Yearly Archives: 2015
New Closure and Detour Coming to the Burke-Gilman Trail
The construction along the Burke-Gilman Trail (BGT) seems almost never ending, and it's about to get a bit more painful for regular users. Since summertime,...
Tweet of the Week: Streets for People
This week's tweet is a reminder that language matters. Brent Toderian, Vancouver's former chief planner, writes:
https://twitter.com/BrentToderian/status/555753175827742722
What does it mean for a street to be...
Rider Alert: One-Month Rerouting for Metro Route 44
A significant reroute of King County Metro Route 44 goes in effect today (January 16th) and will last through February 16th. This reroute is...
Seattle Set to Increase Car Share Limits
On Tuesday, the Seattle City Council transportation committee voted to approve an increase in the number of free-floating carshare permits and operators. This would...
Let Us Not Judge, That We Might Not be Judged Ourselves
"How you doin' tonight?"
"Typically!" he says. "And yourself?
"Oh, I'm well!"
"That's excellent!" he smiles. "And syntactically correct!"
"I do my best!"
That was the first guy. With...
Mayor Murray Says “Give Seattle More Buses”
Last year was a very uncertain time for transit in Seattle. At the beginning of it, we were bracing for service reductions by as much as 17%...
SDOT Installing Interim Protected Bike Lane on Roosevelt
As planned, this week the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) began installing a temporary protected bike lane (PBL) on Roosevelt Way NE between NE...
FEIS For University District Urban Design Framework Released, Further Action Ahead
On January 8th, the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) issued a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the University District Urban Design Framework (UDUDF). Prior to this...