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To assist commuters and pedestrians over the next four years of planned downtown transit renovations, the Seattle Department of Transportation launched a new tool on Monday, called dotMaps, which publicizes the city\u2019s hundreds of street and sidewalk closures in a searchable, updated map.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>interactive map<\/span><\/a> allows residents to draw a digital boundary around parts of the downtown area that they\u2019d like to receive emailed information about. The notifications will come as projects develop, and users can also see information like permit restrictions, special events and the kind of construction work taking place. To deal with the growth, the city is currently going through its \u201cSeattle Squeeze,\u201d a five-year period in which the city is investing in expanding downtown transportation and building 20 acres of public space in its downtown area. The project is expected to end in 2024, but until then, dotMaps can be a useful tool for anybody traveling around the city.<\/span><\/p>\n

The map includes projects in the city’s downtown areas and in the northern and southern suburbs, but the city says it plans to expand the tool further to include more suburban projects, e<\/span>specially as pressure is put on the city to accommodate a <\/span>population growing faster<\/span><\/a> than any other big city in the U.S.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cConstruction from large and small infrastructure projects\u2014whether downtown or elsewhere in Seattle\u2014will continue to challenge our travel patterns,\u201d Heather Marx, a city transportation director said in a release. \u201cdotMaps is an important tool to help you stay informed during the Seattle Squeeze.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The tool is a public version of an internal tool already used by city agencies and utilities in Seattle and Chicago. Seattle officially began using it internally in August 2017<\/a>, after software company SADA Systems won a contract to replace the city\u2019s system for managing construction projects. <\/span><\/p>\n

In Seattle, which has the most construction cranes<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>of any city in the country, the tool has been primarily used by project managers to deploy work crews to different areas without causing extra congestion. Managers have been able to create construction cycles across densely-populated neighborhoods that the city says reduces costs and saves time. According to SDOT, city agencies have saved $15.5 million as of August.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other cities, including Philadelphia and Chicago, are also using public-facing construction project maps to inform residents. Philadelphia released its map with similar interactive functionality to dotMaps in <\/span>February<\/span><\/a>, also after a construction boom created a rise in residents complaints about closed sidewalks and streets. Chicago\u2019s <\/span>ChicagoStreetWorks<\/span><\/a> map was also developed partially by SADA Systems.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The new interactive tool is designed to help commuters in the fast-growing city get through the next four years of planned downtown 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