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Vision Zero

Meetup Video: March 2021 with WSDOT Secretary Roger Millar

https://youtu.be/fhIPaQoJk7U This month, Roger Millar was the guest speaker at The Urbanist's regular meetup. Millar is Secretary of the Washington State Department of Transportation. He...

SDOT Stresses Maintenance in Spending Plan for $20 Car Tab Fee

Details of how a new $20 vehicle licensing fee (VLF) in Seattle that could raise $7.2 million per year would be used for transportation...

Concerns Persist Over Safe Access to Judkins Park Light Rail Station

Set to open in 2023, the Judkins Park light rail station will connect thousands of Seattleites to the growing Link light rail network. The future station,...
Protesters react with fists raised in solidarity as Nikkita Oliver takes the stage at City Hall on Wednesday June 3rd. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

This Really Is a Tipping Point Election for Seattle

Seattle's next mayor faces a tough job. The challenges staring down the city are many and navigating through multiple crises won’t be easy. The...
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Seattle City Code Requires We Pave Over Playgrounds, But We Could Change That

The Washington State Legislature is in ongoing legal trouble for failing to properly fund schools. The City of Seattle has many solemn commitments to...
Aerial of the SR-99 corridor in Edmonds which is a strip of density in a sea of mostly single family homes.

Edmonds Is Planning SR-99 Corridor Safety Improvements, Some Benefiting Pedestrians and Bikes

The City of Edmonds introduced Stage Two of their Highway 99 Gateway and Revitalization project on Tuesday, which will begin construction improvements described in...

24 Deaths in 2020 Show Seattle Still Falling Woefully Short of Vision Zero Pledge

On July 26th of last year, a three-year-old boy was killed while sitting in a parked car that was struck by a box truck...

Sunday Video: Can We Make Cities Car-Free?

https://youtu.be/g9-9CxCxrVE Dave Amos looks at how cities across the globe are making streets and districts car-free. He also explains how this is improving economic and...