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Vision Zero

SDOT Studying High Capacity Transit for the Roosevelt Corridor

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is studying options for transit improvements in the Roosevelt corridor between Downtown and Northgate. Although Sound Transit is...

Construction Zone Mobility: Room For Improvement

Seattle is a boom town. Until recently, traffic plans during new building construction disregarded the mobility of people walking and biking beside building sites....

Spot Fix: Put People First At Pike Place Market, Ban Cars

With nearly 100 years of urban activity for public trade and assembly, Pike Place Market is a mark of deep civic pride for Seattleites. The market...

New Protected Bike Lanes Coming to Northeast Seattle

Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) staff hosted an open house on Tuesday to present conceptual plans for improving bike routes in northeast Seattle between East...

Reenvisioning the Public Realm of South Lake Union, Belltown, and Denny Triangle

When the population of a city doubles, its economic productivity goes up 130 percent. As noted in a paper by the MIT Media Lab,...

Seattle to Ask Voters for $900 Million in Transportation Funding

In November, the City of Seattle will ask voters for a property tax levy to put money where their mouth is on the Move...

Spot Fix: NE Campus Parkway

Take a walk along Campus Parkway in the University District day or night, and you'll see a very well traveled street. While light on...

Vision Zero Passes Its First Test

Rainier Ave has long been recognized as a dangerous street, but little has ever been done to fix the issue. Residents have suggested various fixes multiple times...