What’s Next For Seattle’s Transportation Benefit District
The second year of the Seattle Transit Benefit District (STBD) showed very positive results delivering increasing ridership, more local bus service, and overall system...
Halloween Exposes the Benefits of Density
Every trick-or-treater is an urbanist on Halloween. Why leg it between spaced out suburban ramblers when you can find a street where the houses...
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...
Convention Center Acquiesces to Coalition with $83 Million Benefits Package
One of the biggest questions swirling around the new $1.6 billion expansion of the Washington State Convention center--apart from whether it will actually get...
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...
SDOT Restores Yesler Bridge, Now Open
The old Yesler Bridge reopened on Tuesday after a 16-month closure for a major rebuild and restoration effort. The Downtown Seattle bridge is a...
SDOT Reveals 60% Missing Link Design for Burke-Gilman Trail
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) revealed its 60% designs for the Missing Link portion of the Burke-Gillman Trail yesterday. The Missing Link is...
Pedestrian Overpass on Holman Road to Stick Around
A pedestrian overpass crossing a busy stretch of road in Crown Hill will stay. Local residents and advocates had pushed for the pedestrian overpass...