Transportation

Bike Lanes Belong on Arterials

The last year in Seattle has been pathetic for safe streets, equitable mobility, and climate action. Mayor Durkan has been killing safe streets projects...

Neighborhood Street Fund Projects Head to Levy Oversight Committee

A pedestrianized Ballard Avenue and protected bike lanes on Roy Street in Queen Anne were some of the street safety improvements dealt a setback...

Seattle’s Worst Intersection (Round 4)

We're down to the final four of bad intersections. Now in its 7th year, the worst intersection in Seattle competition brings out the very best...

Pedestrian Deaths Continue to Climb, WSDOT Safety Report Shows

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has released its annual Active Transportation Safety Report, and the news from 2018 is not good. Between...

New Armory Way Bridge Highly Rated in Faulty Magnolia Bridge Study

The Seattle Department of Transportation's study on replacement options for the Magnolia Bridge, one of three routes into and out of Magnolia, came out...

Wonkabout Washington: Designing High-Speed Rail for Equity and Regulating King County Wineries

Futurewise is pushing the advisory group to use an equity lens in high-speed rail planning. As The Urbanist recently reported, Washington state is moving forward...
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Vote for Seattle’s Worst Intersection: 2019 (Round 3)

The competition is down to the elite eight of extremely objectionable intersections. In Northeast Seattle, the two 5-way intersections advanced. Those two intersections each include...

MASS Coalition Kicks Off Its Seattle City Council Debates in District 6

On Tuesday night ten of the twelve confirmed candidates for Seattle's District 6 City Council race attended a two-hour-long debate focused on transportation, housing,...