Transportation

Pioneer Square Habitat Beach Opens, Hope Alive for More Public Space Next Door

This weekend, Seattle's Office of the Waterfront quietly opened a stretch of rocky beach in Pioneer Square, just south of Colman Dock. The small...

Sunday Video: Narrowing Streets in North America

North American cities are known for their wide, gridded streets which stand in stark contrast to European city streets that tend to be narrower...
A dozen people gather in the courtyard plaza between the buildings that compose El Centro de La Raza complex.

Advocates Advance ‘Pedestrianize This’ Campaign, Is SDOT Ready to Listen?

A Seattle Neighborhood Greenways forum pushes the city to heed community-led efforts to remove cars from some streets. SDOT may finally be listening. During a...
Seattle Skyline with I-5 trench and Freeway Park overhead.

Americans Are Ready to Move On from Highway Expansion Even If Politicians Persist

A new poll found 82% of voters don’t believe highway expansions are the best solution for reducing congestion. America runs on highway sprawl and car...

City Pledges One-Block Pedestrianized Pike Street Pilot After Years of Advocacy

Mayor Bruce Harell announced Wednesday that one block of Pike Street, between First and Second Avenues, which has been rebuilt as part of the...

200-Mile Puget Sound to Pacific Trail Will Jump Forward Thanks to Major Federal Grant

This week the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is set to award $16.1 million to advance planning and design work for multiple segments of...

Shoreline Awarded $20 Million Grant for Improvements Around 148th Street Light Rail

Shoreline has been awarded a $20 million grant that will significantly aid the City's efforts to improve transportation access to Shoreline South light rail...

Sunday Video: Bad Takes to Justify Bad Cities

There's a segment of Americans and Canadians that like to say that good urbanism can't be replicated in North American cities because their countries...