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Monthly Archives: October 2015

A Streetcar Named Connector: A New Line In The Making

Back in September, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) held their latest round of public open houses on the Seattle Streetcar to discuss the...

Pass Prop 1 and Never Take Transportation Advice from the Seattle...

Last week, The Seattle Times came out against Proposition 1 (a.k.a Move Seattle). Tom Fucoloro with the Seattle Bike Blog ripped The Seattle Times editorial board...

Pine Street Bus-Only Lane Proposed

Downtown residents received notification last week of a proposed new Business Access and Transit (BAT) lane. Running along Pine Street in the north lane...

Ensuring Comprehensive Rezones Are Not A Missed Opportunity 30 Years From...

Like many desirable and economically strong coastal cities Seattle is experiencing rapidly rising rents. The Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) committee understands part...

Sunday Video: The Real Reason Jaywalking Is A Crime

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxopfjXkArM Adam Ruins Everything at College Humor puts together a cynical and accurate look at how our cities' laws shifted from prioritizing people to prioritizing cars.

What We’re Reading: Comprehensive Planning of the Eastside Trail

No hands: China rolls out the first driverless bus. Car-Free Europe: Oslo is going big to ban cars from the city center within four years....

Dance!

"How you doin'?" I ask a man stepping in. "You know how it goes," he replied. "Some days chicken, some days Phillies." He didn't smile til...

Community Transit Using I-5 Freeway Ramps To Improve Reliability

Community Transit continues to look at ways to improve speed and reliability of commuter routes. Coming on the heels of a new policy that...