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Rich Smith on Jessyn Farrell's endorsement of Bruce Harrell for Seattle Mayor: "Could be pure rhyming-last-name solidarity." But how about an explanation from Cyndi Lauper? She was big in the 1980s. She is not so big anymore. But the press release for Farrell's endorsement recalled one of Lauper's most famous lines: 🎶"I see your true colors" 🎶 Lol inbox: Jessyn Farrell backs Bruce Harrell for Seattle Mayor ahead of the 46th LD endorsement meeting. ...

Its not like Seattle needs that space for anything else, like housing Elizabeth Lara / Getty Images Scientists are SHOCKED by this miracle cure for traffic. A traffic-data firm on the Eastside looked over driving data from the last few years and found that travel times improved 67% during the pandemic when everyone was working from home. Who could have foreseen that having fewer cars on the road reduces traffic jams??? If only there were some way to make the reduction in private vehicle usage ...

West Marginal Way SW along the stretch where SDOT is planning a protected bike lane in one southbound lane. (Ryan Packer) The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has announced that it will hold off on constructing an on-street bike connection from the West Seattle Bridge Trail to the Duwamish River Trail on West Marginal Way SW until after the West Seattle High bridge reopens to vehicle traffic next year. The connection was originally planned to be included in a slate of improvements t...

West Marginal Way SW along the stretch where SDOT is considering installing a protected bike lane in one southbound lane. (Ryan Packer) The Seattle Freight Advisory Board devoted a significant portion of their April meeting detailing reasons that the City should not install a protected bike lane on a short segment of West Marginal Way SW. The presentation shown to board members was not reviewed by the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) for accuracy, according to a department spokespers...

by Jasmyne Keimig • Apr 20, 2021 at 5:35 pm Minneapolis reacting and celebrating Derek Chauvins guilty verdict. Brandon Bell/Getty As I blogged earlier today: Derek Chauvin is guilty of murdering George Floyd after kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes last May. The jury found him guilty on all three counts—second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter—and he is being held without bail until his s...

Support Our Work The Urbanist is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit. We depend on donations to sustain our work. Monthly donations are greatly appreciated from readers like you. Urbanist Meetup Our April Monthly Meetup will feature Mayoral candidate Andrew Grant Houston. RSVP to receive the Zoom link for the event 6:15pm April 13th. Our May Meetup guest is outgoing OPCD Director Sam Assefa, Register here for the Zoom link to the May 11th event. In March, we hosted Roger Millar, who is Secretary of the Washi...

How far Washington has to go to make roads safe for everyone The state needs to spend $5.7 billion to fix roads for cyclists and pedestrians, a draft transportation plan says. By Hannah Weinberger, Crosscut Share: Bikers and pedestrians along Highway 99 in Seattle on Jan. 6, 2021. (Dorothy Edwards/Crosscut) Every so often, Washington’s State Department of Transportation publishes active transportation plans. These plans look at how streets and walkways are working for cycl...

A new state draft plan for active transportation highlights how far we have to go — and gives us a guidemap to get there.

The state needs to spend $5.7 billion to fix roads for cyclists and pedestrians, a draft transportation plan says.

Montlake Bridge sees lots of bicycle and foot traffic. WSDOT had sought to double the lanes with a second bridge. (Credit: WSDOT). In Washington state, our leaders like to talk about environmental protection and climate action. And then it comes time to pass a transportation funding package and those values go out the window. This year was shaping up to be no different until Senator Rebecca Saldaña (D-Seattle) stepped up with a much improved proposal. State legislators would be wise to sign ...