Tag: sdot

October 10, 2023

SDOT reopens Spokane Street Swing Bridge 4 days early

Here’s some great news for people who walk or bike to and from West Seattle: SDOT has completed work on the Spokane Street Swing Bridge in just half the time they originally estimated. The bridge is now operational, and the vital trail it carries is open. The bridge was closed October 7 to install a…
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tagged: lower west seattle bridge, sdot, west seattle
October 5, 2023

Seattle leaders will break ground on MLK Way safety project

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell will join SDOT and Sound Transit leaders as well as community members to celebrate the start of the MLK Way S safety project 10 a.m. Friday (October 6) where the I-90 Trail crosses MLK. The project includes protected bike lanes from S Judkins Street/I-90 Trail to and, importantly, through the intersection…
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tagged: bruce harrell, I-90 trail, judkins park, mlk way, mount baker station, mt baker, rainier ave, sdot
October 2, 2023

Pause the Denny Way repaving project until it is safe and aligns with Seattle’s transportation policy

People are injured and killed in preventable traffic collisions on Denny Way every year, yet Seattle is planning to invest more than $5 million in the street without addressing its dangerous street design. Instead, the project is moving forward without regard for the city’s Vision Zero goals and without addressing needs specifically called for in…
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tagged: complete streets, denny way, pedestrian master plan, ryan packer, sdot, traffic operations division, transit master plan, vision zero
September 26, 2023

Alert 10/7–14: Spokane Street Swing Bridge to West Seattle will be closed again

Seattle’s least reliable bridge will be unusable for a week from October 7 through 14, creating a major headache for people who walk or bike between West Seattle and mainland Seattle. The bridge will need to remain in the open-to-sea configuration while crews replace the faulty turn cylinder that was removed during the previous unexpected…
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tagged: 1st ave s, Bike Route Alert, lower west seattle bridge, sdot, west seattle
September 25, 2023

Join a celebration for the new Rainier Valley Greenway connector path

Rainier Valley Greenways-Safe Streets and SDOT are hosting a community celebration of the long-awaited pathway connecting the I-90 Trail in Sam Smith Park to the start of the Rainier Valley Neighborhood Greenway at 28th Ave S. There will be a community walk at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday (September 26) starting at College Street Park followed by…
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tagged: I-90 trail, rainier valley greenways, sam smith park, sdot
September 22, 2023

This is the right time for CM Morales’ proposed sidewalk ordinance

When Seattle invests in a major road repair project, the city does not always repair the adjacent sidewalks or build new sidewalks if they are missing. Councilmember Tammy Morales has proposed an ordinance that would fix this glaring omission, requiring that “the construction project shall include an evaluation of existing sidewalk conditions and correct any…
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tagged: sdot, sidewalks, tammy morales