SR-99 Tunnel
Seattle Waterfront Park Project Finally Enters Its Home Stretch
A new aquarium and "Overlook Walk" to Pike Place Market headline a revamped Seattle Waterfront just one year away from its grand opening, all made possible by tearing down the Alaskan Way Viaduct.
SR 99 Tunnel is Bleeding Money as Toll Revenue Forecasts Plunge
The state treasurer's office brought some bad news to the Washington Transportation Commission this week regarding the revenue forecast for the Washington State Department...
SR-99 Tunnel Threatens South Lake Union’s Light Rail Future
Boosters of the SR-99 tunnel replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct promised transit improvements to Seattle voters, hoping to win their favor. It turns out,...
Battery Portal: A New Park for Belltown
It's official, Belltown is getting a new park at the Battery Portal Site as part of the Waterfront Seattle project. At about three acres,...
The Law of Induced Demand: Road Widening (and I-976) Invites Congestion
The four-billion-dollar-and-counting SR-99 tunnel was supposed to relieve congestion. It's been open nine months, but people getting around on Seattle streets and highways probably...
Seattle Squeeze 2.0? SR-99 Tolling Could Divert Traffic to City Streets
Motorists have been able to use the new four-billion-dollar SR-99 Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement tunnel for free since it opened February 4th. That will...
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...