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Monthly Archives: September 2023

A crowd of more than 100 bicyclists assembled with Lake Washington in the background.

Two Hundred Plus Turn Out for Urbanist Bike Ride on Lake...

Featured guest Ray Delahanty of CityNerd was a big fan of the Lake Washington Boulevard open street. On Saturday, The Urbanist hosted a bike ride...
Colorful photos on glass and geometric art stand out as a streetcar arrives at the Hilltop District T-Line station.

Tacoma Celebrates the Opening of the Hilltop Streetcar Extension

The mood was jubilant during the ribbon cutting, but 12-minute peak frequencies fall short of promises. On Saturday, Tacoma leaders cut the ribbon on the...
Three officers standing around a squad car

Op-Ed: New Drug Bill Relies on Trusting a Contemptuous Seattle Police...

The war on drugs is back, and Seattle is about to entrust SPD to carry it out with minimal guardrails. This Tuesday, Seattle City Council...
Street view of the newly constructed Downtown Waterfront multi-use trail.

Seattle’s Waterfront Bike Path Comes Into Focus, Narrower Than Past Promises...

Late changes to add curving nine-foot-wide bottlenecks and remove bollards will hinder the new bike path. On Seattle's waterfront, visitors are now able to get...

Sunday Video: The Insane Ways Traffic Engineers Try to Make Streets...

In this CityNerd video, Ray Delahanty tackled the various bells and whistles traffic engineers use on street crossings so as to not provide actually...
Portrait photo of Jaahnavi-Kandula

Jaahnavi Kandula’s Killing Reveals Seattle’s Many Failings on Public Safety

What is a 23-year-old woman's life worth? To Daniel Auderer, Vice President of the Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG), apparently the answer is $11,000...

Link Light Rail Resumes Normal Service Saturday, Ending Maintenance Disruptions

Sound Transit will nearly double frequencies on Link light rail with the completion of maintenance work. Sound Transit announced normal light rail service will resume...
Seattle Central Library is a glassy modernist building that cantilever out at the top.

Seattle’s Public Libraries Chart a New Strategic Direction

At its core, the strategy is built on the idea that “the library makes a difference in people’s lives and in the greater community." All...