Beacon Hill Bike Lane Proposal Will Add New Parking Spaces on Adjacent Streets
In response to concerns that a new North Beacon Hill protected bike lane along 15th Avenue S would eliminate on-street parking stalls, Seattle will...
No Right Turn on Red Is Now the Default in Seattle
Not allowing drivers to make a free right turn at a red light, or a left turn from a one-way street, will be the...
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...
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...
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,...
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...