Lidding I-5

Aerial view of downtown buildings with rendering of a park lid over the highway.

Seattle City Council Supports Lidding I-5 in New Resolution

Councilmember Nelson abstained, citing cost worries On Tuesday, the Seattle City Council passed a resolution supporting the development of freeway lids in the city. Passage...
A park-like is shown over the freeway trench in this cross section.

8 Takeaways from Seattle’s Lid I-5 Feasibility Study

The City of Seattle may have quietly released its Lid I-5 feasibility report late last year, but the results trumpet the benefits of lidding...

Support for Freeway Lids Advances in Seattle Comprehensive Plan

At the junction of SR 520 and Montlake Boulevard in Seattle, construction crews are busy at work laying the foundation for the Montlake lid,...
Transrapid series 09 vehicle at the Emsland Test Facility, northern Germany. (Credit: Állatka / Wikimedia Commons)

I-5 Lid Could Support Downtown Seattle High-Speed Rail Station

Earlier this year the city published a feasibility study to put a lid above I-5 to reconnect Downtown and First Hill, two neighborhoods divided...

What’s Better Than A Lid? Remove I-5 Entirely From Central Seattle

Seattle's Interstate 5 is in rough shape. Maintenance has been deferred so long that a full rebuild is likely necessary, as former Washington State...

Seattle’s I-5 Named ‘Freeway Without a Future’

A Seattle stretch of I-5 is one of the "Freeways Without Futures" listed in seventh annual report from the Congress for New Urbanism (CNU),...

520 Portage Bay Bridge and Roanoke Lid Design Process Is Advancing

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is seeking community feedback through its SR-520 Online Open House. A series of community workshops will also...

Join The Urbanist for a Lid I-5 Tour of Seattle’s Freeway Chasm

The Urbanist is excited to announce our first tours of the season. The inaugural tour is 10am Saturday, May 27th with Lid I-5, a...