Cycling

Vote for Seattle’s Worst Intersection: 2019 (Round 1)

This is the 7th year of the Worst Intersection in Seattle competition and it's the biggest yet! There are 19 nominees, including 6 different intersections...

Bike Master Plan Open Houses Show South End a Priority for All

After four open houses held by the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) with the Department of Neighborhoods serving as facilitators, the prevailing message from...

Key Washington Transportation Bills That Passed and Failed the 2019 Legislative Session

On Sunday, the Washington State Legislature concluded the 2019 legislative session. Many progressive environmental, transportation, land use, and housing bills managed to win approval...

Shoreline’s Plans for 145th Street Reveal Multimodal Corridor Design Challenges

Multimodal corridors are intended to reduce automobile dependence by integrating rapid transit into existing freeway infrastructure. However, designing transit around freeways can make it...

The Future of Bikes on Bell Street Park

As the Seattle Department of Transportation finishes its listening tour on the fully scaled-back Bicycle Master Plan schedule this week, the design of projects...

WSDOT Is Developing an Active Transportation Plan and Seeking Input

The Active Transportation Plan survey is available online through June 30th, 2019. About 38% of Washington residents walk or bike at some point for transportation,...

Union Street Bike Lane Perpetuates Broken Network Yet Again

Last we heard the City was prioritizing connecting the bike network with important “nodes.” That’s what Seattle's new transportation director Sam Zimbabwe said when...

Sunday Video: Bike Lanes Are Not Good Enough

https://youtu.be/p36skNda3KE In this video, Dave Amos of City Beautiful highlights why designing bike lanes right are important and how cities across the globe are building...