WSDOT Skips Real Climate Analysis in its Highway System Plan Update
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is in the process of updating its Highway System Plan right now. Refreshed every decade or so,...
Introducing The Move Seattle Dashboard
One of the main points made by the anti-movement in the lead up to last year's vote on a Seattle-specific transportation levy, the nine-year Levy to...
Shoreline City Council To Adopt A Final 145th Street Station Subarea Plan Tonight
The saga continues with the Shoreline subarea planning process for the area around the future 145th Street Link Station, which is expected to open...
Seattle City Light Plans More Surface EV Charging Lots in Dense Neighborhoods
Last year, The Urbanist reported on Seattle City Light's plans to create a surface parking lot to charge electric vehicles (EVs) on the 9,000+...
Mayor Durkan ‘Pivots’ from Road Pricing to Electrification Blueprint
In 2018, Mayor Jenny Durkan made a splash by embracing the idea of enacting downtown cordon tolling to reduce car congestion, pledging to realize...
Mayor Proposes Minimal Relief from Seattle’s Treacherous Design Review
The Office of the Mayor announcing legislation extending Covid-era exemptions that allow affordable rental housing projects to skip design review, the costly and time-consuming...
Community Transit Envisions Swift II by 2018
Community Transit is toying with the idea of a Paine Field-Mill Creek-Bothell BRT line dubbed as Swift II on the fifth anniversary of their highly successful Swift...
As Regional Transportation Plan Is Approved for Release, PSRC President Raises Concerns
On Thursday, the Puget Sound Regional Council's Transportation Policy Board voted to approve the release of a draft 2050 Regional Transportation Plan that has...