Portrait photo of Jaahnavi-Kandula

Jaahnavi Kandula’s Killing Reveals Seattle’s Many Failings on Public Safety

What is a 23-year-old woman's life worth? To Daniel Auderer, Vice President of the Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG), apparently the answer is $11,000...

Link Light Rail Resumes Normal Service Saturday, Ending Maintenance Disruptions

Sound Transit will nearly double frequencies on Link light rail with the completion of maintenance work. Sound Transit announced normal light rail service will resume...
Cars line up on the Montlake Bridge.

Seattle Council Pushes Forward on Transportation Impact Fees

The issue of whether Seattle should impose a sizable fee on all types of new development to fund transportation network improvements is back in...
Governor Inslee shakes the hand of a Tacoma high school student standing in front of the state's first electric school bus in 2019.

Seattle-Area Schools Slowly Electrify Bus Fleets 

Washington State has 40 electric school buses so far -- but big plans to change that. Meanwhile most parents drive their kids to school. That...
Fenced ramp to a multi-use path bridge over the Interbay railroad tracks.

Port of Seattle To Upgrade Interbay Bike Trail, Removing Major Pinch Points

One of the city's most highly-used bike trails is about to see improvements that will remove elements that have been giving trail users consternation...

Op-Ed: Route 8 or Route Late? Help Us Fix Seattle’s Least Reliable Bus Route

A Route 8 bus stops at Capitol Hill Station and nearly half of the completely full bus gets off and is replenished by new...
Ray poses with a life-size cow sculpture while traveling in Spain. Ray wears glasses and has sandy-colored hair.

Meet Ray Delahanty, the Guy Behind CityNerd

From urban planner to YouTube star, Delahanty keeps walking his way toward a more urbanist future. The genesis of CityNerd is a Covid-era story of...
Looking down Denny Way.

Denny Way Repaving Passes on “Large Opportunity” To Rethink Key Corridor

SDOT considered a laundry list of improvements, but most aren't moving forward. As soon as next year, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will start...