Walking

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...
The low bridge stands at dusk with the high bridge above it, and a cyclist is coming off the bridge and is blurred by motion

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...
Rows of cars on a block of drive thrus and strip malls as two kids walk in the gutter of the road.

Seattle Greenways Offers Their Own 90-Day Review of SDOT’s Vision Zero Safe Streets Campaign

When Greg Spotts took over as the new director of the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), he ordered a 90-day review of the city's...

Sunday Video: Halloween Safety!

Tomorrow is the big day for Trick or Treating! So it's time to roll out some classic Halloween safety videos. Come for the scratchy...

Capitol Hill Pedestrian Superblock Dreams Revived During Tour with Mosqueda and Spotts

On Monday, urbanist advocates joined Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda in envisioning a pedestrianized "superblock" zone in the heart of Capitol Hill. Members of the Capitol...

An Urbanist Vision for Seattle’s Third Avenue

Third Avenue in downtown Seattle is a place where many a plan goes to die, and yet the planning efforts keep stacking up. The...