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The Pioneer Square Habitat Beach is now open, bringing waterfront views and improvements to marine habitat

July 14, 2023

Blog stats: 925 words | 5-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 and Community Development,… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: General, Pedestrians, SDOT, Trees and VegetationTagged With: seattle waterfront, Waterfront, Waterfront Seattle

New waterfront to Belltown connection to open by May 1 | Waterfront Seattle

April 27, 2023

Blog stats: 900 words | 5-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: SDOT, Traffic and Construction, Travel AdvisoryTagged With: Belltown, connection, Construction, elliott way, milestone, multimodal, road, street, Waterfront

Farewell, Pier 63, and welcome, salmon, and other fish!

December 15, 2022

Over the last couple of months, the Office of the Waterfront & Civic Projects has been working to remove Pier 63, for good. To accomplish this, nearly 50,000 square feet of decking and 894 creosote-treated timber piles were removed! Spot the differences and color in Pier 63 on your own… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: SDOT, Traffic and ConstructionTagged With: Waterfront, Waterfront Seattle

Travel Advisory | Traffic shifting onto new Alaskan Way lanes between Marion and Union streets along the Seattle waterfront

July 13, 2022

The Waterfront Seattle Program is reaching yet another milestone! Overnight on Monday, July 18 we will open five more blocks of the new Alaskan Way which means travel lanes will shift east from the current street to the newly-rebuilt street, between Marion and Union streets. These new improvements along the… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Pedestrians, SDOT, Traffic and Construction, Travel AdvisoryTagged With: Alaskan Way, Construction, Traffic Shift, Waterfront

Travel Advisory | Temporary changes to Alaskan Way travel lanes mark progress of Waterfront Seattle’s new Alaskan Way construction

May 6, 2021

The Waterfront Seattle Program is constructing a new Alaskan Way roadway just east of the current Alaskan Way. This new roadway will occupy the space that used to be under the Alaskan Way Viaduct. Much of the space occupied by the current Alaskan Way roadway will be replaced with a new… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Traffic and ConstructionTagged With: Alaskan Way, Travel Advisory, Waterfront

Buses will shift to more reliable route between West Seattle & Downtown Seattle on Feb 22.

February 7, 2020

For 26,000 daily bus riders on 12 routes, the Seattle Squeeze is about to get a little easier starting Feb 22 when Columbia Street extension to the waterfront opens. For years, bus riders from Burien, White Center, and West Seattle traveled swiftly to and from downtown Seattle. However, the pathway… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Traffic and ConstructionTagged With: Capitol Projects, Waterfront

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

Prepare for Travel Impacts Downtown on 1st Ave S and 3rd Ave

June 26, 2019

The #SeattleSqueeze continues this week, as demolition of the Alaskan Way Viaduct and construction of new ORCA transit card readers impact travel to and through downtown. Read on and plan ahead for your next trip downtown! July 1 – August 4: NB Bus Stop Closure at 3rd Ave… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: SDOT, Traffic and Construction, TransitTagged With: Commuting, ORCA, Seattle Squeeze, Traffic Advisory, Waterfront

CHAPTER 1 #SeattleSqueeze Data: Less driving, more transit, more biking!

March 20, 2019

Approximately 250,000 people commute to and through downtown each day. With the new SR 99 tunnel now open, we’ve been analyzing the data from the closure to understand what went well, how we could have done better, and how we can keep the good changes going during the next chapter… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Traffic and ConstructionTagged With: Commuting, Mercer Corridor, One Center City, ORCA, Seattle Squeeze, Waterfront

VIDEOS: Plan your route now! Here’s what you need to know about the new SR #99Tunnel.

January 31, 2019

#GoodbyeViaduct and hello, SR #99Tunnel! The new SR 99 tunnel will provide direct access between the stadiums and the Space Needle. Running two miles long, it will be the largest double-deck highway tunnel of its kind in the country. Pretty cool, right? The tunnel offers new options for driving to… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: SDOT, Traffic and ConstructionTagged With: Commuting, One Center City, Seattle Squeeze, Traffic Advisory, Waterfront

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