Cycling

A crowd of more than 100 bicyclists assembled with Lake Washington in the background.

Two Hundred Plus Turn Out for Urbanist Bike Ride on Lake Washington Boulevard

Featured guest Ray Delahanty of CityNerd was a big fan of the Lake Washington Boulevard open street. On Saturday, The Urbanist hosted a bike ride...
Street view of the newly constructed Downtown Waterfront multi-use trail.

Seattle’s Waterfront Bike Path Comes Into Focus, Narrower Than Past Promises Suggest

Late changes to add curving nine-foot-wide bottlenecks and remove bollards will hinder the new bike path. On Seattle's waterfront, visitors are now able to get...

Sunday Video: The Insane Ways Traffic Engineers Try to Make Streets ‘Safe’ for Walking

In this CityNerd video, Ray Delahanty tackled the various bells and whistles traffic engineers use on street crossings so as to not provide actually...
Cars line up on the Montlake Bridge.

Seattle Council Pushes Forward on Transportation Impact Fees

The issue of whether Seattle should impose a sizable fee on all types of new development to fund transportation network improvements is back in...
Governor Inslee shakes the hand of a Tacoma high school student standing in front of the state's first electric school bus in 2019.

Seattle-Area Schools Slowly Electrify Bus Fleets 

Washington State has 40 electric school buses so far -- but big plans to change that. Meanwhile most parents drive their kids to school. That...
Fenced ramp to a multi-use path bridge over the Interbay railroad tracks.

Port of Seattle To Upgrade Interbay Bike Trail, Removing Major Pinch Points

One of the city's most highly-used bike trails is about to see improvements that will remove elements that have been giving trail users consternation...

Metro Looks at Speeding Up Route 5 through North Seattle

King County Metro is eyeing upgrades to another one of Seattle's workhorse bus routes, as increased traffic on the city's streets continues to impact...
Looking down Western Avenue at a white car in the bike lane.

‘Even Better Bike Lane’ Program Slowly Improves Upon Oft-Trampled Plastic Posts

One year in, Seattle's program to provide tougher protection for bike lanes still has a long way to go. On July 29th 2022, the Seattle...