Author: Ryan Packer

January 14, 2021

Roger Millar: safety impacts cost Washington nearly $15 billion per year

The Washington State House of Representatives Transportation Committee convened for the first time this session on Tuesday and WSDOT head Roger Millar was there to lead the members through a presentation, which was titled “Return on Investment”. At the beginning of the talk, he made sure to emphasize that the legislature calls the shots and…
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tagged: 2021 legislature, roger millar, safety, wsdot
January 13, 2021

92% of drivers speeding on Aurora points to need for urgent action

A speed study conducted by the Seattle Department of Transportation early last October showed that 92% of drivers using Aurora Ave N at N 112th Street, where the speed limit is 35 mph, were exceeding that speed limit, with 66% of drivers going 5 mph or more over the limit and more than one in…
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tagged: aurora, vision zero
January 13, 2021

Queen Anne approach to Thomas Street Overpass to dramatically improve

Today we are circling back to some news that we missed from last autumn. SDOT has announced they will be making big upgrades to the Queen Anne approach of the Thomas Street overpass connection to Myrtle Edwards Park and the Elliott Bay Trail this year. This improvement comes as part of the package of transportation…
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tagged: climate pledge arena, queen anne, uptown, w thomas st overpass
January 11, 2021

Eliminating bike parking requirements for Permanent Supportive Housing just makes sense

“Not accomplishing anything” is how Tim Parham, the Director of Real Estate Development at Plymouth Housing Group described the current requirement to include a secure bike parking room in all of the buildings it constructs as Permanent Supportive Housing. Plymouth Housing Group is one of the largest providers of very low-income housing in Seattle and…
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tagged: affordable housing, bike parking
January 9, 2021

WA Court of Appeals hears arguments in Missing Link case

The legal fight between the City of Seattle and the coalition of Ballard businesses fighting the completion of the Burke Gilman trail’s Missing Link on Shilshole Ave NW moved ahead Friday morning as oral arguments were heard in the Washington Division I Court of Appeals. This marks the latest legal step in a process that…
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January 7, 2021

Bike and pedestrian advisory boards: find Stay Healthy Streets funds elsewhere

Update: this post has been changed to clarify that any changes to Lake Washington Boulevard or Golden Gardens Park Road are not necessarily off the table but are not part of the permanent Stay Healthy Streets process. A large majority of the membership of both the bicycle and pedestrian advisory boards on Wednesday night signaled…
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tagged: keep moving streets, stay healthy streets