Traffic Safety Camera Bill Passes House, Clearing Its First Big Hurdle
On Monday, the Washington State House of Representatives passed a bill to expand the use of traffic safety cameras (House Bill 1793) to reduce...
Union Street Bike Lane Perpetuates Broken Network Yet Again
Last we heard the City was prioritizing connecting the bike network with important “nodes.” That’s what Seattle's new transportation director Sam Zimbabwe said when...
Bike Numbers Up: We Built It and They Came
Buried amongst the swirling controversies around the Bicycle Master Plan 2019 - 2024 Implementation Plan and major recent bike project cancellations (I'm looking at you...
The $70,000 Bike Lane Not Coming to Wallingford
With the news that the Move Seattle levy will only deliver half of the protected bike lanes that voters were promised, it's worth reflecting...
The Bicycle Master Plan May Soon Sputter to a Dead Stop
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) only plans to construct about half of the miles of protected bike lanes (PBLs) that it promised when...
SDOT Gaslights on 35th Avenue Decision, Risking Credibility of New Director
The decision to cancel a planned protected bike lane on 35th Avenue NE, in the heart of Wedgwood's business district, and instead paint a...
Roosevelt and Green Lake See Rollout of Walking, Biking, and Transit Infrastructure
Green Lake and Roosevelt are at the heart of major new walking, biking, and transit infrastructure in North Seattle. The Seattle Department of Transportation...
Mayor Durkan Cancels 35th Ave NE Bike Lanes, Caves To Anti-Safe Streets Advocates
Behind closed doors earlier today, recently appointed director of the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), Samuel Zimbabwe, interim transportation advisor to Mayor Jenny Durkan,...