St and are considering if making the pedestrian bridge earthquake safe and continuing ongoing maintenance is still the right approach. Take… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Busses, Community Involvement, Funding & Levies, Move Seattle, Pedestrians, Safety, SDOT, Signals, TransitTagged With: accessibility, bus, Crosswalks, Delridge, pedestrians

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