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Seattle Transit Measure | We’re adding bus-only lanes on sections of Rainier Ave S to make transit more reliable and help save you time

June 27, 2022

Please note: this blog post is also available in additional languages via the links below, including Spanish, Amharic, Somali, Tigrinya, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Chinese (Traditional), and Arabic: Seattle Transit Measure (Iniciativa de transporte público) | Estamos agregando carriles exclusivos para autobuses en secciones de Rainier Ave S para hacer que el… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Busses, SDOT, Traffic and Construction, Transit, Travel AdvisoryTagged With: accessibility, bus, bus only lanes, mobility, rainier ave s, southeast seattle, transit

Seattle Transit Measure | We are giving free, unlimited ORCA Recovery cards to people working in food service and grocery industries in Rainier Beach and Othello

June 3, 2022

It’s not too late to get your ORCA Recovery Card! Check out the eligibility requirements below and if you qualify, register using a link below. ORCA Recovery Card Registration – Othello and Rainier Beach የኦርካ ማግኛ ካርድ ምዝገባ (ORCA Recovery Card Registration) -ኦቴሎ እና ሬኒየር ቢች ORCA 复工卡登记 – Othello… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Busses, Community Involvement, Light Rail, SDOT, TransitTagged With: Access, affordable, bus, mobility, ORCA Recovery Card, seattle transit measure, transit

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

May 20, 2022

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 ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Biking, Community Involvement, Funding & Levies, Move Seattle, Safety, SDOTTagged With: active transportation, bicycles, bike everywhere month, biking, community events, cycling, mobility

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

Competitive application process focused on safety, equity, and proper parking leads to changes in Seattle’s scooter line-up

May 12, 2022

Seattle’s scooter share program gives residents and visitors another option to get around the city without a car. Last month, we concluded the program’s pilot phase. We shared the next steps in a blog post, which included conducting a competitive application process to choose the next set of scooter share… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Permits, Safety, Scooters, SDOT, Vision ZeroTagged With: companies, competitive process, micromobility, mobility, permits, safety, Scooter share, scooters, update

Check out our latest quarterly report for Reconnect West Seattle

May 4, 2022

Overview Reconnect West Seattle was borne out of the unexpected closure of the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge in March of 2020, which dramatically impacted West Seattle and nearby Duwamish Valley communities. Through Reconnect West Seattle, we have a vision to restore travel across the Duwamish to similar levels seen before… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Community Involvement, Pedestrians, Safety, SDOT, Traffic and Construction, West Seattle BridgeTagged With: mobility, quarterly report, Reconnect West Seattle, safety, update

LEVY DOLLARS AT WORK | We have completed our construction on Delridge Way SW! Enjoy smoother streets, safer intersections, new lanes for buses and bikes, artwork, and more.

April 28, 2022

Summary: Back in 2020, we started construction on Delridge Way SW, a street in West Seattle that stretches from the West Seattle Bridge to White Center. This project is made possible by your investment in the Levy to Move Seattle, as well as a Washington State Regional Mobility Grant, and… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Biking, Busses, Community Involvement, Funding & Levies, Move Seattle, Pedestrians, Safety, SDOT, Signals, Traffic and Construction, TransitTagged With: Community, Construction, delridge way sw, Levy to Move Seattle, mobility, multimodal, progress, safety, transit, West Seattle

SDOT is conducting a racial equity analysis to ensure our Pedestrian Program meets the needs of everyone walking and rolling in Seattle

April 22, 2022

Walking or rolling with a mobility-assisting device (such as a power wheelchair) are some of the most core and essential forms of affordable, everyday travel. Everyone should be able to navigate the city safely, as part of a wide range of travel and mobility options, from walking, rolling, and biking,… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Pedestrians, Safety, SDOTTagged With: equity, mobility, pedestrian program, racial equity analysis, Rolling, safety, Walking

SDOT’s Pedestrian Projects Toolkit helps guide our work to evaluate and install infrastructure to improve safety for people walking and rolling in Seattle

April 12, 2022

Our Pedestrian Projects Toolkit at-a-glance As part of our overall Pedestrian Program, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has developed a Pedestrian Projects Toolkit that provides estimated costs, timelines, and additional contextual details on pedestrian safety and traffic calming improvements. The toolkit is available in English, as well as the… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Pedestrians, Safety, SDOT, Vision ZeroTagged With: equity, mobility, pedestrian, Projects, resource, Rolling, safety, toolkit, Walking

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

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