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Weekend travelers: Expect traffic & consider riding transit if you plan to attend Seattle Pride festivities, with Revive I-5 and other construction scheduled this weekend

June 23, 2022

Travelers, please be aware. If you plan to attend this weekend’s Seattle Pride Parade, we encourage you to have fun, but leave yourself extra travel time to and from the event as WSDOT’s Revive I-5 work resumes this weekend. The essential I-5 maintenance work means increased traffic congestion as crews… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: SDOT, Traffic and Construction, Travel AdvisoryTagged With: bus, Construction, Events, light rail, traffic, transit, travel, weekend

Headed to the Fremont Fair this weekend? Consider taking transit, biking, walking, or rolling, and leave yourself extra travel time!

June 15, 2022

The Fremont Fair is one of Seattle’s iconic community celebrations, ringing in the start of summer over the solstice weekend with 300+ craft vendors, the annual solstice parade, live local music, delicious food and drink options, and more. We encourage anyone planning to attend the event to plan ahead and… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Biking, Busses, Community Involvement, Parking, Pedestrians, SDOT, Transit, Travel AdvisoryTagged With: bike, bus, community celebration, festival, fremont fair, Parking, resources, roll, transit, travel, walk

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

Headed to the U District Street Fair this weekend? Plan ahead and consider transit options with scheduled Montlake Bridge closure.

May 18, 2022

Editor’s Note (5/20/2022 at 1:55 p.m.) – Update regarding this weekend’s Montlake Bridge closure: The Montlake Bridge will be closed from 11 p.m. Friday, May 20 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 23 while WSDOT contractor crews complete paving work on both ends of the bridge. At least one bridge sidewalk… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Biking, Busses, Community Involvement, Funding & Levies, Light Rail, Move Seattle, Parking, Pedestrians, SDOT, Signals, Transit, Travel AdvisoryTagged With: biking, bus, community event, Event, light rail, Parking, Rolling, street fair, traffic, transit, travel information, University District, Walking

West Seattle and Ballard light rail extensions project: City of Seattle elevates Seattle community interests in our formal comments to Sound Transit, as part of the planning and environmental review process.

May 5, 2022

Editor’s Note (June 8, 2022): We presented to the Seattle City Council on June 7 regarding the City’s draft recommendations. Recommended next steps include additional environmental analysis, continued community engagement, and other refinements to help minimize project impacts and promote system access for communities throughout the project corridor. To learn… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Involvement, Light Rail, SDOT, Traffic and Construction, TransitTagged With: Ballard, city comments, community interests, environmental process, investments, light rail, link extension, planning, Sound Transit, transit, West Seattle

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

President Biden’s trip to Seattle will have a big impact on travel in the Puget Sound region. Travelers can expect delays and some detours in Seattle over the coming days. Learn more and plan ahead before you travel.

April 21, 2022

During presidential visits, the U.S. Secret Service has authority to provide security, including requiring intermittent closures of freeways and streets. The flow of buses and cars in downtown Seattle and around the region will be disrupted. While President Biden’s exact travel routes and timing are not published in advance, travelers… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: SDOT, Traffic and Construction, Transit, Travel AdvisoryTagged With: advisory, closures, expect delays, plan ahead, presidential visit, resources, transit, travel

Seattle Restored program facilitates pop-up shops and art installations in and around downtown Seattle – check out how get there via transit and other travel options!

April 13, 2022

Summary: Seattle’s Office of Economic Development (OED) is partnering with Shunpike and Seattle Good Business Network to host the Seattle Restored program. Seattle Restored matches local small businesses and artists with vacant downtown Seattle storefronts to help revive the central city with creativity and commerce! Pop up shops and art… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Biking, Busses, Community Involvement, General, Light Rail, Parking, Pedestrians, Streetcar, Transit, Water TaxiTagged With: Art, art installations, biking, Downtown Seattle, driving, Parking, pop up shops, restoration, Rolling, seattle restored, transit, travel information, Walking

New Ride Now program offers free and discounted rides to transit and other local trips for older adults (65+) and people with disabilities – learn more and find out if you qualify!

April 11, 2022

Editor’s Note (May 27, 2022): In order to meet robust community interest, we have decided to extend the Ride Now pilot program through June 30. We are continuing to accept new requests for vouchers until June 3. We will do our best to accommodate as many requests we receive as… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Community Involvement, Rideshare, SDOT, TransitTagged With: accessible, caregivers, Community, free rides, older adults, people with disabilities, pilot program, ride now, rideshare, transit

Visiting the UW Cherry Blossom festival? Take transit, bike, walk, or roll – and enjoy more time celebrating spring!

April 1, 2022

Have you heard? The cherry blossoms are in full bloom on the University of Washington (UW) Seattle campus, and people are flocking to see them! If you’re planning to go in the next few weeks, please consider riding transit, biking, walking, or rolling, if it’s possible for you. While today… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Biking, Busses, Community Involvement, Light Rail, Pedestrians, SDOT, Signals, Traffic and Construction, Transit, Travel AdvisoryTagged With: biking, bus, cherry blossoms, festival, light rail, Rolling, signals, traffic, transit, travel options, u district, University of Washington, Walking

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