Seattle Grapples with How to Fund Massive Bridge Maintenance Backlog
How much should Seattle spend on bridge maintenance and where should the money come from?
People often think of Seattle as a city of hills,...
Advocates Push for Bike and Transit Lanes on the Fremont Bridge
Before Covid, the Fremont Bridge was set to surpass the 1.2 million bike trips logged in 2019, yet cyclists and pedestrians still have to...
Mayor Durkan Recommends Boosting Wages for Ridehailing Drivers, but Union Wants More
It is no secret that working as a ridehailing driver is a precarious business in which the benefits of flexibility can be outweighed by...
The Proliferation of Cars Has Driven Overpolicing and Crimes Waves
As the Seattle City Council voted to trim its 1400-strong sworn police force by 100 officers, critics suggested crime would increase. Some armchair criminologists...
Bellevue Weighing Options for New I-405 Interchange in South Downtown
A new freeway interchange is likely on the way south of Downtown Bellevue. The City of Bellevue is partnering with the Washington State Department...
Downtown Bellevue Needs a Bigger Freeway Lid
Removing I-405's NE 8th Street cloverleaf interchange would free up space to extend the planned "Grand Connection" lid northward.
A dozen cars idle before a...
SDOT Lays Out Six Options for West Seattle Bridge, Cost-Benefit Analysis Process in October
In a recent blog post, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has outlined the framework it will use to evaluate options to replace or...
SDOT Inching Toward West Seattle Bridge Repair Plan
Four months into the West Seattle Bridge closure, we do have some answers but plenty of lingering questions, too. The Seattle Department of Transportation...