Angie Schmitt Plots a Way Out of the Pedestrian Safety Crisis
Longtime Streetsblog USA editor Angie Schmitt was in Seattle last week to talk about the pedestrian safety crisis. Schmitt stepped down from her Streetsblog...
Bicycle Facilities Take Center Stage in Transportation Budget Discussions
The Seattle City Council is a few weeks into budget negotiations, working out what exactly to do with Mayor Jenny Durkan’s proposed 2020 budget....
Midweek Video: Why Is Vancouver Getting Rid Of A Highway?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReDPLxaTwjI
Uytae Lee explains why Vancouver is removing the Georgia and Dunsmuir Viaducts, both of which are highways.
NE 43rd St Will Not Be a Pedestrian Street
After a long process around what the front door of Sound Transit's University District station on NE 43rd St will look like at the...
Lidding I-5 Declared “Technically Feasible” by Consultant Team
An important milestone in the Lid I-5 technical feasibility study has been reached. Data collected by engineering firm WSP indicates that it is structurally...
A Flat 75-Cent Fee is Not Enough: The Case for a Variable Ridehailing Tax
Mayor Jenny Durkan’s plan to tax Uber and Lyft rides in Seattle lacks a coherent understanding of the problem posed by the explosion of...
Mayor Durkan’s Proposed Budget Adds Funds for Bike Projects, Highland Park Way
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan's proposed 2020 budget heeds the call of the Move Seattle levy oversight committee and street safety advocates by adding more...
Car Activist Revolt Hangover: Living with the New 35th Avenue NE
Now that we’ve had the new, definitely not improved 35th Ave NE for about six months, it’s time to take stock in how it has...