Washington Should Act to Stem Pedestrian Fatalities with $58 Million from Feds
Every fall, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) traditionally allocates unspent highway funding among all the states. In late August, the FHWA announced that the...
Mercer Megablock Proceeds Should Fulfill Broken Transportation Promises
Last Friday, the largest land deal for the City in decades moved out of committee, on its way to sure approval at next Monday's...
Councilmember Mosqueda Proposes Capitol Hill Location for First Pedestrian Superblock
Yesterday, Capitol Hill Seattle Blog broke the story that Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda has a spot in mind to introduce 'superilles'--or pedestrian superblocks modeled off...
Durkan on Vision Zero: “We’ve Got To Do More”–But Money Doesn’t Change Culture
Last month, days after the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) finished installing a paint-and-post protected bike lane on 8th Avenue between the Convention Center...
MASS: Now is the Time to Make Streets Safer
Our region faces a car-dependence crisis. Traffic is among the worst in the country, and recently announced congestion delays cost us $3.1 billion a...
Sound Transit Wants Input on Transit Access Project Proposals
Sound Transit plans to spend about $10 million on transit access projects per subarea. A total of five subareas existing within the Sound Transit...
Short Bus Lanes Roll Out on Rainier Avenue This Weekend
Additional bus lanes will be coming to Rainier Ave S to speed up buses and improve reliability and safety. The Seattle Department of Transportation...
What to Know About the MASS Transportation Package
Last October, the Board of Directors at The Urbanist announced its decision to join the Move All Seattle Sustainably (MASS) Coalition. The decision was...