Washington Reconsiders 2030 Target Zero Goal in Face of Increasing Traffic Violence
The Washington Traffic Safety Commission held a difficult conversation last week around its longstanding goal of ending fatalities and serious injuries in traffic by...
Navigating Kirkland’s Pedestrian Nightmare — And Paradise
Whenever I write an article or series that charts the development of cities and neighborhoods in the Puget Sound, I always make an effort...
WALeg Wednesday: Saldaña Drops Bill to End Jaywalking
More housing bills queued up in Week 2
Welcome to the second week of the Washington State Legislature 2023 Session. We have added two new...
South King County Sees Alarming Jump in Pedestrian Fatalities
Over ten years, the number of fatal crashes in eight South Sound cities has nearly tripled.
In a year when traffic fatalities in Washington state...
Another Bike Network Delay in South Seattle: The Georgetown to South Park Trail
Just before the end of 2022, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) announced another planned project to expand the city's safe biking and walking...
Montlake Highway Lid Heads Into the Home Stretch in 2023
Fewer corners of Seattle are set to look more starkly different between the beginning of 2023 and the end than the area around SR...
Seattle Plans Emergency Bike Lanes as Spokane Street Bridge Remains Closed
In response to the indefinite closure of the Spokane Street Swing Bridge, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) announced Tuesday that it would be...
The Urbanist’s Ryan Packer Discusses Worsening Traffic Safety Crisis on KUOW
The pedestrian safety crisis has been worsening in Washington State and across the United States, even as most other industrialized nations have taken strides...