Melrose Promenade’s First Phase to Bring Raised Intersection, Limited Protected Bike Lanes
Last month, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) released designs for street improvements on Melrose Avenue, on the very western edge of Capitol Hill...
It’s Well Past Time We Ditch Fossil Fuels
Yesterday, Mayor Jenny Durkan announced executive action ending the use of fracked gas infrastructure in City buildings. It represents a small step toward decoupling...
JUMP Is the Last Bikeshare Standing After Lime Pulls Out
JUMP is the only bikeshare operator left standing in Seattle in 2020. Although the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has permitted more than 10,000...
Jump In Traffic Volumes Points To An Uphill Climb To Reduce Emissions
Seattle's average daily vehicle volumes increased by the largest amount in more than a decade in 2018, the most recent year of data available....
The Case for a Permanent Center Platform at Pioneer Square Station
For months, Sound Transit has been gearing up for the Connect 2020 project, the 10-week construction effort to tie the East Link light rail...
Sunday Video: Why Don’t We Have Electric Planes Yet?
https://youtu.be/49yDycP3Pgc
Aviation is one of the fastest growing sectors of greenhouse gas emissions. But so far, there are no commercially operated electric planes that could...
I-5 Lid Could Support Downtown Seattle High-Speed Rail Station
Earlier this year the city published a feasibility study to put a lid above I-5 to reconnect Downtown and First Hill, two neighborhoods divided...
Council to Vote Monday on Committee Assignments with Pedersen Transportation Chair
Update: The Seattle City Council unanimously passed the proposed committee assignments on Monday, January 6th and elected M. Lorena González as Council President. The...