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New State Highway System Plan Offers Escape from ‘Glide Path to Failure’

WSDOT wants to quit its highway expansion ways and adopt a fix-it-first policy. Will the legislature listen? Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Secretary Roger...

Advocates Push for Change on World Day of Remembrance for Crash Victims

As Seattle approaches the ninth anniversary of its Vision Zero commitment to eliminate serious injuries and fatalities in traffic by the end of this...

UW Grapples with the Transportation Needs of a Growing Campus

The University of Washington (UW) has been actively addressing transportation challenges inherent in operating a 60,000-student campus amidst Seattle’s already bustling street network. The...

Seattle Is Too Boring to Be the Worst at Anything

You hear it all the time, Seattle drivers are 'Just The Worst.' They’re terrible at navigating around the ubiquitous traffic circles. They’re incompetent on...

Appeal Could Force Alki Elementary To Trade Classroom Space for Parking Stalls

An appeal brought by neighbors threatens to delay construction and heap costs on cash-strapped Seattle Public Schools. Construction on a new Alki Elementary School in...
A four-story parking structure with a blue decorative screen.

Sound Transit Charts an Expanded Paid Parking Program

Sound Transit has outlined several alternatives to expand its parking management program with paid parking. Some or all stations with parking could be affected...
Aerial of the Central Puget Sound with its many highways and single family homes

PSRC Report Connects Single Family Zoning and Highways with Structural Racism

On July 6, the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) launched their Legacy of Structural Racism Interactive Report. While this report is far from the...
Eastlake and the Seattle skyline is in the background as a construction crew adds a ramp at the SR 520 and I-5 interchange.

WSDOT Delays Promised I-5 to SR 520 Transit Ramp to 2030

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has announced that it no longer plans to open a direct access ramp for buses between the...