Downtown Bellevue Needs a Bigger Freeway Lid
Removing I-405's NE 8th Street cloverleaf interchange would free up space to extend the planned "Grand Connection" lid northward.
A dozen cars idle before a...
City Council Salvaging Some SDOT Projects from Durkan Cut Heap
Mayor Jenny Durkan proposed $58.3 million in cuts to the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) in a "rebalancing" package designed to fill budget holes...
Lake Washington Boulevard Dedicated to Pedestrians and Cyclists through Labor Day
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) confirmed Tuesday that a three-mile stretch of Lake Washington Boulevard will be an open street for the remainder...
WSDOT Supporting Low-Stress Streets and Pop-Up Commerce on State Highways During Pandemic
Washington's state transportation department is launching a temporary program that will make some lower-speed highways available to open streets and commercial uses during the...
Ideas in Open Streets: Bothell, W.A.
Bothell has opened up its Main Street for retail and restaurants in the age of social distancing. For a block of the city’s traditional...
More Ways Than One
Downtown Seattle is more than a central business district. It is a neighborhood 88,000 people call home. This neighborhood has the highest concentration of...
Sunday Video: Should Cities Keep Open Streets After The Pandemic?
https://youtu.be/WWRBnDNbAR4
Dave Amos argues why open streets being rolled out during the pandemic should be made permanent.
SDOT Budget Cuts Miss the Point
On Wednesday, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) announced a series of “paused” transportation projects to respond to the economic fallout from the Covid...