Electric Cars Are Not Enough: We Should Ban SUVs to Save Lives and Curb...
Last week, the International Energy Agency (IEA) announced that growing customer preference for sport utility vehicles (SUVs) are leading to increased emissions. The gains in...
Angie Schmitt Plots a Way Out of the Pedestrian Safety Crisis
Longtime Streetsblog USA editor Angie Schmitt was in Seattle last week to talk about the pedestrian safety crisis. Schmitt stepped down from her Streetsblog...
Copenhagenize: A Conversation with Councilmember González
Councilmember Lorena González traveled to Copenhagen with a delegation of local leaders in August to study the policies and infrastructure that have given rise...
Mayor Durkan’s Proposed Budget Adds Funds for Bike Projects, Highland Park Way
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan's proposed 2020 budget heeds the call of the Move Seattle levy oversight committee and street safety advocates by adding more...
Car Activist Revolt Hangover: Living with the New 35th Avenue NE
Now that we’ve had the new, definitely not improved 35th Ave NE for about six months, it’s time to take stock in how it has...
Council Tackles the Right to Sidewalk Access
In the summer of 2017, every single sidewalk in Seattle was visited by a team of interns and assessed: 2,300 miles of sidewalk were...
Washington Should Act to Stem Pedestrian Fatalities with $58 Million from Feds
Every fall, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) traditionally allocates unspent highway funding among all the states. In late August, the FHWA announced that the...
Mercer Megablock Proceeds Should Fulfill Broken Transportation Promises
Last Friday, the largest land deal for the City in decades moved out of committee, on its way to sure approval at next Monday's...