Eleven Ways Adaptive Signals Frustrate, Discourage, and Endanger People Who Walk
Things don’t always work as planned. That certainly must be the feeling at the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) after the rollout of high-tech...
Tacoma: Public Space and Public Life
In my last installment, I pointed out the importance of sidewalks—that they exist and that they are continuous—both because they provide an opportunity for...
SDOT Plan Proposes Deleting Key Crosswalk from Beacon Hill Safety Project
Around Seattle, a slate of street improvements that were approved nearly two years ago, in October of 2016, are being constructed. On Capitol Hill,...
3rd Avenue All Day Transit Restrictions Start Today
Over the weekend, Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) crews were busy marking twelve blocks of 3rd Avenue "bus only" and adding signs up and...
Lack of Progress on Rainier Avenue Spurs Call to Action
What does Mayor Jenny Durkan's approach to Vision Zero policy look like? After nine months in office, one thing that appears to be true...
Tacoma: Getting To Know My New City Through Walking
I moved to Tacoma the last weekend of July. Even as I got keys to my apartment the day after I arrived, my stuff...
Council Lays Out Basic Bike Network, Approves Bikeshare Permit, Paves Way for Columbia City...
The Seattle City Council had an outsized agenda on Monday passing wide-ranging transportation and housing legislation. Banner legislation to set out a timeline for...
How SDOT’s Plans for Green Lake and Wallingford Can Go From Good to Great
The City of Seattle is currently near 60% design for paving and multi-modal improvements to major arterial streets in the Green Lake and Wallingford...