SDOT Finalizes Northgate Bridge Design and Aims for Early 2021 Opening
The Northgate pedestrian and bicycle bridge is now a go. Last week, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) announced the design of the bridge...
Senator Hobbs Proposes a Highway Spending Spree and a Carbon Fee to Fund It
In the state legislature last week, Senator Steve Hobbs (D-Lake Stevens) held a listening session on a slate of long-term transportation funding and investment...
12th Avenue S Vision Zero Project Seeks to Increase Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety
However, some longtime local businesses fear that the changes will negatively impact their operations. So far, proposed solutions have not satisfied stakeholders.
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Sunday Video: Transit-Oriented Runner
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Local transit advocate and runner, Laura Goodfellow, talks to Streetfilms about her passion for transit-oriented running in Seattle. She also talks about the transit-oriented...
Is the New Sidewalk Program Living Up to Its Promise?
One of the central promises made to voters who passed Seattle's ambitious 2015 "Move Seattle" transportation levy was a robust commitment to expand Seattle's...
Downtown Seattle Association Envisions A New Multimodal Third Avenue
Third Avenue is Seattle's most prominent surface transit corridor in the city with over 52,000 daily passengers using buses. The Downtown Seattle Association (DSA)...
The War on Pedestrians
It’s 7:30am on a weekday. I’m jogging along 1st Avenue from downtown into Pioneer Square on my way to SoDo. As I make my...
As Vehicle Volumes Flatten, Pedestrian Collisions Continue to Rise
Seattle's streets are not getting more traffic volume, and vehicle collisions on the citywide continue to decline, but it's more dangerous to be walking...