Seattle’s Waterfront Bike Path Opens After Long Wait
The 1.2-mile bike lane restores a connection along the central waterfront that hasn't existed in years, and is sure to turn into one of the city's most highly-used bike facilities.
Women Shaping Seattle: An Interview With Yolanda Ho
Yolanda Ho works in the Public Space Management Program in the Seattle Department of Transportation's (SDOT) Street Use Division. She helps to develop new,...
Planned Belltown EV Charging Lot Originally Designed as Neighborhood Playground
The switch represents a broader trend of abandoning plans for people-centered spaces in Belltown in the Waterfront Seattle project.
Seattle City Light is moving forward...
Harrell Proposes Doubling Affordable Housing at Fort Lawton Site to Overcome Impasse
The move could be a jolt to a long-delayed plan for the decommissioned site, spreading infrastructure costs across more homes -- if the bid...
Will Pike/Pine Street Have Pedestrian Only Weekends This Summer?
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is considering another slate of pedestrian-only events on Pike and Pine Streets this summer, building on the popularity...
The Urbanist Podcast: Listening to the Council Pass Highway Lid Legislation
In this week's episode, Ray Dubicki tracks the last few weeks of Seattle City Council meetings to listen in as a fairly small amendment...
Bothell Preserves Main Street Pilot, Discarding Arguments About Hurting Transit
In June of 2020, the City of Bothell closed a one-block stretch of Main Street in its downtown to motor vehicles, opening the space...
Seattle Convention Center Hosting Public Benefit Event December 7th
The next phase of the Washington State Convention Center (WSCC) is being planned, and associated with it may be millions of dollars in discretionary...