Sunday Video: Seattle Freeway Revolt
https://vimeo.com/135832621
In this video short, take a look back at the era of freeway building in Seattle and the revolts to stop them that ensued...
How WSDOT Treats Pedestrians Like Second Class Citizens: SR-167 Edition
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is barrelling ahead with its planned highway expansion of SR-167 and SR-509 where I-5 meets Fife. The project...
Reconnected Thomas Street at Aurora to Get Traffic Diverter
As soon as Seattle's SR-99 tunnel opens in 2019, work will begin to de-highway-ify Aurora Ave N south of the tunnel portal in South...
Lid I-5 Awarded $48,000 Grant for Community Outreach
Lid I-5 has been awarded a $48,000 grant from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods to further our campaign of reconnecting communities divided by Interstate...
Portland Considers Freeway Expansion Under Guise of Safety
Seattle and Portland have twin stories of fighting urban freeway expansion in the middle of the 20th century. With the defeat of the R.H....
Community Solutions for the I-5 Scar
While we are a big proponent of lidding I-5 to cut off the sights and sounds of freeway traffic (or even removing it) and...
Sunday Video: What’s Next With The Viaduct
Beginning in 2019, contractors will start a nine-month effort to remove the Alaskan Way Viaduct. In this video, the Washington State Department of Transportation...
Seattle Urbanists Should Be Rooting for the 99 Tunnel’s Success
Let's talk about Bertha.
I didn't live here when we debated how to replace the viaduct (SR-99). I didn't even live here when Bertha first...