Five Ways Senator Hobbs’ Transportation Package Is Truly Backward
As the end of the legislative session draws near on April 25th, the question of whether Washington will pass a new transportation package looms...
Columbia River Interstate Bridge Replacement: What’s It Replacing?
When Governor Jay Inslee held a press conference with Washington State Secretary of Transportation Roger Millar and other area officials at the Lake Washington...
Shelving Parking Plans Would Help Keep ST3 Transit on Schedule
Parking is a huge billion-dollar capital outlay in Sound Transit's capital expansion program. Delaying construction of parking as part of new transit projects could...
Meetup Video: March 2021 with WSDOT Secretary Roger Millar
https://youtu.be/fhIPaQoJk7U
This month, Roger Millar was the guest speaker at The Urbanist's regular meetup. Millar is Secretary of the Washington State Department of Transportation. He...
Mayor Durkan ‘Pivots’ from Road Pricing to Electrification Blueprint
In 2018, Mayor Jenny Durkan made a splash by embracing the idea of enacting downtown cordon tolling to reduce car congestion, pledging to realize...
No New Highways Is a 21st Century Imperative
On March 5th, Governor Jay Inslee stood in front of the I-5 Ship Canal Bridge in Seattle and urged the state legislature to pass...
Midweek Video: Will Electric Cars Kill the Gas Station?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmVIYNzY-pE
Davos Amos looks at what the proliferation of electric cars means for fueling stations in the years ahead. Will they die away? Will they...
Seattle City Code Requires We Pave Over Playgrounds, But We Could Change That
The Washington State Legislature is in ongoing legal trouble for failing to properly fund schools. The City of Seattle has many solemn commitments to...