Lynnwood Avoids Defunding Transportation Department with Mayoral Veto and Failed Override
By close vote Monday, the Lynnwood City Council failed to override Mayor Christine Frizzell's veto of a bill repealing a $40 car tab fee,...
Council Balancing Package Includes Some Tough Cuts to Transportation
When Seattle City Council budget committee chair Teresa Mosqueda released a full slate of tweaks to Mayor Bruce Harrell's proposed 2023-2024 budget early Monday...
Chair Mosqueda Announces ‘Delicately’ Balanced City Budget Package
Council actions rearrange Mayor’s budget proposal based on short term coverage from JumpStart tax.
Seattle’s budget season is moving into its final stages as Budget...
Pierce County Council Pushes Back on Long-Planned Roadway Expansion
As the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) moves forward on construction of the extension of SR 167 to the Port of Tacoma in...
WSDOT Holds Back on Going After Grants to Fix State Highways
The work to modify roads in Washington State to make them accessible to people who walk or bike is an enormous undertaking. Most cities...
Highway Expansion May Hinder Plans to Reconnect South Park
Momentum has been building around Reconnect South Park, a community-led effort to address how SR 99 slices through the neighborhood located near the Duwamish...
Washington Legislature Makes a Quantum Leap on Complete State Highways
A new policy included in Move Ahead Washington could vastly improve bike and pedestrian access and safety on state highways.
When the Washington State Department...
Midweek Video: How To Improve A Stroad (Seattle’s Aurora Avenue)
Ray Delahanty of CityNerd visited Seattle to showcase the city's preeminent stroad: Aurora Avenue. Delahanty offers a sobering overview of the road, but he...