Highways

Five Road Widening Myths That Are Delaying Climate Action

These convenient excuses help your transportation department justify widening and adding highways--but they're dead wrong. We put our environmental values right into our name in...
An aerial view of a large highway bridge.

Columbia River Crossing Freeway Project Is Back

For the second time this century, the states of Washington and Oregon are gearing up to attempt to replace the I-5 bridge over the...
The southbound bike lane on the University Bridge with the I-5 Bridge in the background.

Pedersen and Herbold Come Up Short in Effort to Swipe Car Tab Revenue for...

The Seattle City Council has been powering through their budget votes in marathon days this week, and Councilmember Alex Pedersen tried to sneak a...

Mayor Chooses Repair Option with Expected Mid-2022 West Seattle Bridge Reopening

Mayor Jenny Durkan’s decision is now official: Seattle will repair rather than replace the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge. The decision comes just shy of...

Seattle’s Newest Street on the Waterfront Takes Shape

If you've visited Pike Place Market recently, and enjoyed the view across Elliott Bay from the new Marketfront Pavilion, you've probably noticed work happening...

Something’s Missing from West Seattle Bridge Study: Climate Change

Today the West Seattle Community Bridge Taskforce will meet, inching the city further toward a decision that will impact everyone who uses transportation in...

West Seattle Bridge Cost-Benefit Analysis Leaves Lingering Questions

On October 20th, the Seattle Department of Transportation released the WSP-conducted Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) for the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge Safety Project, and a...

Replace Don’t Repair the West Seattle Bridge (and Add Rail)

The West Seattle Bridge was just 36-years-young when it cracked, sagged, and threatened to collapse, adding another layer of pollution to the already highly...