Driving

City Agencies Re-Charge the Debate About Transportation Priorities On Broadway

If you need space in front of the Capitol Hill light rail station--and you're not a bike or streetcar--contact the Seattle Department of Transportation...

City Council Takes Up Electric Vehicle Charging Legislation

On Monday, the Seattle City Council officially designated a new landmark. Known as the Broad Street Substation, the property and building provide valuable electrical...

Democrats Should Not Pass a Highway Expansion Focused Transportation Bill

Last year most local Democratic politicians lined up behind the carbon fee initiative (I-1631). That measure didn't pass. Nonetheless the coalition behind the initiative...
The entrance portal to the new SR-99 tunnel was filled with pedestrians during a special event before the grand opening.

Viadoom Never Came but Squeeze Tightens Its Grip on Seattle Post-Tunnel

On Tuesday, the Move All Seattle Sustainably (MASS) coalition released a post-mortem report on the three-week viaduct closure and proclaimed the success of non-car...
Inslee holds the scissors and other high-level officials look on outside the SR-99 tunnel in February 2019.

An Elegy for a Tunnel Ribbon Cutting

After Ian Frazier Greetings, friends! We've gathered hereto cut the ribbon, give a cheer-it's time to open, rise and shinethe buried tunnel ninety-nine. Oh, the group...

State May Finally Allow Cities to Use Camera Enforcement to Unclog Transit and Intersections

Automated camera enforcement of motorists blocking intersections, transit-only lanes, bus stops, intersections, and even emergency vehicle entries and exits could finally come to Washington....

Durkan Tries for Last Word on SR-99 Tunnel Controversy

Mayor Durkan defends building for car infrastructure even while admitting that "People in Seattle like transit." Viaduct is closed? On the bus, nose in a book I...

Senator Hobbs Proposes a Highway Spending Spree and a Carbon Fee to Fund It

In the state legislature last week, Senator Steve Hobbs (D-Lake Stevens) held a listening session on a slate of long-term transportation funding and investment...