Mayor Durkan Lowers Speed Limits and Announces New Vision Zero Agenda
Within 18 months, the posted maximum speed limit on nearly every single arterial street in the city of Seattle will be 25 miles per...
The $10 Million Plan for Adaptive Signals on Denny Way
Pedestrians attempting to crossing Denny Way while walking on Westlake Avenue's east side will find they are only allocated around ten seconds of walk...
What a City Needs: Anarchy at Slow Speeds (A Manifesto)
I live a few steps from the awkward intersection of Summit and Olive, where bus-related improvements shortened the crossing distance for pedestrians within the...
Warren Wants to Eliminate 40,000 Road Deaths, Stranger Reporter Hates It
Sunday was World Day of Remembrance of Traffic Crash Victims and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) paid her respects with a tweet.
"Traffic violence kills...
Beacon Hill Safety Project Cancelled at Top Spot for Speeding Tickets Citywide
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has shelved plans for a safety improvement adjacent to Asa Mercer Middle School in Beacon Hill, the location...
The Radical Promise of Vision Zero
In a few short months, Seattle will mark five years since the February day that its Mayor stood in front of advocates and staff...
Thomas Street in South Lake Union To Get Traffic Diverter, Protected Intersection
Thomas Street in South Lake Union east of Seattle Center will get several substantive modifications by the end of 2019 to make the street...
The Time is Now to Start Seattle’s Next Transit Revolution with E-Scooters
In 2015, after 14 years of car ownership, I decided to go car-free. I had been living in Wallingford for six years, and I...