Vision Zero

A map shows the new design for the Burke Gilman trail on Shilshole Avenue NW where the trail crosses business driveways. Green paint marks the crossings.

A Closer Look at New Plans for the Burke-Gilman Trail’s ‘Missing Link’

Last week, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) announced that it had "refined" its earlier design of the stretch of the planned Burke-Gilman Trail...
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Updated Federal Road Standards Manual ‘Enshrines Dangerous Practices into Law’

Public records search suggests new Congressional requirements related to designing safer streets for walking and biking went unheeded. Shortly before former President Trump left office,...
A photo of a raised drawbridge.

Issuing Bonds For Bridges is Back On the Table as Council Discusses SDOT Budget...

A proposal for the City of Seattle to issue bonds to pay for maintenance on several key bridges has been put back on the...

Health Board Delays Vote on Repealing King County Helmet Law

Yesterday the King County Board of Health made the decision to delay a vote on the county's helmet law, which applies to cyclists of...

Midweek Video: Common Design Flaws in Bike Lanes

https://youtu.be/lYsO1uvL5MA Many bike lanes include flawed designs. Cheddar looks at this issue and some ways to make them better and safer for people biking.
A modern tram runs along grass in Nice with midrise building and trees flanking.

Envisioning a Car-Free Aurora Avenue

Livability would flourish in surrounding neighborhoods if cars were removed from one of Seattle's deadliest and most polluted streets. Today's Aurora Avenue in Seattle is...

Seattle On Pace to Record Highest Number of Traffic Fatalities Since 2006

Seattle is on track to see a huge increase in the number of people killed by traffic violence on its streets in 2021. The...

Midweek Video: US Streets Are Dangerous, We Can Fix Them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXbUlQ9Yjk4 Why are American streets so dangerous and what can we do about them? PBS looks at the growing American epidemic of dangerously designed streets...