Greg Spotts
@Spottnik
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🚶♀️ 🚴 🚌 🛴 🚊 Exploring mobility, placemaking and infrastructure in Seattle, LA, NYC and other cities
Seattle, WA
Joined April 2010
Working with GAF Roads, a division of GAF, 5 years ago we applied an innovative protective roadway coating to neighborhoods across LA. I’m excited to share how this emerging approach to pavement preservation has been further refined and is now a promising alternative to.
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Check out my new article in Smart Cities Dive, “Smart from the Start: The future of pavement preservation has arrived.” (1/2).#GAFRoads_Partner. #GAFRoads #PavementPreservation #PavementManagement.
smartcitiesdive.com
America’s residential streets are declining, but an emerging solution helps take the health of your local roads and your community to the next level.
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This spring, I’m teaming up with GAF Roads, a division of GAF, to raise awareness of an innovative approach to maintaining residential streets. Five years ago, in my role as Chief Sustainability Officer for StreetsLA, I led a program that installed the GAF coating in
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🚇 🗺️ .Let me know your thoughts on this bold new map design.
Say hello to a new subway map! Today, the MTA unveiled a new subway diagram that provides riders with essential travel information in an easily readable, bright, and orderly manner. Check it out on digital screens in stations, and as it rolls out on train cars over the next
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Thank you @MikeLindblom for celebrating @seattledot bridge operators in today’s .@seattletimes . Great to see their dedication recognized!.
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Happy people enjoying the not-yet-open Alaska Way protected bike lane on a beautiful Saturday afternoon
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🌸🌸🌸 spotted in Los Angeles!.
The first cherry blossoms of the season have flowered 🌸 Petite and dainty 'Okame' trees are blooming in the Japanese Garden and at the end of the Promenade. 'Okame' should be in bloom for the next week, weather-dependent.
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Street reconfiguration proceeding nicely in front of Beacon Hill light rail station. I’m excited to see the southern portion of the Beacon Hill 15th Ave underway .🚴♂️ 💚.🚆 🩵
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Nice recap of my tenure as SDOT Director 🚶♀️ 🚴♂️ 🛴 🚌 🚃 🚆 .
sdotblog.seattle.gov
February 3, 2025 is Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) Director Greg Spotts’ final day on the job. Read SDOT's appreciative farewell.
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😀 Meet me on Monday Feb 3rd for “One Last Ride With Greg”.Open to all.Rain or Shine.No RSVP needed.Join any of the tour stops .🚎 Ride bus with me between stops (or bike if you prefer).🎉 Culminates in 5pm Happy Hour at Stoup in Capitol Hill
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❄️ Visited Capitol Hill to see how snow is accumulating in one of our higher-altitude communities .⚽️ 🐕 .SDOT plow crews circulating the city working 12hr shifts. We have round-the-clock coverage in place
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❄️ Snowy conditions currently with overnight freezing temps expected . Plan ahead using our plow map 🗺️ .
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Started my Thursday with my last community-requested walk as SDOT Director. The current and former leaders of First Hill Association took us on a walking tour complete with a handmade map. 🗺️.I was joined by SDOT Chief Safety Officer & Deputy Division Director for design
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My #SpottslightOnSeattle series rolls onward with a tribute to @KingCountyMetro .🚎 .For 2.5 yrs the bus has been my primary means of transpo in Seattle.🚌 .I’ve learned so much about the city, its people, and our neighborhoods riding the system.🚍 . 🙋♂️ What’s your fave bus line?
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Join me for “One Last Ride With Greg”.Mon Feb 3rd .☕️ Starts in Ballard.🥟 Lunch CID.🍺 Happy Hour Capitol Hill.Join any tour stop.🚎 🚊 🚲 together to next stop.No RSVP Needed.All Are Welcome.📣 Please share this post to all who want to say 👋 on my last day as SDOT Director.🙏
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Today’s #SpottslightOnSeattle celebrates new multifamily housing near transit! .🏡 .Nathan and I are joining the opening celebration of Grand Street Commons and Tahoma Valley Apartments along Rainier
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Love this annotated photo tour of new bike lanes across Seattle! .🚴♂️ 💚 .
cascade.org
Seattle’s network of protected bike routes is rapidly expanding in early 2025.Join us on a photo journey of new and coming bike infrastructure in Eastlake, Montlake, Beacon Hill, SODO, Downtown, and...
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Yeaterday I visited Beacon Hill to inspect construction progress on the Beacon Ave S and 15th Ave S Safety Project.🚴♂️ Freshly baked loaves on both sides of 15th create a safer and more pleasant environment for all users, and a great bike connection to the CID and Downtown
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