Crosswalk “Report Cards” Signal Seattle’s Next Traffic Safety Campaign
Earlier this month, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) installed two new signs near crosswalks in the High Point neighborhood. The blue signs give...
Bothell Preserves Main Street Pilot, Discarding Arguments About Hurting Transit
In June of 2020, the City of Bothell closed a one-block stretch of Main Street in its downtown to motor vehicles, opening the space...
SDOT Selects 15th Avenue S for North Beacon Hill Protected Bike Route
After well over a year of outreach on several proposed options, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has selected 15th Avenue S as the...
Safety and Equity Outcomes Must Guide Seattle Transportation Plan
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is creating one transportation plan to rule its lesser modal plans, and that spells trouble for the Bike...
Welcome to the Move Ahead Washington Era
The final hours of the 2022 legislative session on Thursday night brought the last votes needed to bring the Move Ahead Washington transportation package...
Meetup Video: March 2022 with Anna Zivarts
Anna Zivarts joined for The Urbanist's March meetup. Zivarts is director of the Disability Mobility Initiative at Disability Rights Washington and is a low-vision...
3rd Avenue Safety Improvement Could Speed Up Buses in Pioneer Square
The intersection of 3rd Avenue and Yesler Way in Pioneer Square is a very awkward spot where a few different streets come together and...
Legislature Must Cut Highway Expansion and Protect Transit, Safety, Maintenance Funds
The $16.9 billion Move Ahead Washington transportation package faces a large funding gap after State House passed a version of the bill Tuesday that...