Seattle Mayor-Elect Katie Wilson’s transportation platform is bold and visionary, and she will need ongoing community support to achieve it. Seattle Neighborhood Greenways shares some ideas on how she can get started.
Think ahead to 2043: What do you want it to look and feel like to get around Seattle? The City of Seattle is releasing a draft plan this summer answering this question. The “Seattle Transportation Plan” will integrate existing plans for separate “modes” – like walking, biking, transit, and freight – into
Seattle is nearing its final 2023-2024 budget and some big decisions are still in flux. The Mayor’s budget puts parking enforcement back in the Seattle Police Department (SPD), but the City Council’s balancing package keeps it in the Seattle Department of Transportation, where we think it belongs. At
When Greg Spotts took over as the new director of the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), he ordered a 90-day review of the city’s Vision Zero efforts. The Vision Zero department within SDOT is tasked with achieving the city’s pledge to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries by
As you might have already heard, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is creating a new plan called the “Seattle Transportation Plan.” This plan will guide transportation planning and implementation for the next decade and beyond. It will update and combine the city’s bike, freight, pedestrian, and transit maps
Every life is precious, and over the course of a year, thousands of lives in Seattle are impacted by traffic violence. In just the past few months in Seattle, two young parents were hit and killed by people driving, people young and old were maimed for life crossing the street,
In Seattle, we love to walk. Every day, walking accounts for one quarter of our trips. But can Seattle step up to be “the most walkable city in the nation?” Becoming the most walkable city in the nation is the stated vision of the latest draft of the Seattle Pedestrian
Alright you urbanist wonks, let’s chat about the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) budget: what the mayor proposed, what the city council is proposing to change, and what advocates are asking for (jump to the call to action). Every fall the mayor proposes a balanced budget, then council debates
Here’s what to look for when you provide comments at the final Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) online before August 16th. Madison BRT is intended as a Complete Street. Complete Streets provide fair access to the street for all people, whatever their transit mode. That is one reason the
In Part 1 of our story, we left Tim wondering how to commute by bike with his baby daughter and left Shirley stranded with her children trying to cross Seattle’s most dangerous street, Rainier Ave S. In Part 2, we explain how to rescue them. The City Has A