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Seattle Department of Transportation

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King County Metro Transit
A new survey from Commute Seattle reveals that while telework remains popular, transit travel and drive-alone trips are on the rise as more people return to the office after years of social and personal change.
The 2024 Seattle Commute Survey is conducted in partnership with Commute Seattle, SDOT and the University of Washington’s Mobility Innovation Center and provides insights into...
April 30, 2025
SDOT
Sound Transit light-rail train.
The Ballard Link Extension will add 7.7 miles of light rail, connecting downtown Seattle to Ballard, while the West Seattle Link Extension will add 4.1 miles of light rail from...
Feb. 26, 2025
SDOT
People board a Route 40 bus.
The project, which began initial construction in June 2024, is expected to provide an overall five to 10 percent transit travel time savings.
Jan. 10, 2025
SDOT
SDOT leadership, project stakeholders and community members gather at a groundbreaking event for the Georgetown to Downtown Safety Project on Oct. 30, 2024.
The Georgetown to Downtown project will add protected bike and scooter lanes on busy arterial streets to keep people biking and scooting separated from cars and trucks.
Nov. 4, 2024
SDOT
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and other local leaders celebrate the start of construction of the RapidRide J Line project in Seattle on Oct. 8, 2024.
The RapidRide J Line will strengthen vital neighborhood connections between existing Link light-rail stations in the U District and downtown Seattle and other RapidRide bus lines...
Oct. 9, 2024
SDOT
A person parks a Lime scooter in a designated parking area at the Capitol Hill Link light rail station.
The rewards program is funded by the voter-approved Seattle Transit Measure.
Sept. 18, 2024
King County Metro Transit
King County Metro works to restore South Lake Union Streetcar power system
Tests will be conducted to test performance of the South Lake Union Streetcar before reopening the service to the public.
Aug. 29, 2024
SDOT
Seattle piloting tactile walking surface indicators to assist people with vision disabilities travel the city.
The pilot will work to create a better understanding of the needs of community members with vision disabilities.
July 22, 2024
SDOT
Seattle, Wash., Mayor Bruce Harrell signed into law legislation that will place the transportation levy on Seattle voters’ ballots in November 2024.
If approved by voters, the eight-year $1.55 billion transportation levy will provide funding to enhance the city’s transportation infrastructure.
July 11, 2024
Seattle City Council
Seattle, Wash.'s, 4th Ave. at night.
The goal of the plan is to enhance transportation in the Seattle, Wash., area with more than 81 projects that could be pursued during the next two decades.
April 26, 2024

Articles

Brandon Lewis
Danielle Elkins (left), Adiam Emery (middle) and Amanda Barlow (right).
Personnel updates from around the public transit industry.
March 7, 2025
King County Metro Transit
King County Metro Transit bus.
The goals of the project, which is set to begin construction in early June, are to reduce transit travel times, improve transit reliability and increase safety and transit access...
May 28, 2024
SDOT
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has unveiled an eight-year, $1.45 billion levy proposal to fund transportation safety and maintenance in Seattle.
The $1.45 billion levy proposal builds on the Seattle Transportation Plan and the One Seattle Plan and includes $145 million in funds to support bus and light-rail projects and...
May 6, 2024
King County Metro Transit
From left to right: Seattle Department of Transportation Director Greg Spotts, King County Councilmember Jorge Barón (D-WA-04), King County Metro General Manager Michelle Allison, King County Executive Dow Constantine, FTA Administrator Nuria Fernandez, Seattle Deputy Mayor Adiam Emery, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), UW Chair of the Provost Advisory Committee for Students Janis Shin and Seattle City Councilmember Maritza Rivera.
SDOT's 5.2-mile RapidRide J Line will upgrade an existing King County Metro bus line by providing improved reliability with bus-only lanes and transit signal priority, decreased...
Jan. 29, 2024
Seattle Department of Transportation
SHA Executive Director Rod Brandon, far left, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, center in light blue tie, and SDOT Director Greg Spotts, in blue jacket, along with Seattle Housing Authority residents celebrated the SHA Transit Pass program on Jan. 24.
The program is the first of this scale in the U.S. and will help more than 10,000 housing authority residents.
Jan. 26, 2023
Seattle DOT
A rendering of the future RapidRide G Line at Madison and 12th in Seattle.
The 2.3-mile BRT line will begin construction this fall and will serve historically underserved, densely populated neighborhoods on its east-west route when it opens in 2024.
Aug. 10, 2021
SDOT
A pre-COVID-19 pandemic image of the Seattle area's RapidRide bus service.
The BRT projects in California, Utah and Washington state are nearing completion of the statutory and regulatory requirements prior to receipt of a grant agreement.
April 6, 2021

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SDOT
People board a route 70 bus in the U District on a sunny afternoon.
The eight-year levy recommends more funding to repair bridges, repave streets and to connect neighborhoods to light rail.
April 8, 2024
King County Metro Transit
Seattle plans bus-only lane extension, pilot street treatments on Rainier Avenue.
SDOT is piloting new street treatments to discourage people driving personal vehicles in bus-only lanes.
Dec. 5, 2023
King County Metro
King County Metro bus.
The project, which will create a safer and more reliable bus route and Seattle’s first-ever freight- and bus-only lane, now moves to the contractor selection process, with construction...
Nov. 21, 2023
SDOT
The existing King County Metro route 70 bus travels south into the Eastlake neighborhood.
The project upgrades King County Metro’ Transit’s Route 70 with an improved RapidRide level of service that will enhance connections to Downtown, Belltown, South Lake Union, Eastlake...
Nov. 1, 2023
SDOT
Traffic camera photo of vehicles blocking an intersection in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood.
The new cameras will allow the city to collect a larger data set for a more robust analysis of the impact and effectiveness of automated enforcement programs.
Aug. 16, 2023
King County Metro
King County Metro's RapidRide H
The change includes King County Metro revising bus schedules and adding bus trips funded by the Seattle Transit Measure.
March 10, 2023
King County Metro
King County
These funds represent the amount collected but held in reserve while the Washington Supreme Court considered the legality of Tim Eyman’s Initiative 976.
Feb. 3, 2021
Seattle Department of Transportation
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The Seattle Streetcar program saw an 18 percent ridership increase, including a 31 percent increase on the First Hill line, partially thanks to the easy connections to Metro Transit...
Aug. 2, 2019
In an effort to guide the surge of new technology that is rapidly transforming transportation systems in cities across the world, the Seattle Department of Transportation launched...
Sept. 12, 2017