Tag: sdot

March 9, 2016

Work starts soon on major Roosevelt Way repaving & redesign, will last most of 2016

Major work to repave Roosevelt Way and rebuild it with transit, biking and walking improvements starts March 14, SDOT says. The major repaving project is expected to take at least until September before the whole length from NE 65th Street to the south end of the University Bridge is completed. Work will happen in phases…
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tagged: 2016 construction, roosevelt, sdot
February 18, 2016

A sober look at Pronto’s finances ahead of Council meeting

The City of Seattle already cut checks in December and early 2016 totaling $305,000 to keep Pronto Cycle Share operational, Josh Feit at Publicola reports. This revelation will certainly be a topic of conversation during tomorrow’s 2 p.m. Transportation Committee meeting about the system. These payments were included in a slide we published in late…
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tagged: barbara gray, city council, josh feit, nicole freedman, phyllis porter, pronto emerald city cycle share, publicola, scott kubly, sdot, transportation committee
January 19, 2016

New 2nd Ave traffic signals clear up confusion

When the city finally upgraded the old skinny paint-only door zone bike lane on 2nd Ave in 2014, it was an incredible increase in biking comfort downtown. But almost immediately after opening one thing became clear: The array of signals hanging on just one street post was confusing people. Most of downtown Seattle has traffic…
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tagged: 2nd ave, dongho chang, protected bike lanes, protected intersections, sdot
January 8, 2016

Anatomy of a stairway runnel that actually kinda works

Seattle has finally done it. They figured out how to build a functional stairway “runnel” that also includes railings required to meet accessibility guidelines. What’s a runnel, you ask? It’s a somewhat weird name for a straight and usually grooved guide next to a stairway so people can go up and down without having to…
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tagged: runnels, sdot, stairs
December 22, 2015

Long overdue sidewalk closure rules now in place, city will work on bike lane rules next

If you are building something in Seattle and need to close the sidewalk, you can no longer simply send people walking out into the street. That’s according to new rules outlined by SDOT (PDF), which we wrote about previously. During public comment, the city received “overwhelmingly positive” feedback on the rule, which should significantly limit…
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tagged: construction, sdot, SDOT DR 10-2015
November 10, 2015

The new Fairview Ave Bridge should be a nexus for major bike routes

The Fairview Ave N bridge is part of a major bike route hub, and major improvements and new connections on Westlake, Eastlake, 9th Ave N, Lakeview Blvd E and the 520 Bridge will only make it more important in the years ahead. Now that Move Seattle has been approved (again, thank you Seattle voters!), the…
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tagged: eastlake, fairview ave n, sdot, south lake union