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Kenmore and Kirkland Reform Accessory Dwelling Regulations, Snohomish County Could Be Next

Accessory dwelling unit (ADU) reform has been taking off across the Puget Sound region. Seattle, Tacoma, and Burien all approved sweeping changes to ADUs...

Cut from 522 BRT Plans, Woodinville Will Get a New Express Bus Instead

Sound Transit recently provided an update on project design for the Stride S3 Line, a bus rapid transit corridor planned for NE 145th St...
108th Avenue protected bike lane in Bellevue. (Photo by Chris Randels)

Paint Is Not Enough for Bellevue Bike Network

Although Seattle, the economic and cultural hub of our region, rightfully receives ample scrutiny for its commitment to a greener, more equitable mobility system,...

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...

Perfecting Issaquah Light Rail

Among all the Link light rail extensions unleashed by Sound Transit 3 (ST3) lurks a weakest link: the Purple Line to Issaquah. But we...

Bellevue’s Downtown Signal Policy Discourages Walking

On Tuesday, KOMO TV reporter Steve McCarron tweeted about Bellevue police stopping pedestrians who tried to enter the crosswalk on the blinking red hand...

Off Limits: How Seattle’s Suburbs Are Blocking Housing

Suburbs surrounding Seattle, some of them literally islands, are pulling up the drawbridges to growth. That is putting even more pressure on Seattle to...

Bellevue Makes Progress on Vision Zero Action Plan, Seeks Feedback

Near the end of 2015, Bellevue City Council endorsed Vision Zero with a goal of reaching zero traffic deaths and serious injuries by the...