SR-99 Tunnel Threatens South Lake Union’s Light Rail Future
Boosters of the SR-99 tunnel replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct promised transit improvements to Seattle voters, hoping to win their favor. It turns out,...
Overbuilding Highway Capacity is Robbing Seattle’s Industry
Build roads for freight, bikes, and transit, not peak cars
Streets in Seattle’s industrial neighborhoods show massive disinvestment in the basic maintenance of curbs and...
Draft Regional Transportation Plan Glosses Over Harmful Roadway Expansion
The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) has released a draft of the latest update to the central Puget Sound's regional transportation plan. Required to...
Sunday Video: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Induced Demand and Road Widening
CityNerd walks through the very wonky topics of induced demand (or better described as "induced traffic") and the methods for justifying road widening projects....
Inslee’s Proposed 2022 Budget Plugs Holes in Highway Megaprojects
As Governor Jay Inslee proposes a dramatic increase in state subsidies for electric vehicles in Washington State in his supplemental 2022 budget update, his...
Seattle’s State Transportation Priorities for 2022: Pedestrian Streets and Freeway Removal
Every year in advance of the state legislature convening for its new session, cities around the state update their agenda. The Washington State legislature's...
Senate Compromise Torches Most Progressive Elements of Biden Infrastructure Plan
When President Joe Biden's $2.25 trillion jobs plan proposed $20 billion for a Reconnecting Communities fund that could be used for urban freeway removal...
Midweek Video: US Streets Are Dangerous, We Can Fix Them
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXbUlQ9Yjk4
Why are American streets so dangerous and what can we do about them? PBS looks at the growing American epidemic of dangerously designed streets...