We Must Design Aurora Avenue to Put Safety First
When a pedestrian is struck and killed in your neighborhood you are at a loss for words. When it has happened five times in...
Mayor Durkan Lowers Speed Limits and Announces New Vision Zero Agenda
Within 18 months, the posted maximum speed limit on nearly every single arterial street in the city of Seattle will be 25 miles per...
Washington Developing Bike/Ped Plan, Early Analysis Shows High Stress on State Highways
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has been working on a statewide active transportation plan this year that could reshape the state's highway...
Ridehailing Fee and Megablock Proceeds Fund Infrastructure Boost in 2020 Budget
The Seattle City Council passed next year's budget Monday and added a flurry of amendments making the Mayor's budget more progressive and heed advocates...
What a City Needs: Anarchy at Slow Speeds (A Manifesto)
I live a few steps from the awkward intersection of Summit and Olive, where bus-related improvements shortened the crossing distance for pedestrians within the...
The Radical Promise of Vision Zero
In a few short months, Seattle will mark five years since the February day that its Mayor stood in front of advocates and staff...
Midweek Video: In Search of Effective Pedestrian Malls for U.S. Downtowns
https://youtu.be/-Tg9IMCKa5M
In the 1960s and 1970s, pedestrian malls were seen as a way to save struggling shopping districts in cities across America during the rise...
Thomas Street in South Lake Union To Get Traffic Diverter, Protected Intersection
Thomas Street in South Lake Union east of Seattle Center will get several substantive modifications by the end of 2019 to make the street...