Transportation Highlights

May 16, 2008
Busy Weekend Around Seattle - Events May Impact Traffic
Residents will have many activities to choose from this weekend as events are occurring across the city, ranging from street fairs to parades and from fun runs to a cheese festival. The Seattle Department of Transportation advises citizens that these weekend events will likely impact traffic. Please plan for possible delays in your travels or use alternate modes of transportation.

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May 15, 2008
City of Seattle Career Fair
May 21, 2008 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
9401 Myers Way S, Seattle 98108
All are welcome.
At the Fair we will have job demonstrations, job information (full-time, temporary, and apprenticeships), job application assistance, benefit information….. and more.

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May 7, 2008
The Seattle Department of Transportation Releases
the Southeast Seattle Transportation Plan for Public Review and Comment
SDOT has released for public review a draft transportation plan developed to serve as a blueprint for improvements in Southeast Seattle over the next 20 years. The plan is part of Mayor Greg Nickels’ Southeast Seattle Action Plan and contributes to the goal of improving public safety and transportation financing and programming. Written comments must be received by SDOT no later than 5 p.m. on May 31, 2008 to be considered in the final plan.

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May 7, 2008
Green Bike Lanes Come to Seattle
Seattle’s first green bike lanes have been installed at two locations Dexter Avenue N., just north of Denny Way and E. Greenlake Way North, just north of N. 50 th Street. Green bike lanes are put in existing bike lanes to raise motorist awareness of bicyclists at points where their paths cross.

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May 6, 2008
The Seattle Streetcar Network Concept
The City Council approved a Seattle Streetcar Network Concept in February 2008 (via Resolution 31042), and authorized the Seattle Department of Transportation to proceed with an evaluation of this network concept toward identification of the most promising routes for early implementation.

Read the Executive Summary
Read the Network Report


March 31, 2008
City Gains 45,000 New Hours of Bus Service
Bus routes enhanced through Bridging the Gap
The city of Seattle announced today the acquisition of 45,000 additional hours of bus service annually secured through Bridging the Gap funds. Thanks to the voter-approved, nine-year transportation levy, the city purchased additional bus service for its residents for the first time in recent history.

Nineteen Seattle bus routes will receive increased service and, in some cases, extended hours of operation. These extra hours will be phased in beginning in September 2008 and will be fully implemented by 2010. With $1.5 million annual funding from the city, the new service will continue until the end of 2015.

“Through Bridging the Gap we are building sidewalks, paving roads, and making it easier to travel by bus,” said Mayor Greg Nickels. “These additional hours provide riders more options to move around our city without a car. This is another example of Bridging the Gap delivering on its promise and keeping Seattle moving.”

Visit the Bridging the Gap webpage

March 5, 2008
Seattle Department of Transportation Releases Special Edition Bike Map
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) released today a Special Edition Bike Map highlighting 20 miles of new bicycle facilities and promoting the 2008 International Pro Walk/Pro Bike conference coming to Seattle this September. Seattle and the northwestern region have embraced sustainability and are making major investments in bicycling and walking. The conference will showcase some of these accomplishments and inspire hundreds of other communities around the United States to undertake similar programs. The map identifies bike lanes, climbing lanes, the new section of the Burke-Gilman Trail from the Ballard Locks to Golden Gardens Park and the Chief Sealth trail starting at S. Dawson Street and ending near 51st Avenue S. It also includes information on ‘sharrows’ and illustrates routes where they are used.

Visit the Bike Program webpage

February 25, 2008
New Community Parking Program
SDOT's Community Parking Program is a multi-year effort to engage communities to improve on-street parking management in Seattle business districts and adjacent residential areas. SDOT is working to make parking management improvements that balance competing parking needs and support transit, biking and walking and other alternatives.

Up first for development, Denny Triangle


Don't Miss These Highlights!

• Read the Bridging the Gap (BTG) 2007 Annual Report (pdf)
• Learn about the Pothole Rangers
• Read the SDOT Art Plan
• Streetcar Zooms Past 100,000-Rider Milestone
• Taking Action to Reduce Climate-Changing Pollution
• Agreement Paves Way for Viaduct Solution
• Seattle residents urged to report potholes early
• SDOT in the News