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Vision Zero

Sunday Video: What Is Vision Zero?

The term “Vision Zero” gets bandied about a lot in transportation and urbanist circles, but to the unitiated the concept isn’t necessarily obvious or...

SDOT Chooses Harder Path on Rainier Avenue South Bus Lane’s Next Phase

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has selected a layout for a bus lane on Rainier Avenue south of Judkins Park Station, a project...

Bellevue Rethinks How It Uses Its Most Valuable Real Estate: Curbspace

The City of Bellevue has created a roadmap for the potential broad expansion of curbside street space that shifts away from being focused primarily...

Beacon Hill Bike Lane Proposal Will Add New Parking Spaces on Adjacent Streets

In response to concerns that a new North Beacon Hill protected bike lane along 15th Avenue S would eliminate on-street parking stalls, Seattle will...
A no turn on red sign in downtown Seattle with Rainier Tower building in the background

No Right Turn on Red Is Now the Default in Seattle

Not allowing drivers to make a free right turn at a red light, or a left turn from a one-way street, will be the...
A four lane road with a raise bike lane and sidewalk

Seattle Prepares to Open Brand New Elliott Way Highway Connector

This coming Monday morning at 6 a.m., the City of Seattle will open a brand new four-lane roadway, connecting the city's central waterfront with...
Someone on a bike crosses the street as pedestrians walk in a crosswalk and drivers wait to turn at Broadway and Pike in Seattle

Legislature Abandons Most Traffic Safety Bills As Fatalities Continue To Mount

In late January, a group of lawmakers from both the Washington House and Senate, Democrats and Republicans, joined Governor Jay Inslee in a legislative...
Someone on a bike using Lake Washington Boulevard

Lake Washington Blvd Taskforce Comes to Impasse on Future of Parkway

For over 50 years, Lake Washington Boulevard between Mount Baker Beach and Seward Park has been the site of Seattle's oldest open streets festival,...