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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...
The entrance portal to the new SR-99 tunnel was filled with pedestrians during a special event before the grand opening.

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...
Inslee holds the scissors and other high-level officials look on outside the SR-99 tunnel in February 2019.

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...

Durkan Tries for Last Word on SR-99 Tunnel Controversy

Mayor Durkan defends building for car infrastructure even while admitting that "People in Seattle like transit." Viaduct is closed? On the bus, nose in a book I...

Coming Tunnel Off-Ramp Adds to Danger for People Biking on Dexter Avenue

Next week, when the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) opens its new tunnel underneath downtown Seattle as a new SR-99, the northern exit...