A new aquarium and “Overlook Walk” to Pike Place Market headline a revamped Seattle Waterfront just one year away from its grand opening, all made possible by tearing down the Alaskan Way Viaduct.
The state treasurer’s office brought some bad news to the Washington Transportation Commission this week regarding the revenue forecast for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) SR 99 tunnel underneath downtown Seattle. Given current trends, the financial models predict that the SR 99 tunnel won’t be able
Boosters of the SR-99 tunnel replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct promised transit improvements to Seattle voters, hoping to win their favor. It turns out, however, the opposite was true. No King County Metro buses use the tunnel, even three years after its opening, and now the tunnel is complicating plans
It’s official, Belltown is getting a new park at the Battery Portal Site as part of the Waterfront Seattle project. At about three acres, the future Battery Portal Park will bring much needed green space into one of the Seattle’s densest residential neighborhoods. The park also represents a
The four-billion-dollar-and-counting SR-99 tunnel was supposed to relieve congestion. It’s been open nine months, but people getting around on Seattle streets and highways probably don’t feel too relieved. Traffic congestion continues to be a part of life in booming Seattle, and tunnel tolling, which started Saturday, may just
Motorists have been able to use the new four-billion-dollar SR-99 Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement tunnel for free since it opened February 4th. That will change Saturday as the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) begins tolling the tunnel. Tolling will lead to some diversion of car traffic from the tunnel
On Tuesday, the Move All Seattle Sustainably (MASS) coalition released a post-mortem report on the three-week viaduct closure and proclaimed the success of non-car commutes. “The closure of the Alaskan Way Viaduct was hyped as a potential traffic disaster that Seattle would have to endure for three weeks,” MASS stated
After Ian Frazier Greetings, friends! We’ve gathered here to cut the ribbon, give a cheer- it’s time to open, rise and shine the buried tunnel ninety-nine. Oh, the group is large and grand but we must know who to raise our hand with thankful gesture, sing it loud
Mayor Durkan defends building for car infrastructure even while admitting that “People in Seattle like transit.” Viaduct is closed? On the bus, nose in a book I hadn’t noticed — A Vaiku, by @140noStephen on October 27, 2011 This haiku was written back in 2011 after the first Viadoom turned
Next week, when the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) opens its new tunnel underneath downtown Seattle as a new SR-99, the northern exit from the tunnel will dump high levels of traffic onto one of the busiest bike routes in Seattle. And the situation will be compounded by the
A City Council committee has passed Local Improvement District (LID) funding for Waterfront Seattle. Next Monday, the LID heads for a full council vote. It feels significant that on the night before the Waterfront Seattle project received an important green light from the Seattle City Council, a wake was held
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is spending $4.4 million begging you to drive under Downtown Seattle. A marketing campaign with expensive TV spots and billboards wants to ensure that the new tunnel is full of motorists when it opens. KIRO 7 reports that the $4.4 million
Let’s talk about Bertha. I didn’t live here when we debated how to replace the viaduct (SR-99). I didn’t even live here when Bertha first broke down. So perhaps I don’t have the appropriate nightmares when I hear “deep-bore tunnel.” So when I read articles talking