Driving

The Pacific Northwest’s Biggest Highway Project Could be Cooked

New cost estimates on the long-planned Interstate Bridge Replacement over the Columbia River reveal a funding gap that could range from $5 billion to a staggering $13 billion, an amount that neither Washington nor Oregon is prepared to absorb. The project looks poised to meet the same fate as a similar attempt to replace the twin I-5 bridges over a decade ago.

Sunday Video: Seoul Removed Highway, Restored River, and Traffic Got Better

Jason Slaughter of Not Just Bikes showcases what Cheonggyecheon Expressway is like today, after being converted back to a creek and pedestrian pathway, including newer improvements in recent years.

Ferguson Proposes Borrowing $3 Billion for Highway Maintenance, Ferries

The governor's proposed $3 billion in bonds would add onto a Washington state transportation budget that already allocates nearly 12% to debt service. With a 60% vote needed to authorize, the idea will likely face considerable skepticism at the state legislature.
A barren trenched has an access road on the city but empty field down the middle with bridges spanning the trench to connect the street grid.

Book Review: How a Highway Map Wrecked Baltimore

Road to Nowhere author Emily Lieb is speaking at Elliott Bay Books on November 20. Here's a sneak peek at her book, which covers the plight of the Rosemont neighborhood of West Baltimore, as it was victimized by grand highway schemes.

Sunday Video: Seoul’s Metro Might Just Be the World’s Best 

Seoul consists of a very densely populated region in South Korea with more than 26 million people -- about half the country's total population....

Sunday Video: How New York Is Kicking Cars Off Broadway

Dave Amos explains how New York City has increasingly moved toward pedestrianizing Broadway and how the effort is transpiring.

What’s Easier than Adding a Bus Lane in Seattle? Deleting One

The City of Seattle will be removing an East Union Street bus only lane set aside for the Route 2 this weekend, ceding to requests from nearby property owners who have complained about traffic changes in the area. Bus riders are chagrined.

While Seattle Population Spikes, Car Population Stalls Out

Seattle's human population is growing fast, but its car population has stalled out. Between 2017 and 2023, Seattle added 35,000 households and about 80,000 residents, but just 3,300 cars, new Census data has revealed -- in news that is music to urbanist ears.