Transportation

Please Don’t Mess Up Bike Share, City Council!

I really, really love bike share. They aren’t always where I need them but they are so convenient when they are. They save me...

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...
Seattle Streetcar in Pioneer Square.

Mayor Durkan Claims Streetcar Won’t Fit Tracks Despite All Evidence to the Contrary

The front page of yesterday's The Seattle Times read "Seattle's new streetcars may be too big for tracks." It was a shocking headline--too shocking to be...

After a Year of Bikeshare Battles, Lime is Winning

Seattle’s dockless bikeshare program--with three privately-run operators so far--recently celebrated its first anniversary. One year in, Lime is clearly leading the pack. With buzz...

City Council Assigns Desired Timelines for Basic Bike Network Spokes

After delays and setbacks in recent years held Seattle back from having a fully connected network of safe bicycle facilities downtown, the Seattle City...

Sunday Video: How Seville Got Its Bicycle Network

https://youtu.be/rz20rAJ7oIg Streetfilms looks at how Seville, Spain got its bike network.

How SDOT’s Plans for Green Lake and Wallingford Can Go From Good to Great

The City of Seattle is currently near 60% design for paving and multi-modal improvements to major arterial streets in the Green Lake and Wallingford...

Mayor Durkan’s Broken Promises on the Center City Connector

Yesterday's scoop published by The Urbanist showing that Mayor Jenny Durkan has refused to meet with more than 100 groups supporting the Center City...