Transportation

Kirkland Moves to Add Dedicated Funding Stream for Safety Projects, But Bikes Mostly A...

Residents and visitors to Kirkland could see more marked crosswalks along with new and repaired sidewalks if a plan to adopt a new $20...

WSDOT Holds Back on Going After Grants to Fix State Highways

The work to modify roads in Washington State to make them accessible to people who walk or bike is an enormous undertaking. Most cities...
Village @ Totem Lake from Totem Lake Park

Totem Lake Shoulders Kirkland’s Transformation and Growth

Yet designing for cars continues to be a problem in the city's fastest growing neighborhood. When cataloging development in Kirkland, it's evident where the City...
An aerial photo of Boeing's sprawling Everett manufacturing plan with planes sitting on the tarmac.

Snohomish County Leadership Group Squashes Alternatives to Paine Field Light Rail Routing

County Executive Dave Somers steamrolled opposition and led a vote to make a longer, more expensive routing to Boeing and Paine Field the only...

Harrell’s SDOT Budget Pauses Thomas Street Safety Project, Keeps Center City Streetcar Alive

Mayor Bruce Harrell's first proposed budget for the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is undoubtedly the biggest window into how the nine-month-old Harrell administration...
An elevated light rail line over a city street with midrise buildings on the sides.

Elected Leaders Must Press Forward With Study of SR 99 and I-5 Everett Link...

Sign our petition to elected leaders urging that they fully study Everett Link alternatives. Sound Transit has expanded the scope for Everett Link to study...

Highway Expansion May Hinder Plans to Reconnect South Park

Momentum has been building around Reconnect South Park, a community-led effort to address how SR 99 slices through the neighborhood located near the Duwamish...

Sunday Video: A Better Low-Floor Tram?

Reece Martin takes a dive into tram designs and shows the way for a better design approach for low-floor trams. Often, there are drawbacks...