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We’re working with Seattle Public Schools to keep families safe as in-person schooling returns with new “School Streets” where most cars are not allowed

April 2, 2021

Summary Students are headed back to their classrooms next week as Seattle Public Schools transition to in-person learning. Help keep our kids safe by driving the speed limit, obeying signs, and expecting more kids and families along our sidewalks and streets. Stay Healthy Streets and new “School Streets” in front… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Pedestrians, Safety, SDOTTagged With: Safe Routes to School, safety, Stay Healthy Street

We’re breaking ground for a safer intersection and repaved roads in Beacon Hill!

January 25, 2021

Thanks to your Levy to Move Seattle tax dollars and our Safe Routes to School program, construction started today on 15th Ave S between S Spokane St and S Angeline St in Beacon Hill! This project will increase safety for people traveling along this important connection between Beacon Hill and Rainier Valley. Here at SDOT,… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Move Seattle, Traffic and ConstructionTagged With: 15th Ave S, Protected Bike Lane, S Columbian Way, Safe Routes to School, Vision Zero

Safe Routes to School Emergency COVID-19 Response grants of up to $1,000 are still available

December 8, 2020

UPDATE: July 20, 2021 The Safe Routes to School Program is no longer offering our COVID-19 Response Grants. Please see our Mini Grant webpage to learn more about our other grant opportunity. Summary Back in October, we announced emergency COVID-19 Response grants offered through our Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program. This grant… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Safety, SDOTTagged With: COVID-19, Grants, Safe Routes to School

The Move Seattle Levy Update: A look back on a successful (& nearly complete!) year of work.

November 6, 2019

Our Quarter 3 (Q3) Report on the Levy to Move Seattle was published on October 30, and we’re here to tell you about all the great things we invested Levy dollars in last season. Brace yourselves! It’s a lot! It’s been about a year since we published the… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Move Seattle, Safety, SDOT, TransitTagged With: Capitol Projects, Safe Routes to School, Transportation Equity

Safe Routes to School: Fall Mini Grants Application Now Open!

October 1, 2019

Our application for Safe Routes to School: Fall Mini Grants are now open! Apply by October 31 for up to $1,000 to fund projects that educate students about walking and biking to school. Public and private schools, parent-teacher associations, and other non-profit organizations are welcome to apply. First, here’s a… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: SDOTTagged With: Safe Routes to School

The Two-Way Columbia St Transit Pathway is On Its Way!

September 26, 2019

We’re working with King County Metro to install a two-way transit pathway on Columbia St between Alaskan Way and 3rd Ave, opening to transit in early 2020. This pathway will support all-day transit service between West Seattle and downtown Seattle by creating an efficient and reliable route for buses… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Traffic and ConstructionTagged With: Art, Capitol Projects, Commuting, CPRS, Elliott Bay Seawall, Events, Find It Fix It, HALA, Innovation, Maintenance Operations, Mercer Corridor, Neighborhood Greenways, Neighborhood Street Fund, New Mobility, News Release, One Center City, ORCA, Parklet/Streatery, Pike People Street, Play Streets, Policy, Press Releases, Project Development, Projects, Public Space Management, Race and Social Justice, Safe Routes to School, Seattle Squeeze, South Park Bridge, Street Use, Technology, Traffic Advisory, Transportation Equity, Transportation Operations, Waterfront, WMBE

Seattle needs more crossing guards. Sign up today!

August 30, 2019

Crossing guards serve as community ambassadors. They’re friendly faces kids see every day crossing to and from school. Crossing guards help kids cross busy streets near their schools at 122 locations at the start & end of the school day. With Seattle’s heavy traffic plus approximately 27,000… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Safety, SDOTTagged With: Kiro7, Safe Routes to School

Dear Summer, it’s been great knowing ya! School is back!

August 27, 2019

There’s only one more weekend to soak in those school-free-summer-vibes. Because classes are back in sesh for Seattle Public Schools on Wednesday, Sept. 4! Oh my gosh, we know!! Kids are cryin’ – parents are cryin’ (with happiness). When school begins, more people will be traveling the streets and because… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Safety, SDOT, Vision ZeroTagged With: Project Development, Safe Routes to School

The plan to make bike share work better for everyone.

August 23, 2019

We released our Q2 2019 Bike Share Report today, which shows that people took nearly 900,000 trips on Lime & Jump bikes in the first half of 2019. We’re excited that so many people are embracing bike share as a healthy and environmentally friendly way to get around. We also need… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Traffic and ConstructionTagged With: Find It Fix It, New Mobility, News Release, Press Releases, Safe Routes to School, Seattle Squeeze, Transportation Equity

A FREE Rainier Valley style & safety event w/Aramis Hamer

May 28, 2019

Rainier Valley is a multifaceted collection of communities in southeast Seattle anchored together by Rainier Ave S. The community is home to some of Seattle’s most culture-rich and diverse residents and schools. Rainier Ave S is also home to Seattle’s highest collision corridor. On average, Rainier Ave… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Pedestrians, Safety, SDOT, Transit, Vision ZeroTagged With: Art, Capitol Projects, Race and Social Justice, Safe Routes to School

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