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Error at City Costs $1.5 Million in Car Tab Revenue, Impacting U District Bridge

Just over $1.5 million dollars of expected transportation revenue was not collected by the Washington Department of Licensing in 2023 due to an “administrative...

Seattle Transportation Plan Needs More Focus on Outcomes, Planning Commission Says

Seattle's Planning Commission is pressing for the citywide transportation plan currently being developed by the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) to contain more details...

Ballard’s Dangerous ‘Missing Link’ Train Tracks To Be Paved Over This Fall

One of the city's most dangerous places to ride a bike could get significantly safer in just a few short weeks -- if quick...
Cars parked and motoring past shops at Pike Place Market.

Most Vendors Don’t Oppose Pedestrianizing Pike Place Market, Survey Shows

A majority of Market vendors are open to pedestrianizing Pike Place and only around 5 of 61 vendors interviewed fully opposed the idea. Getting most...

Finding the Legacy of the Move Seattle Transportation Levy

What comes next when a "transformational" levy didn't transform Seattle streets? On a Monday morning in late August, Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) Director Greg...

Seattle Council Set to Empower Freight Board to Water Down Safety Projects

A Strauss resolution would give the freight board more oversight and chance to block changes to truck streets. An under-the-radar resolution moving through the Seattle...
A crowd of more than 100 bicyclists assembled with Lake Washington in the background.

Two Hundred Plus Turn Out for Urbanist Bike Ride on Lake Washington Boulevard

Featured guest Ray Delahanty of CityNerd was a big fan of the Lake Washington Boulevard open street. On Saturday, The Urbanist hosted a bike ride...
Portrait photo of Jaahnavi-Kandula

Jaahnavi Kandula’s Killing Reveals Seattle’s Many Failings on Public Safety

What is a 23-year-old woman's life worth? To Daniel Auderer, Vice President of the Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG), apparently the answer is $11,000...