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SDOT Expands Safe Routes to School as Students Head Back to Class

Upgrades at every public school, at least 70 more projects planned, and new safety initiatives start this fall thanks in part to voter-approved funding Blog stats: 1,500 words | 7-minute read At-a-glance: Safe Routes to School project highlights School Streets Have you noticed a block next to a school closed… [ Keep reading ]

We’re providing free ORCA cards to eligible preschool families this school year, in partnership with Seattle’s Department of Education and Early Learning | SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE

Blog stats: 1,100 words | 5-minute read Summary: Getting to and from preschool is more accessible for lower-income Seattle Preschool Program families, thanks to free ORCA cards funded by the voter-approved Seattle Transit Measure. SDOT and DEEL are partnering for a third year to provide eligible Seattle Preschool Program families… [ Keep reading ]

New school zone safety cameras coming next school year, doubling the current count in Seattle

Many of the 19 new camera locations will be activated in September 2025 to help children and families get to school safely Blog stats: 1,300 words | 7-minute read At-a-glance: Keeping our kids safe when they head to school is essential, particularly as students walk, roll, or bike to their… [ Keep reading ]

We’ve built Safe Routes to School improvements at every public school in Seattle | LEVY DOLLARS AT WORK

Blog stats: 1,100 words | 5-minute read At-a-glance: A project at every Seattle public K-12 school in Seattle We’ve delivered on our commitment to build one or more Safe Routes to School upgrades at every public school in Seattle since voters approved the Levy to Move Seattle in 2015. These… [ Keep reading ]

Mayor Harrell’s One Seattle Budget proposal would double school safety zone cameras to support safer travel for Seattle students

Blog stats: 1,000 words | 5-minute read With the new school year underway, we’re continuing our work to support safe travel for Seattle’s students of all ages. In September, Mayor Harrell announced the One Seattle Budget Proposal for the next two years. This proposal includes funding to install traffic safety… [ Keep reading ]

This year, we’re building dozens of safety enhancements around schools to help our kids walk, bike, and roll to school

Blog Stats: 1,300 words | 7-minute read At-a-glance: Safe Routes to School project highlights Traffic calming and better crossings near Adams Elementary in Ballard Many Adams Elementary students cross NW 65th St at 26th Ave NW and 28th Ave NW to get to school. School families saw a problem with… [ Keep reading ]

New Safe Routes to School annual report highlights investments in Seattle students biking, walking, and rolling!

Blog stats: 1,000 words | 5-minute read At a Glance: Safe Routes to School is a national movement to make it easier and safer to walk, bike, and roll to school to build community, support students to get exercise, improve safety, and reduce pollution. Seattle’s Safe Routes to School program… [ Keep reading ]

SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL | 2021-2022 School Year Highlights!

Blog stats: 800 words | 5-minute read At-a-Glance: Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a national movement to make it easier and safer to walk, bike, and roll to school. Our SRTS program is designed to improve safety near schools and encourage more kids to walk, bike, and roll. We… [ Keep reading ]

Safe Routes to School | Ever heard of a Walking School Bus? Our neighbors at Bailey Gatzert Elementary have one, and you can too. 

Thanks to Seattle Neighborhood Greenways, students at Bailey Gatzert Elementary School in the Central District participate in a Walking School Bus to get to school. Read the story from Central Seattle Greenways here. What is a walking school bus? A walking school bus is one tool in the Safe Routes… [ Keep reading ]

We’re celebrating Walk to School Day and Month – and a national award for our work to support safe travel to schools

Summary: Today, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell joined SDOT Director Greg Spotts, Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Brent Jones, National Center for Safe Routes to School Director Nancy Pullen-Seufert, and students and parents for a walk to Dunlap Elementary School in Rainier Beach on Walk to School Day (October 12). The… [ Keep reading ]