Draft Regional Transportation Plan Glosses Over Harmful Roadway Expansion
The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) has released a draft of the latest update to the central Puget Sound's regional transportation plan. Required to...
Sunday Video: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Induced Demand and Road Widening
CityNerd walks through the very wonky topics of induced demand (or better described as "induced traffic") and the methods for justifying road widening projects....
Inslee’s Proposed 2022 Budget Plugs Holes in Highway Megaprojects
As Governor Jay Inslee proposes a dramatic increase in state subsidies for electric vehicles in Washington State in his supplemental 2022 budget update, his...
Seattle’s State Transportation Priorities for 2022: Pedestrian Streets and Freeway Removal
Every year in advance of the state legislature convening for its new session, cities around the state update their agenda. The Washington State legislature's...
Senate Compromise Torches Most Progressive Elements of Biden Infrastructure Plan
When President Joe Biden's $2.25 trillion jobs plan proposed $20 billion for a Reconnecting Communities fund that could be used for urban freeway removal...
Midweek Video: US Streets Are Dangerous, We Can Fix Them
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXbUlQ9Yjk4
Why are American streets so dangerous and what can we do about them? PBS looks at the growing American epidemic of dangerously designed streets...
Midweek Video: How Highway Noise Barriers Don’t Solve All
https://youtu.be/e0naL8eJmLA
Highways are the bane of cities creating all kinds of awful pollution, including noise pollution. To mitigate noise, sound barrier walls have been installed...
How WSDOT Has Blocked Completion of the Rainier Valley Greenway for Years
The Rainier Valley Neighborhood Greenway is the longest continuous greenway in Seattle, running over five miles from Rainier Beach to Mount Baker. Completed in...