The Viaduct Is Dead. Will Waterfront Seattle Live?
A City Council committee has passed Local Improvement District (LID) funding for Waterfront Seattle. Next Monday, the LID heads for a full council vote.
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It’s a Thing that WSDOT Is Spending $4.4 Million Begging People to Drive
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is spending $4.4 million begging you to drive under Downtown Seattle. A marketing campaign with expensive TV...
Highway Viaducts Are Bad and Seattle Is Better Without One
We've seen a lot of wistful eulogies for the Alaskan Way Viaduct. This is not one. I hope the viaduct's concrete spirit burns in...
Montlake SR-520 Expansion Contract Comes in $30 Million Over Budget
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will pay a contracting firm $455 million to complete the next phase of freeway expansion through central Seattle:...
Pollution Impacts Heighten the Need for Lids or Freeway Removal
As the region prepares for Sound Transit 2 (ST2) investments to come online, several cities are increasing zoning capacity near future light rail stations....
Sunday Video: Seattle Freeway Revolt
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In this video short, take a look back at the era of freeway building in Seattle and the revolts to stop them that ensued...
How WSDOT Treats Pedestrians Like Second Class Citizens: SR-167 Edition
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is barrelling ahead with its planned highway expansion of SR-167 and SR-509 where I-5 meets Fife. The project...
Reconnected Thomas Street at Aurora to Get Traffic Diverter
As soon as Seattle's SR-99 tunnel opens in 2019, work will begin to de-highway-ify Aurora Ave N south of the tunnel portal in South...