1.0Northwest Public Broadcastinghttps://www.staging.nwpb.orgMr. WSDOT — the man who's helped make road alerts interesting and 'artistic' — is heading to a new job - Northwest Public Broadcastingrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="JaUWHkkWkB"><a href="https://www.staging.nwpb.org/2024/02/21/mr-wsdot-the-man-whos-helped-make-road-alerts-interesting-and-artistic-is-heading-to-a-new-job/">Mr. WSDOT — the man who’s helped make road alerts interesting and ‘artistic’ — is heading to a new job</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.staging.nwpb.org/2024/02/21/mr-wsdot-the-man-whos-helped-make-road-alerts-interesting-and-artistic-is-heading-to-a-new-job/embed/#?secret=JaUWHkkWkB" width="600" height="338" title="“Mr. WSDOT — the man who’s helped make road alerts interesting and ‘artistic’ — is heading to a new job” — Northwest Public Broadcasting" data-secret="JaUWHkkWkB" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.staging.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/427801150_801168235388213_928506899393543228_n.jpg15362048When Mike Allende started managing social media for the Washington State Department of Transportation, he was told “don’t be boring.” “Boring” is probably the last word any one would use to describe Allende’s approach to the job, which massively grew engagement while he worked there. Known by some fans as Mr. WSDOT, he’s the man behind the most followed state department of transportation Twitter, or X, account nationwide, with some 543,000 followers on the department’s traffic page.