The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is planning roadway improvements along N 105th Street and N/NE Northgate Way from Greenwood Ave N to Lake City Way NE. SDOT will complete final design of the project by the first quarter of 2013. Construction is scheduled to begin Spring 2013 and is anticipated to continue through Spring…
Category Archives: Street Improvements
Paving Project on 3rd Avenue NW on March 26 and 27
The Seattle Department of Transportation will be doing work on a portion of 3rd Ave. NW next week. Below is their announcement. Paving Project on Third Avenue NW next week SEATTLE—The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will grind and pave Third Avenue NW between NW 112th and NW 117th streets on Tuesday and Wednesday, March…
Traffic on the roads around Northgate Shopping Mall….it’s a little crazy.
If you haven’t been over there lately expect long delays. SDOT Traffic Advisory For Immediate Release : August 15, 2012 Contact: Marybeth Turner (206) 684-8548 Update: Construction at NE Northgate Way and Fifth Ave NE SEATTLE –Construction on the Seattle Department of Transportation’s NE Northgate Way and Fifth Avenue NE Intersection and Pedestrian Improvements Project…
Long-awaited Improvements Coming to Linden Avenue North
SEATTLE — The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is redeveloping Linden Avenue North between North 128th and North 145th streets into a neighborhood-friendly roadway, improving safety for all users. Crews have started mobilizing and preparing the area for construction, set to begin Mid-June. The project is expected to take one year to complete. Guided…
Long-term lane closure coming to southbound SR 99/Aurora Avenue North
Long-term lane closure coming to southbound SR 99/Aurora Avenue North Drivers face increased congestion for the next six weeks on southbound State Route 99/Aurora Avenue North approaching downtown Seattle. Anticipated backups begin March 6 when crews building the SR 99 tunnel narrow southbound Aurora from three lanes to two between Republican and John streets, just…
Learn about Bike Greenways
Courtesy of Kate Martin from Greenwood here is some information about development of greenways in a nearby neighborhood. Greenways Planning / Participation There is planning underway city-wide to map Greenways. Greenways are a new (new to Seattle) kind of bike route that is more kid-friendly / family friendly and suitable for older folks as well…
Road Safety in Seattle
Submit your comments on Road Safety in Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and members of the Seattle City Council have convened a Road Safety Summit to improve safety on our roads and ensure everyone gets where they’re going safely. By the end of the day on November 23rd, go online to http://www.seattle.gov/roadsafety/comments.htm to provide your thoughts…
Neighbors Express Safety Concerns along NW 125th St.
On Oct. 17, 2011 a group of neighbors near NW 125th St. and 8th Ave. NW met with Gary Schimek from Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) to express their concerns for pedestrian safety on 125th after SPU recently widened and paved the drainage ditch on the south side of the street. NW 125th Street between 8th Ave. NW…
Oct. 18 Broadview Community Council Meeting : Funding Better, Safer Streets
Would you like better street pavement, sidewalks, and transit and bicycle facilities? That’s what Seattle’s Proposition 1 is about. At the next Broadview Community Council meeting on October 18 we will discuss the opportunity you have to bring them about via Proposition 1. A couple years ago the State Legislature allowed local jurisdictions to create…
Safe Walks to Broadview-Thomson School
Friends, We, Gloria Butts, Member of the Neighborhood Planning Advisory Committee for Broadview-Bitter Lake-Haller Lake; Kate Martin, Candidate for District 2 of the Seattle Public Schools Board; Kelly Crimmins, Parent of a child at Broadview-Thomson; Carol Mendoza, Assistant Principal at Broadview-Thomson; and I met with Brian Dougherty, Associate Transportation Planner for the Seattle Department of Transportation. We met at…
