Federal Grant In Hand, RapidRide J Line Heads Toward Construction
After three years of construction to upgrade a water main, rebuild Eastlake Avenue, and install new bus shelters and protected bike lanes, the J Line will open in 2027, replacing Route 70.
Kent Faces a Pedestrian and Bike Safety Emergency
2023 saw serious injuries and fatalities involving people who walk or bike skyrocket in Kent. The City has small improvements in the pipeline, but systemic changes may prove more elusive.
Seattle Voters On Board with Big Transportation Levy, New Polling Shows
The survey found 56% of Seattleites supported a $1.7 billion transportation levy, with safety and transit top concerns.
Seattle’s Neighborhood Greenway Network Faces a Turning Point
As the greenway program turns 12 years old, the network of pedestrian and bike corridors along low-traffic streets could see redoubled commitment or deemphasis.
Jenny...
Bremerton’s Enlightened ‘JCTP’ Plan Seeks to Break Free of Car Dependence
JCTP is Bremerton’s 30-year transportation vision. It gets a lot of things right, but has some gaps.
The Joint Compatibility Transportation Plan (JCTP) is a...
Eastsiders Turn Out to Support Bike Bellevue Plan
The City of Bellevue is pressing ahead with 15 miles of new on-street bike facilities across downtown, Wilburton, and Bel-Red over the coming years...
Completed Duwamish Trail Connection Led to Doubling of Walking and Biking
The installation of a protected bike lane on West Marginal Way SW, finally connecting the last gap between the Duwamish Trail and the West...
Seattle’s Pioneering Bike Cop Experiment
An excerpt from my new book, Heartbreak City, shows how Seattle kicked off a nationwide bike policing trend.
A distant frontier city that had only...