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A bus stop along a four lane busy road reading "40"

Business Interests Take Aim At Critical North Seattle Transit Corridor Improvements

The North Seattle Industrial Association is seeking to block Route 40 bus lanes and pedestrian upgrades citing expected freight delays. Route 40 had the third...

Decision on West Marginal Bike Connection Still Unknown as SDOT Meets with Freight and...

Last Friday, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) held a closed-door meeting with members of the Bicycle and Freight Advisory Boards to discuss a...

Freight Advisory Board Pushes Back Against West Marginal Bike Lane in Secret Meeting

The Seattle Freight Advisory Board devoted a significant portion of their April meeting detailing reasons that the City should not install a protected bike...

Sunday Video: Why Did Railroad Companies Mass Produce Cities?

https://youtu.be/9viTTRd8iP8 Dave Amos documents the history of railway towns in America in this video. Railway companies in the 1800s expanded quickly to the West, platting...

Two Horrendous Studies Perpetuate Efforts To Destroy Interbay

SDOT's new BIRT and Ballard Bridge studies continue history of mistreating the industrial neighborhood. Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) released two studies last week. Both...
BNSF Railways track heading into Downtown Seattle from Interbay. (Credit: Doug Trumm)

Washington’s Draft State Rail Plan Presents Foggy But Modest Future

Washington's long-awaited draft state rail plan update has been released. Due out in 2019, the draft finally surfaced last week from the Washington State Department...
A snarl of car traffic on 4th Avenue with transit and people biking on the margins. (Photo by Scott Bonjukian)

Skip the Ballot, Seattle Should Enact Road Pricing As a Pilot Program

What will it take to make congestion pricing a reality in Seattle? Depending on whom you ask, road pricing is either just around the corner,...

New Industrial Lands Committee Could Spark Reform or Add Another Saga to Seattle Process

Last week, Mayor Jenny Durkan announced she is convening an industrial lands stakeholder group to “guide development of strategies to ensure a strong industrial...