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Sunday Video: German Pedestrianized Streets

https://youtu.be/Vl02v7bzIYc Several streets in Iserlohn, Germany are highlighted in this video as fußgängerzonen (pedestrian streets), a street typology severely lacking in America.

City Crosses Its Fingers for Early 2019 Bus Tunnel Closure

On Monday, the Seattle City Council approved the street and alley vacations requested by the Washington State Convention Center (WSCC) for its forthcoming $1.7...

David Allen Paid the Ultimate Price for an Unsafe Sandpoint Way Design

Last week, David Allen, 29, was walking along Sand Point Way NE near 40th Ave NE when he was struck by one motorist and...

Funding Outlook for Seattle’s Bicycle Master Plan is Bleak

While we wait for the full results of the Durkan administration's reassessment of spending and deliverables in Seattle's nine-year Move Seattle transportation levy, details...

Nominate Seattle’s Worst Intersection: 2018

It's time to submit nominations for what has become an annual tradition to determine the worst intersection in Seattle. Consider the intersection you hate to...

2nd Avenue’s Extended Bike Lane Officially Opens through Belltown

Wednesday evening, crews painted and opened the final segment of the long-awaited extension of downtown Seattle's signature bike thoroughfare. With the opening of the...
Two teens walk along the edge of Aurora with no sidewalk and streams of cars going by.

Aurora Avenue: Can a Lost Opportunity Be Regained?

Most of us have an attic, or a storage locker, or a closet, or a drawer that is neglected, full of things that we...

SDOT Keeps Unsafe 24th Avenue Design Despite Rampant Speeding and Collisions

After years of disruption on 23rd Avenue through the Central Area, Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is finally wrapping up construction on the street...