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A Roadside Chat with Cheyenne Montgomery | Black History Month 2024

Blog stats: 1,000 words | 5-minute read We’re hosting a series of Roadside Chats with employees on our team at the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) as we celebrate Black History Month 2024. We hope you enjoy this conversation with Cheyenne Montgomery, who is an Administrative Business Partner in SDOT’s… [ Keep reading ]

A Roadside Chat with Darius Foster | Black History Month 2024

Blog stats: 600 words | 3-minute read We’re hosting a series of Roadside Chats with employees on our team at the Seattle Department of Transportation as we celebrate Black History Month 2024. We hope you enjoy this conversation with Darius Foster, who is the manager of SDOT’s Unified Care Team… [ Keep reading ]

Transformative Justice Infrastructure Fellowship: A Roadside Chat with SDOT’s Margo Iñiguez Dawes

Blog Stats: 730 words | 4-minute read  Meet Margo Iñiguez Dawes, our Equity Coordinator for the Levy to Move Seattle. She integrates department values and equity goals into a framework that guides how we distribute funding in Seattle. She works to make sure that City investments serve people and communities… [ Keep reading ]

Earth Day 2023: Celebrating SDOT employees making our city greener

Blog stats: 1,300 words | 7-minute read At-a-Glance: Happy Earth Day! This year’s theme is “Invest in Our Planet.” In this blog post, we’re celebrating three SDOT team members who are working to create a more sustainable, climate-resilient Seattle. Meet Nolan Rundquist, SDOT’s City Arborist on the Urban Forestry Team… [ Keep reading ]

Best of the Month | Welcoming our new director, reopening the West Seattle Bridge, reflecting on a Week Without Driving, and more! 

In case you missed it, we’re sharing highlights from the SDOT Blog each month. Here are some of our top blog posts from September.  SDOT Blog Monthly Highlights – September 2022 Summer outreach recap: Thank you for coming out and speaking with us at community events!  Roadside Chat | Welcoming… [ Keep reading ]

Roadside Chat | Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month with Dahvee Enciso, Sr. Civil Engineer Specialist

Summary: We’re proud to celebrate our colleagues’ and community members’ cultures, diverse heritage, and interests through our Roadside Chats blog series. We recently talked with Dahvee Enciso, who shared details about his career, interests, and what National Hispanic Heritage Month means to him personally. We hope you enjoy reading! National… [ Keep reading ]

Roadside Chat | Welcoming Greg Spotts to SDOT as our incoming Director!

Please note: to go directly to our Q&A chat with Greg, please click here. We want to offer a warm welcome to Greg Spotts, our incoming SDOT Director! Greg comes to Seattle from Los Angeles, where he was the Executive Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer for the Los Angeles Bureau… [ Keep reading ]

Best of the Month | Celebrating Levy-funded projects, biking around Seattle, volunteering alongside the community, and more! 

One person bikes and one person rides a scooter in a protected bike lane along 4th Ave in downtown Seattle. Photo: SDOT In case you missed it, we’re sharing highlights from the SDOT Blog each month. Here are some of our top blog posts from May. SDOT Blog Monthly Highlights… [ Keep reading ]

Women’s History Month 2022: Roadside Chat with SDOT team members

March is Women’s History Month, a time when we recognize the many achievements women have made in the past, as well as celebrate the pathways we are currently forging for the future. Mentioned in our previous blog highlighting International Women’s Day on March 8, we at the Seattle Department of… [ Keep reading ]

Best of the Month | Responding to winter weather, advancing the final phase of West Seattle Bridge repairs, and discovering the joy of walking in Seattle!

In case you missed it, we’re sharing highlights from the SDOT Blog each month. Here are some of our top blog posts from January. SDOT Blog Monthly Highlights – January 2022: 1) Winter storm recap: How we responded in challenging conditions. 2) We filled 15,000 potholes in 2021 and about… [ Keep reading ]