Imagining a Car-Free Zone in Bellevue: Two Proposals
In most communities in America, cars, trucks and streets dominate the environment where people live. Heavy traffic and aggressive drivers make many roads smelly, noisy,...
West Marginal Way Protected Bike Lane Postponed Again for Additional Analysis
Plans to fill a longtime gap in protected bike infrastructure between the Duwamish Trail to South Park and the West Seattle Bridge Trail hit...
Washington Legislature Makes a Quantum Leap on Complete State Highways
A new policy included in Move Ahead Washington could vastly improve bike and pedestrian access and safety on state highways.
When the Washington State Department...
Midweek Video: How To Improve A Stroad (Seattle’s Aurora Avenue)
Ray Delahanty of CityNerd visited Seattle to showcase the city's preeminent stroad: Aurora Avenue. Delahanty offers a sobering overview of the road, but he...
Could Seattle See a Food Truck Renaissance as SDOT Loosens Restrictions?
The City of Seattle is seeking to grapple with what the long-term implications of how Seattle residents expect to use public space following the...
Canopy-Heavy Green Streets Hold the Key to Climate-Proofing Mobility
Last month, Urbanist reporter Ryan Packer wrote about how the massive SR 99 tunnel project in Seattle is bleeding money due to traffic being...
Railings Instead of More Walking and Biking Space Planned on NE 45th Street Overpass
After years of advocacy pushing to create a safer environment for people walking and rolling across the NE 45th Street overpass between Wallingford and...
Kirkland to Study the Future of Pedestrianized Park Lane
In June of 2020, the Kirkland City Council voted to create more space for restaurants and other businesses by closing one block of business-lined...