Car-Based School Commutes Hurt Families with Kids
To create more equitable outcomes, the needs of parents with school-age children must be better addressed in future transportation solutions.
At 8am any given school...
Wonkabout Washington: Pierce County Doubles Protected Farmland, Next Steps on Sound Transit’s Paid Parking
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Sound Transit Expands Permit Parking at Its Park-and-Rides
On Thursday, the Sound Transit Board of Directors approved a revamped permit parking program for Sound Transit-operated parking facilities. The program will allow Sound...
Wonkabout Washington: Seattle Has Too Much Parking and Olympia Expands Missing Middle Housing
New study shows Seattle has overabundance of parking
Since the invention of the automobile, Americans have been obsessed with where to park them. Yet, new...
Wonkabout Washington: Tacoma Passes Inclusionary Zoning for Mall Area
We are excited to announce a new partnership between Futurewise and The Urbanist! Futurewise is a statewide organization dedicated to proper implementation of the...
City Crosses Its Fingers for Early 2019 Bus Tunnel Closure
On Monday, the Seattle City Council approved the street and alley vacations requested by the Washington State Convention Center (WSCC) for its forthcoming $1.7...
AV, I’m Walking Here! Pedestrians and Self-Driving Cars
Unless you work in a factory, an autonomous vehicle (AV) is probably going to be the first physical robot you interact with, and the...
SDOT Keeps Unsafe 24th Avenue Design Despite Rampant Speeding and Collisions
After years of disruption on 23rd Avenue through the Central Area, Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is finally wrapping up construction on the street...