Commute Seattle News Today

The Seattle City Council has passed legislation aimed at improving sidewalks across the city.

The legislation will require the SDOT to install a sidewalk or fix deficient sidewalks along the street during major paving projects.

When compared to pre-pandemic levels, less car traffic is returning to downtown Seattle than to the cores of most other large American cities, according to new data from the traffic

Chicago will begin testing parking enforcement technology and smart loading zones following an ordinance the City Council passed March 15. The technology will automatically issue...

Remote work in Seattle is less available for employees from the LGBTQ+ community and underrepresented minorities.

The Commute Seattle report found people commuting to work in central Seattle by car has dropped over the last 10 years.

Third Avenue currently boasts more than 290 buses per peak hour, more than any other transit street in the U.S. or its neighboring country, Canada.

Monkeypox is (probably) here. Public Health Seattle & King County is investigating a likely case of monkeypox. The patient is an unidentified man who recently traveled abroad, and health officials aren’t aware of any other cases. If you’re experiencing symptoms — basically feeling like you have the flu, accompanied by a new rash, bumps, or sores — you’re asked to contact a health care provider as soon as possible. A really bad Supreme Court ruling....

Fewer workers in downtown Seattle are taking public transit to work thanks in large part to an ongoing move to remote work.

Councilmember Lorena Gonzalez. (Seattle Channel) Seattle City Council president and mayoral candidate Lorena Gonzalez is suffering from a series of missteps. Yet, ironically, they’re all orchestrated. A stunt to virtue signal her contrived support for workers blew up in her face. How embarrassing. Gonzalez was first called out for supporting an illegal, race-based admissions fee at a gay pride event because she thought it would win her points with the activist community. And she’s a lawyer?...