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Beyoncé, Mariners Baseball, Construction & More: What’s Happening in Seattle September 1–17

The first half of September this year is huge for music, arts, food, and sports! With so much happening around the city, take this as your guide to getting around Seattle with construction, road closures, and end-of-summer events. At-a-Glance: Click on the links below to read more! Top Events September 1: Waterfront… [ Keep reading ]

A new, community-requested public space is coming to Belltown!

Blog Stats: 700 words | 4-minute read At-a-Glance: Thanks to input from the Belltown community, we are in the final stages of construction for the 1st & Battery Portal Porch! This outdoor, public space is intended to be a gathering place for anyone to relax and enjoy views of Elliot… [ Keep reading ]

What’s happening July 17-31: Festivals, sports, road closures, and more!

Blog stats: 1,600 words | 8-minute read July may be coming to an end, but we still have plenty going on in Seattle! From two sold-out Taylor Swift concerts to Capitol Hill Block Party and some major road closures, we’ll walk you through what’s going on and how you can… [ Keep reading ]

What’s happening July 1-16: events, sports, and planned construction around Seattle

Blog stats: 1,160 words | 6-minute read We’ve got a couple of busy weeks coming up! From Fourth of July celebrations and MLB All-Star Week to planned construction, here is what you can expect and how you can keep moving safely around the city. At-a-glance Fourth of July: Amazon Seafair… [ Keep reading ]

Turn your Healthy Street into a Play Street this summer, no permit needed!

Blog Stats: 1,350 words | 10-minute read Want to make your block a community gathering place this summer? Not only can you now turn existing Healthy Streets into Play Streets without a permit, but we’re offering free Play on Your Healthy Street kits! They include signs, swag, and more to… [ Keep reading ]

We’re attending community events this summer – come chat with us about transportation in Seattle! 

Please note: you can click here to jump down to the list of events we’ll be attending this summer. In past years, our team would table at community events around the city to speak with people about their transportation needs, City programs and projects happening or coming up in their… [ Keep reading ]

May is Bike Everywhere Month! Here’s what you need to know to get biking around Seattle.

Please note: this blog post is available in additional languages via the links below, including Amharic, Korean, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. ግንቦት የቢስክሌት ሁሉም ጋ ወር ነው! በሲያትል ውስጥ እንዴት ብስክሌት እንድሚጋለብ ማወቅ ከፈለጉ እንደዚህ ነው። 5월은 Bike Everywhere Month(어디든 자전거로 다니기의 달)입니다! 다음은 자전거로 시애틀 지역을 돌아볼 때 알아야… [ Keep reading ]

We partnered with East African Community Services and Superpedestrian to distribute 100 bikes to BIPOC youth last week!

Together with East African Community Services and Superpedestrian, we distributed 100 bikes to middle and high school students on August 3rd. We handed out free bikes and bike-related gear to a youth cohort based primarily in the NewHolly community in the Rainier Valley. East African Community Services helps East African… [ Keep reading ]

LEVY DOLLARS AT WORK | JULY 31: Join us on a bike ride & scavenger hunt to celebrate the completion of the Green Lake and Wallingford Paving & Multi-Modal Improvements Project!

After two years of construction, we are thrilled to be wrapping up improvements around Green Lake and Wallingford. This was possible with your tax dollars through the Levy to Move Seattle! Paving is complete, new traffic signals/flashing beacons are activated, new bus stops are in place, and hundreds of ADA… [ Keep reading ]

One Month to Design Your Very Own Mini-park!

Do you know the very best hopscotch method ever? Have a fun craft idea for kids and families? Or a unique community message to share? Get out there with it in a temporary mini-park, designed for Seattle’s PARK(ing) Day, September 15, 2017! To design and host your very own 1-day… [ Keep reading ]