Grant Request Would Accelerate Complete Streets Investments on State Highways
State highways like SR 900 in Skyway are missing safe places to bike and walk. A mandate to fix that could be expedited by an ambitious $100 million grant that the state is seeking from the EPA.
State Proposes to Drop Bike/Pedestrian Tunnel from Seattle’s Roanoke Lid
A long-planned 10th Avenue underpass intended to enable easier walking and biking trips is set to be dropped from one of the state's biggest highway megaprojects as a cost-cutting measure.
Op-Ed: Sorry, Westneat, Killing the Bus Mall Won’t Fix Third Avenue
Seattle Times columnist Danny Westneat put himself on the case of fixing Downtown Seattle’s Third Avenue by axing its bus mall. There’s just one problem: he has absolutely no idea what he is talking about.
Harrell Adds $100 Million to Transportation Levy Proposal, Sends to Council
Responding to pushback that his $1.35 billion levy proposal was too small and car-focused, Mayor Harrell added another $100 million in pedestrian, bike, and transit investment.
Bicycle Weekends on Lake Washington Blvd Keeping Restrictive Schedule in 2024
The 10 weekends of Bicycle Weekends for 2024 have been announced, with only 32 hours of opening up the street for walking, biking and rolling each weekend.
Columbia City Group Pushes for ‘Town Square’ Festival Street
Following the successful implementation of a pandemic-prompted street patio in Columbia City, a group of community members formed Friends of Ferdinand Festival Street and are trying to find a way to make it permanent.
Transformative Pedestrian Bridge Opens at Redmond Technology Station
The new Redmond Technology Station pedestrian bridge opened Monday. It will significantly shorten multimodal trips in the Overlake area and provide a direct connection to the SR 520 Trail.
Seattle Levy Proposal Keeps Modest Pace of Building New Sidewalks
250 blocks of new sidewalks was a big win from the Move Seattle levy. Now it's seen as the new baseline, with the 27% of missing blocks citywide being put front and center in the levy debate.