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 cyclists and pedestrians who already use them, informing state-level funding for active transportation projects.
In a draft plan published in December that updates a 2008 plan, however, WSDOT took a new approach that meets growing demand for safe, low-carbon transportation: It looked at whether state roads were suitable for active transportation modes like walking and biking and even growing modes like scootering based on where people want to walk and bike, but don’t.
Storm causes power outages, landslides in Clark County By Jerzy Shedlock, Columbian Breaking News Reporter, and
Published: January 13, 2021, 8:12pm
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4 Photos Stormy winter weather caused a small landslide Wednesday about a half-mile southeast of Daybreak Bridge in the 24700 block of Northeast 92nd Avenue in Battle Ground. Clark County Public Works crews planned to close Northeast Manley Road near where it becomes 92nd Avenue. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery
An overnight storm left a wake of disruptions in Southwest Washington and the Portland metro area Wednesday, with numerous power outages and landslides impeding traffic in Clark County and into the Columbia River Gorge and toward the Oregon Coast.
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In 2020, the nation s largest ferry system recorded its lowest ridership since 1975. (Shutterstock/Nicole Dion Visuals)
SEATTLE Ridership on Washington ferries dropped to its lowest point in almost half a century in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.
New data released Tuesday showed WSDOT vessels welcomed nearly 10 million fewer customers in 2020, down 41 percent from 2019, amid stay-at-home orders, increased remote work and a sharp decline in tourism. Washington is home to the largest ferry system in the United States.
For the first time since its inception in 1951, Washington State Ferries also carried more vehicles than passengers last year. The state s official tallies count vehicles and their drivers separately from walk-ons and vehicle passengers.
Washington windstorm knocks out power to hundreds of thousands overnight
By Q13 News Staff
Q13 Forecaster Erin Mayovsky has your forecast.
SEATTLE - A powerful windstorm knocked out electricity to hundreds of thousands of people early Wednesday morning in Western Washington.
As a result, several schools have announced that they will be closed on Wednesday.
The windstorm also caused damage in Oregon and Eastern Washington, where one woman was killed in Spokane after a tree fell on her car.
As of noon Wednesday, Puget Sound Energy says there are approximately 210,000 customers without power. Seattle City Light had 74,000 customers without power. As of 9:30 p.m., 4,600 customers remain without power Wednesday night. Seattle City Light says the majority of remaining outages are smaller outages and fully-equipped crews continue to restore outages.