Vision Zero

Sunday Video: SR-520 Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail Opening

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bvgINBQQEQ The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will finally open a pedestrian and bicycle trail on SR-520 later this month, as highlighted in the...

Conflict Points: Fixing the Westlake Cycletrack Design

The recent Seattle Times article about conflicts on the Westlake promenade between people walking and people bicycling addressed some very real safety concerns, but...

PSRC Seeking Comment on $17.5 Million in Grants for Bike and Pedestrian Projects

On Thursday, the Puget Sound Regional Council released a slate of proposed bicycle and pedestrian projects for public comment that the agency plans to fund....

Sunday Video: Bicycle and Transit Markings

https://youtu.be/jYUdIfx9r0g Seattle’s City Traffic Engineer, Dongho Chang, explains why Seattle has various types of bicycle and transit markings and how they work.

South Lake Union is for Pedestrians

In April, I wrote about the failure to turn Seattle's high tech corridor in North Downtown away from being a car-centric office park and...
A beg button formerly required to get a pedestrian signal at an intersection. (Photo by author)

SDOT Misunderstands #GivePedstheGreen

Seattle’s transportation department missed the mark in their recent response to the campaign Give Pedestrians the Green. #GivePedstheGreen argues that in urban villages pedestrians...

New Bike Lane Aims To Prevent Burger-Related Collisions

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) installed a new bike lane in Wallingford a week ago. The one-block bike lane should provide a welcome...

It’s Time To Connect Georgetown and South Park

Help make the Georgetown to South Park Trail a reality in 30 seconds: Tell City Council you want a trail between Georgetown and South...