Part I: Seattle’s Stranded Biking Families
Biking in Seattle today requires skill and bravery. For someone new to biking, not comfortable jockeying with fast moving traffic, or trying to bike...
Banner Way Improvements Should Go Further
A few weeks ago, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) held an open house to discuss improvements on the section of Banner Way NE between...
City Scales Back Implementation of Bike Plan
When the City Council approved the purchase of the assets of the Pronto bikeshare system in March, an amendment was introduced by Councilmember Mike...
A Once In Lifetime Opportunity: Walking, Biking, And Dancing On SR-520
It's not often that a highway department invites people to walk, bike, and dance freely on their roads, but this weekend is your rare opportunity. The Washington...
Janette Sadik-Khan, You Are Wrong
Janette Sadik-Khan, you are wrong.
Mayors around the world may be looking enviously at Seattle, but they aren’t looking enviously at our streets clogged with...
City Council Votes Today On Buying Pronto Bike Share
Update: Pronto is saved! The bill allocating $1.4 million to buy out Pronto passed 7 - 2 , with Councilmembers Tim Burgess and Lisa...
Neighborhood Street Fund Grants Deadline Approaches
Though most major transportation improvements are funded from the top down, there are a number of funds that the Seattle Department of Transportation has...
Bike Share Deserves Public Investment
Update: At the March 1 transportation meeting, Lisa Herbold's anti-Pronto amendment was defeated in a 1-5 vote, but Mike O'Brien's amendment to buy out...