Midweek Video: The Bad, The Ugly, and The Mildly Acceptable of Pedestrian Overpasses
Anyone who uses a pedestrian overpass can tell you that they leave much to be desired. CityNerd takes a dive into them to evaluate...
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...
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...