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Cars Put a Damper on Cherry Blossom Season Bliss

Cars exist in two planes. One plane of existence is the sales pitch: a rugged luxury SUV plowing through a large puddle and offroading...

Bellevue Council Update: Safer Speeds, Guidelines for Arts Grants, and Future Public Spaces

Among other actions taken at Monday's meeting, Bellevue City Council voted to lower speed limits on some residential streets, discussed guidelines for awarding arts...

Midweek Video: The Bad, The Ugly, and The Mildly Acceptable of Pedestrian Overpasses

Anyone who uses a pedestrian overpass can tell you that they leave much to be desired. CityNerd takes a dive into them to evaluate...

Surface Highway Undermines Seattle’s Waterfront Park

The Seattle Times editorial board recently published a take on the Seattle Waterfront, and, while the Blethen gang being wrong isn't news, it's also...

Sunday Video: What Happened When They Banned Cars?

City Beautiful takes on the contemporary movement to ban cars on certain streets in cities. What happens in communities when this policy is implemented?...

Shoreline Moves Ahead With Highway Expansion On Seattle’s Doorstep

The City of Shoreline has been working diligently to prepare for the arrival of Link light rail in the city, as Sound Transit works...

Sunday Video: Freeway Lids – What They Are, Why We Build Them

CityNerd takes a dive into some of the most interesting freeways lids in the United States. Several freeway lids in the Seattle area make...
Inslee holds the scissors and other high-level officials look on outside the SR-99 tunnel in February 2019.

Legislature Must Cut Highway Expansion and Protect Transit, Safety, Maintenance Funds

The $16.9 billion Move Ahead Washington transportation package faces a large funding gap after State House passed a version of the bill Tuesday that...