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Final Stretch of Protected Bike Lanes Around Green Lake Put On Hold

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has announced that work has been paused on the final segment of arterial street repaving in its Green...

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...

Midweek Video: WSDOT’s New SR-520/I-5 Connection for Transit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaLUcx1gwVs&list=PLEvVhy_eoUuDXFW0dBmX-20VcHPH7YF60&index=26 The Washington State Department of Transportation has awarded a $68 million contract to Walsh Construction to build a new ramp connection between SR-520 and...

SDOT Rolling Out Parking Rate Changes, Plans Changes Around Arena and Light Rail

Sweeping on-street parking regulation changes are on the horizon in Seattle. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is rolling out updated paid parking rates...
Senator Hobbs, Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, at a youth rally in 2016. (Washington State Democrats)

Senator Hobbs Recasts Himself as Fix It First Leader in National Press

The Washington Post covered the national highway system's maintenance backlog and State Senator Steve Hobbs (D-Lake Stevens) was heavily featured. Despite a record of...

East Bellevue Community Council Blocks Necessary Parking Reform

The move embroiled the City of Bellevue in a costly legal fight. Already on the hook for $40,000 in legal fees, the City could...

Governor Inslee Signs Historic Climate Bills but Vetoes Linkage to Transportation Package

Today, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) and Clean Fuels Standard passed by the Washington State Legislature, but vetoed provisions...