Transportation

Protected Bike Lane on MLK Way S Heads to Survey Phase

One of the final things that safe cycling advocate Mike O'Brien did before exiting the Seattle City Council at the end of last year...
Paths at Green Lake Park connect with the Stay Healthy Street at West Green Lake Way. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

City Rolls Out Stay Healthy Streets in Three More Neighborhoods

The City announced yesterday its new Stay Healthy Streets program would be expanding today. The streets being pedestrianized are in Beacon Hill, Greenwood, the...

Working Toward a Greener Seattle

For the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, three local leaders weighed in on the most significant actions Seattle can undertake to increase its sustainability. Today...

Shoreline Planning Transit-Oriented Ped and Bike Bridge At NE 148th St

Shoreline is planning a new pedestrian and bicycle bridge across I-5 to connect separated communities and transit riders to the Link light rail station...
Second Avenue in Downtown Seattle. (Photo by author)

PSRC Finalizes $538.5 Million in Emergency Transit Funding Allocations

Federal emergency pass-through funding is heading to local transit agencies in the Puget Sound. The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) Executive Board finalized the...

SDOT Opens ‘Stay Healthy Streets’ to Pedestrians and Cyclists

Seattle is joining the list of cities using open streets to help weather the coronavirus pandemic by helping people walking, rolling, and biking safely...

Let’s Build a New West Seattle Bridge That Carries Light Rail Too

Yesterday, West Seattle got more bad news as the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) announced the West Seattle Bridge would be closed for at...

Sunday Video: The Hidden Traffic Metric That Makes Cities Worse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEE4bSWBHdQ Dave Amos of City Beautiful explains what level-of-service is and the pitfalls of using it mitigate transportation impacts from new development. He also talks...