University of Washington: A Resilient Future Starts Here. Online Master of Infrastructure Management and Planning. Apply Now.

Vision Zero

Melrose Promenade’s First Phase to Bring Raised Intersection, Limited Protected Bike Lanes

Last month, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) released designs for street improvements on Melrose Avenue, on the very western edge of Capitol Hill...
A floating bus stop and protected bike lane on Dexter Avenue. (Photo by Adam Coppola)

Feet First: Stop Building New Highway Lanes, Fund Local Streets and Transit First

Feet First believes in walkable places to improve our quality of life--communities with safe walking conditions, nearby jobs, stores, services, parks and gathering places,...
Cycling was all this rage near the turn of the 20th century, as this photo of a cycling club show. H/t to Paul Dorpat for tracking down the photo. (Credit: Puget Sound Cycle Club)

Wheeling Season: Bike Advocacy Comes Full Circle

Twenty years ago, I learned how to ride a bike in an abandoned South Lake Union parking lot. Today, the lot is home to...

Bellevue’s Downtown Signal Policy Discourages Walking

On Tuesday, KOMO TV reporter Steve McCarron tweeted about Bellevue police stopping pedestrians who tried to enter the crosswalk on the blinking red hand...
Two teens walk along the edge of Aurora with no sidewalk and streams of cars going by.

Fix Aurora Avenue Now

On Black Friday, a motorist attempting a turn from Aurora Avenue to N 39th St careened over the curb and plowed into a family...
Bus lanes and dropping a general purpose lane in each direction would turn Aurora Avenue into a much safer and more walkable street. (Image by Ryan DiRaimo)

We Must Design Aurora Avenue to Put Safety First

When a pedestrian is struck and killed in your neighborhood you are at a loss for words. When it has happened five times in...

Mayor Durkan Lowers Speed Limits and Announces New Vision Zero Agenda

Within 18 months, the posted maximum speed limit on nearly every single arterial street in the city of Seattle will be 25 miles per...

The $10 Million Plan for Adaptive Signals on Denny Way

Pedestrians attempting to crossing Denny Way while walking on Westlake Avenue's east side will find they are only allocated around ten seconds of walk...