Vision Zero

A four lane road with a raise bike lane and sidewalk

Seattle Prepares to Open Brand New Elliott Way Highway Connector

This coming Monday morning at 6 a.m., the City of Seattle will open a brand new four-lane roadway, connecting the city's central waterfront with...
Someone on a bike crosses the street as pedestrians walk in a crosswalk and drivers wait to turn at Broadway and Pike in Seattle

Legislature Abandons Most Traffic Safety Bills As Fatalities Continue To Mount

In late January, a group of lawmakers from both the Washington House and Senate, Democrats and Republicans, joined Governor Jay Inslee in a legislative...
Someone on a bike using Lake Washington Boulevard

Lake Washington Blvd Taskforce Comes to Impasse on Future of Parkway

For over 50 years, Lake Washington Boulevard between Mount Baker Beach and Seward Park has been the site of Seattle's oldest open streets festival,...
A busy state highway with narrow sidewalks

Washington’s Complete Streets Mandate Starts to Pay Dividends

A protected bike lane along a state highway? It's poised to become reality, thanks to a new state law upgrading the standards that the...

Accountability in Vision Zero: A Map of Recent Road Deaths

Vision Zero was formally launched in 2015 and set the goal of zero traffic deaths and serious injuries in Seattle by 2030. Eight years...

Major Safety Improvements Lacking As 15th Ave NW Repaving Moves Forward

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has released its nearly-final designs for a $16 million maintenance project along 15th Avenue NW through central Ballard...

Strauss Advances Leary Alternative for Burke-Gilman Trail Missing Link

Councilmember Dan Strauss sent a letter to Mayor Bruce Harrell and his colleagues on Friday seeking to break the gridlock in the three-decade-long saga...

Freight Advisory Board Isn’t Ready To Stop Fighting West Marginal Way Bike Lane

In January, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) announced that after over two years of planning, it intends to finally install a permanent bike...