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Lidding I-5

Integrate I-5: Does Seattle Need Another Deep Bore Tunnel?

Less than a year after the opening of the SR-99 tunnel, tunnel mania seems to be spreading across Seattle. An unfunded billion dollar price...

What Seattle Can Learn from Philadelphia’s Freeway Lid Project

A visit from a Philadelphia planner with expertise on freeway lids offers insights for how to reconnect Seattle. Last week the Downtown Seattle Association (DSA)...

Sunday Video: Lid I-5—Big Ideas Make A Difference

https://youtu.be/dgJYWleJC84 In this short video, several public space experts and community leaders explain why the campaign to lid I-5 is an important opportunity for Seattle...

Seattle Releases Request for Proposals for Lid I-5 Feasibility Study

The City of Seattle is seeking a team of "highly experienced" consultants to undertake a year-long feasibility study.  2018 has been a big year for...

Lid I-5 Campaign Gains Momentum, High Profile Support

On November 2nd, Seattle City Councilmember Mike O'Brien became the latest politician to formally endorse the campaign to build a freeway lid over Interstate...

Collaborative to Unveil Latest Lid I-5 Designs Tonight

After months of grassroots effort and volunteer engagement, The Central Hills Triangle Collaborative (CHTC) will present its conceptual designs for lidding I-5 in central Seattle...

Klyde Warren Park: Experiencing the Gold Standard for Freeway Lids

An important part of my advocacy for lidding Interstate 5 includes letting folks know about successful lid projects around the country. Lid I-5's co-chair...
A rendering some a row of trees and lawn on a lid over 405.

Pollution Impacts Heighten the Need for Lids or Freeway Removal

As the region prepares for Sound Transit 2 (ST2) investments to come online, several cities are increasing zoning capacity near future light rail stations....