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In celebration of Earth Month, learn how Waterfront Seattle is helping to keep residents, Elliott Bay, and its marine neighbors healthy

April 25, 2024

Blog stats: 3,000 words | 15-minute read Editor’s Note: This is a blog post from the Waterfront Seattle Program. The Waterfront Seattle Program is a collaboration between the Office of the Waterfront and Civic Projects and other Seattle departments including the Mayor’s Office, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), Planning… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Biking, Pedestrians, SDOT, Staff Highlights, Traffic and Construction, Trees and VegetationTagged With: , , , , , , , , ,

Meet three SDOT professionals working to make Seattle greener every day – Sonia Palma, Katherine Rice, and Ben Rosenblatt

April 23, 2024

Blog stats: 3,200 words | 12-minute read At-a-glance: Sonia Palma Tell us about yourself – what is your current role at SDOT and how long have you worked at the City? I joined the City of Seattle, specifically SDOT, in February 2009, so I’ve been a public servant for 15… [ Keep reading ]

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Seattle’s street trees – supporting a healthy, vibrant urban forest! | LEVY DOLLARS AT WORK

April 25, 2023

Blog stats: 1,300 words | 7-minute read At-a-Glance: In addition to beautifying an area, urban forests play an important role in combatting pollution and creating cleaner air and water. We recently completed our annual street tree analysis for 2022, which reaffirmed the many benefits of Seattle’s urban forests. The team… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Involvement, Funding & Levies, Move Seattle, SDOT, Staff Highlights, Trees and VegetationTagged With: , , , , , , ,

Earth Day 2023: Celebrating SDOT employees making our city greener

April 21, 2023

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 ]

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LEVY DOLLARS AT WORK | We built smoother sidewalks & protected mature trees on Aurora Ave N!

January 27, 2023

Blog stats: 600 words | 4-minute read At-a-glance: This week, we finished repairing sidewalks along the eastern side of Aurora Ave N, from NE 85th to N 105th St. The result: safer, smoother travel for people walking and rolling. Our sidewalk repair program is possible thanks to your tax dollars… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Community Involvement, Funding & Levies, Move Seattle, Pedestrians, Roadside Chat, Safety, SDOT, Staff HighlightsTagged With: , , , , , , , , , ,

City of Seattle distributing free ORCA cards to more than 10,000 Seattle Housing Authority residents

January 24, 2023

Blog stats: 1,000 words | 6-minute read At-a-glance: The City of Seattle is partnering with the Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) to provide free unlimited-use ORCA cards to all residents who are living in SHA-owned and managed housing through December 2026. This pairing between an affordable housing program and an accessible… [ Keep reading ]

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SDOT Director Greg Spotts highlights climate response plans at Mayor Harrell’s Executive Order signing

December 9, 2022

500 words | 3-minute read Summary: Click on the video clip below to watch Greg’s remarks: “This is a very exciting day for us at SDOT. There’s been a really great One Seattle approach in developing this Executive Order. At this time, we have to really concentrate our efforts… I’m… [ Keep reading ]

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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: , , , , , , , , ,

SDOT was recently recognized with a 2022 Vision Award in Transportation for our work to provide sustainable travel options, help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and ultimately act boldly to address climate change

March 11, 2022

Summary: The Seattle 2030 District recently announced the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) as the winner of its 2022 Vision Award in transportation. You can check out this 2-minute video highlighting the award, which features an interview with Seattle Chief Equity Officer and Deputy Mayor Adiam Emery. Seattle 2030 District’s… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Biking, Busses, Community Involvement, Freight, Light Rail, Pedestrians, Rideshare, SDOT, TransitTagged With: , , , , , , , , , ,

Best of the Month | Check out how we’re using trees, plants, and other green infrastructure to help improve the health, safety, and welfare of people (and local zoo animals!)

December 8, 2021

At the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), we believe environmental health should be improved for future generations through sustainable transportation. One of our major goals is to address the climate crisis through a resilient and environmentally-friendly transportation system. As part of our effort to help slow the pace of climate… [ Keep reading ]

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