Harrell stands at a lectern with a big pipe organ behind him on the Benaroya auditorium stage.

Harrell Teases Plans for Pedestrianizing Pike Place and Overhauling Aurora Avenue

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell teased a few urbanist-minded initiatives as he delivered his annual state of the city speech on Tuesday, putting support behind a push to pedestrianize Pike Place and launched a new "Northern Lights" vision to remake Aurora Avenue. Exactly when either change would occur remains unclear.

Planning for Kirkland and Bellevue’s RapidRide K Kicks Into Higher Gear

The Eastside's next RapidRide isn't set to open until 2030. Pivotal decisions around how much the line will benefit riders are being made now.

Is ST3 Fully Serving Ballard?

Last week, the Sound Transit board unanimously voted to proceed with sending the full Sound Transit 3 project list to voters in November. This project...

Bus Only Lane Installed On Pine Street

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has implemented a change on Pine Street this week that we first wrote about back in October. The...
Scott and Rinck pose at bus stops. Mello is on a downtown Tacoma street. Bateman is leaning on a marble column at the state capitol.

Four Successful Urbanist-Backed Candidates Pledge Housing, Transit, and Climate Action 

Shaun Scott, Alexis Mercedes Rinck, Ryan Mello, and Jessica Bateman will bring progressive urbanist leadership to their respective offices.
Sunny opening day of the T-Line with people waiting for a streetcar to arrive.

Becoming a ’15-Minute City’ Could Be Within Reach for Tacoma

Panelists at a recent Tacoma On the Go event laid out ways that the Grit City could break car dependence and become a city of walkable 15-minute neighborhoods.

Event Notice: Join Urban Transit Advocates For A Multi-Modal Meetup

How can Seattle's transit, walking, and biking advocates work together to create a safe and reliable transportation system? The Move Seattle levy promised to implement...

Seattle May Punt Third Avenue Transit Mall Extension After World Cup

Bus priority on Downtown Seattle's Third Ave transit mall doesn't currently extend north of Stewart Street though most of its bus routes do. A project to add more transit priority is at risk of being delayed again.