The Koch-Fueled Anti-Transit Crusade Hits Phoenix, Is Seattle Next?
Phoenix, Arizona is about to vote on a ballot measure intended to sabotage light rail expansions. A Valley Metro Rail extension to South Phoenix...
520 Portage Bay Bridge and Roanoke Lid Design Process Is Advancing
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is seeking community feedback through its SR-520 Online Open House. A series of community workshops will also...
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...
New Armory Way Bridge Highly Rated in Faulty Magnolia Bridge Study
The Seattle Department of Transportation's study on replacement options for the Magnolia Bridge, one of three routes into and out of Magnolia, came out...
Fix I-5: New Report Highlights Need to Update an Aging Interstate
"Doing nothing is not an option," the I-5 System Partnership said in its Call to Action draft report. The report advocates for updating the...
Democrats Should Not Pass a Highway Expansion Focused Transportation Bill
Last year most local Democratic politicians lined up behind the carbon fee initiative (I-1631). That measure didn't pass. Nonetheless the coalition behind the initiative...
Viadoom Never Came but Squeeze Tightens Its Grip on Seattle Post-Tunnel
On Tuesday, the Move All Seattle Sustainably (MASS) coalition released a post-mortem report on the three-week viaduct closure and proclaimed the success of non-car...
An Elegy for a Tunnel Ribbon Cutting
After Ian Frazier
Greetings, friends! We've gathered hereto cut the ribbon, give a cheer-it's time to open, rise and shinethe buried tunnel ninety-nine.
Oh, the group...