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The 10 lanes of 8th Avenue as it interchanges with I-405 and heads into downtown Bellevue

Coalition Urges Bellevue City Council to Ramp Up Road Safety Spending

With Bellevue backsliding on many of its prior commitments to improve safety and multimodal connectivity, a coalition of advocates are trying to get things back on track. The group is seeking bigger investments in the city's next biennial budget.

Advocates Push to Close Half-Mile Gap in Interurban Trail

For decades, the Interurban Trail in North King County and in Snohomish County have been disconnected, with a state highway between them. There's new momentum to change that.

Sunday Video: Are American Suburbs Still Getting Less Walkable?

For decades, America's road networks have become increasingly less gridded and connected, degrading the ability to walk and bike in communities. That's been the...

Seattle City Council Rejects Bid for Larger Transportation Levy

The transportation levy on Seattle ballots this fall won't grow beyond $1.55 billion, despite a push by transportation advocacy groups to go bigger. A Morales-backed amendment to increase the levy's size failed Tuesday.
A rendering shows three people biking and three walking on the trail through the tunnel.

Op-Ed: WSDOT Must Keep SR 520 Trail Tunnel in Roanoke Lid

WSDOT is scrapping the planned SR 520 bike and pedestrian tunnel, forcing people who travel outside cars into dangerous territory. It's not too late to push back and contact policymakers.

Morales Makes Last Minute Push for $1.7 Billion Transportation Levy

Councilmember Tammy Morales offered a new proposal Thursday for a $1.7 billion transportation levy that increases spending across a broad array of programs. None of her colleagues have yet backed the proposal.

Op-Ed: Steering Away from Car Dependency Is Not About Toughing It Out 

Anna Zivarts recently published When Driving Isn’t an Option with Island Press, a book outlining her experience as a low-vision nondriver and shining a light on the frustrating, dangerous, and sometimes deadly situations involuntary nondrivers face every day. This is a letter she wrote in response to her mother’s reaction to the book.

Feds Grant $30 Million to Finish Eastrail’s Final Gaps

The feds are awarding $25 million to nearly close the funding gap for a segment of Eastrail over I-90 and $5 million to advance design on the last segment of the trail in Woodinville.