Tag: sam zimbabwe

December 20, 2021

Outgoing Director Zimbabwe led SDOT through a very rough storm + Mayor-Elect Harrell outlines transportation vision

It feels like Sam Zimbabwe never had the chance to lead the Department of Transportation without an emergency beyond his control dictating the work of the day. With the news that Mayor-Elect Bruce Harrell will not keep him on after the year’s end, Zimbabwe’s tenure as Director ends with some remarkable accomplishments considering the circumstances.…
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tagged: bruce harrell, sam zimbabwe, sdot
August 24, 2020

Scooter share permit gets committee approval + How the system would work

Seattle is finally maybe going to give shared scooters a try. The City Council Utilities and Transportation Committee voted last week to approve two ordinances that would allow SDOT to launch a scooter permit program (Council bills 119867 and 119868). Councilmembers Strauss, González and Morales voted in favor, Pederson opposed. The ordinances still need to…
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tagged: city council, joel miller, sam zimbabwe, scooter share, sdot
April 16, 2020

With the West Seattle High Bridge closed until at least 2022, talks begin about building a replacement

As we learn more about the unexpected and sudden closure of the West Seattle High Bridge at the end of March, it’s looking more and more like the decision to close the bridge prevented a horrific tragedy. Cracking on both sides of the support structure of the longest span was on a path to meet…
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tagged: city council district 1, Lisa herbold, lower west seattle bridge, sam zimbabwe, sdot, upper west seattle bridge, west seattle
March 23, 2020

Upper West Seattle Bridge will be closed for an unknown amount of time, biking across the swing bridge still open

SDOT Director Sam Zimbabwe made an unexpected announcement Monday afternoon that the upper West Seattle Bridge will be closed starting at 7 p.m. due to concerns about cracking in the bridge structure. The lower swing bridge and its walking and biking path will remain operational, but the traffic lanes will be reserved for transit, freight…
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tagged: sam zimbabwe, sdot, upper west seattle bridge, west seattle
February 3, 2020

Mayor Durkan: ‘Eastlake is moving forward’

Mayor Jenny Durkan removed all doubt about what she thinks about Eastlake Ave bike lanes during a mid-day press event today. “Without prejudging what would come out of an EIS or what the lawyers would say, we need that bike lane,” she said in response to a question from Heidi Groover at the Seattle Times.…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, eastlake, jenny durkan, rapidride j, sam zimbabwe, sdot, seattle neighborhood greenways
April 4, 2019

Rashomon in Wedgwood: SDOT Director and Deputy Mayor grilled during Bike Board meeting

SDOT Director Sam Zimbabwe and Deputy Mayor Shefali Ranganathan sat down for a long talk with the Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board Wednesday to have a difficult and at times uncomfortable conversation about Mayor Jenny Durkan’s commitment to building the city’s Bicycle Master Plan. But even if the talk ended with gulfs still between the Board…
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tagged: 35th Ave NE, casey gifford, emily paine, jenny durkan, sam zimbabwe, seattle bicycle advisory board, shefali ranganathan