Vision Zero

The Time to Remake 4th Avenue Is Now

Just a few years ago, the Seattle Mayor's Office, eying a confluence of construction events getting scheduled downtown and an uncertain timeline for buses...

A Closer Look at Plans to Add Safety Improvements in Green Lake & Wallingford

In Green Lake and Wallingford, design for a series of related paving and safety redesign projects is moving forward. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT)...

35th Avenue NE Advocates Stand Up for Their Neighborhood

Just before 10am on a recent Sunday morning, around 30 people gathered outside Cafe Javasti, a neighborhood coffee shop just north of NE 85th...

An Open Letter to My Neighbors Who Oppose Safety Improvements to 35th Avenue NE

As someone who walks, jogs, bicycles, and drives 35th Avenue NE every day, I support the safety improvements the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT)...

Long Planned Fauntleroy Boulevard Revamp Put On Hold

A massive overhaul to one of West Seattle's main arterials that had been planned since 2012 and long envisioned by the neighborhood was suddenly...

Seattle City Council Approves Affordable Housing Plan for Uptown Site and Ped Plan

Yesterday, the Seattle City Council signed off an ordinance that could bring up to 100 more affordable housing units to Uptown. The city council...

Biking in Magnolia and Interbay Got a Lot Easier with Recent SDOT Project

Biking in Magnolia and Interbay has gotten much better. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) recently added buffered cycletracks to local streets. The project...

SDOT Unveils First Five-Year Pedestrian Implementation Plan

On Tuesday, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) unveiled its five-year pedestrian implementation plan spanning 2018 through 2022. The plan provides key background information...