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A floating bus stop and protected bike lane on Dexter Avenue. (Photo by Adam Coppola)

Safety and Equity Outcomes Must Guide Seattle Transportation Plan

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is creating one transportation plan to rule its lesser modal plans, and that spells trouble for the Bike...

Final Segment of Alaskan Way Bike Trail Being Planned with Double Street Crossing

Earlier this year, we reported on a newly opened short segment of waterfront bike trail near Colman Dock, the first piece of the long-planned...

Meetup Video: March 2022 with Anna Zivarts

Anna Zivarts joined for The Urbanist's March meetup. Zivarts is director of the Disability Mobility Initiative at Disability Rights Washington and is a low-vision...

Shoreline Moves Ahead With Highway Expansion On Seattle’s Doorstep

The City of Shoreline has been working diligently to prepare for the arrival of Link light rail in the city, as Sound Transit works...
A photo of an outdoor dining area with plants.

Transpo Notes: Café Streets Extended, Green Lake Outer Loop Advances, Metro Delays Service Improvements

This week’s Transpo Notes highlights include details on: Sound Transit's new ticket vending machines, the Green Lake Outer Loop project, transit service changes, Angle...

SDOT Adopts Policy Change to Allow More Marked Crosswalks Without Red Tape

For many years, the Seattle Department of Transportation's policy for justifying whether a crosswalk should be painted has been, counterintuitively, based on the number...

Bellevue Council Update: Some Lessons in Council Procedure

At Monday's Bellevue City Council meeting, Councilmembers voted to approve over $1.7 million in funding for crosswalk improvements, approved further work on a city-sponsored...
A photo of a trail with a cyclist riding on it next to a canal with a bench overlooking it and a bridge in the distance.

Seattle Street Ends: Fremont to the University Along Lake Union and Portage Bay

This article is the third in a series detailing Seattle Street Ends, or the hundreds of different places across the city where streets encounter...