Author: Tom Fucoloro

July 19, 2024

Study: Seattle Vision Zero projects do not harm local businesses

Seattle’s Vision Zero road safety redesign projects have not had a negative impact on local businesses, according to a study by University of Washington researchers published in the peer-reviewed journal Injury Prevention (PDF) earlier this year. “Results suggest that road safety improvement projects such as those in Vision Zero plans are not associated with adverse…
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tagged: andrew l dannenberg, daniel r osterhage, injury prevention, paul a fishman, sdot, vision zero
July 17, 2024

SDOT begins work on permanent remake of 3rd/Yesler

After years of piloting solutions and testing how they impact transit service, SDOT is beginning work on a rebuild of the complicated intersection at 3rd Ave and Yesler Way in Pioneer Square that they hope will prevent the potentially deadly collisions that were unfortunately common there previously. “The intersection of 3rd and Yesler has experienced…
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tagged: 3rd ave, dilling way, downtown, pioneer square, sdot, yesler
July 16, 2024

Endorsement: The Seattle Transportation Levy will be a massive investment in safe, efficient streets

Now that Mayor Harrell and the City Council have officially sent the $1.55 billion 2024 Transportation Levy (PDF) to Seattle voters in November, we can put all the debates about expanding the levy behind us and take stock of how it ended up. With $160.5 million for Vision Zero, $193 million for sidewalks and ADA…
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tagged: 2024 general election, 2024 transportation funding measure, sdot
July 13, 2024

I biked 30 miles to play late night hockey in Everett, then biked another 30 home

As a kid growing up in the suburbs of St. Louis, I was obsessed with hockey. One of my earliest hockey memories was watching Brett Hull score 50 goals in 50 games when I was five years old. I spent so much time on inline skates in my driveway or nearby church parking lots that…
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tagged: everett, hockey, interurban north, lynnwood
July 10, 2024

In last-minute effort, Strauss successfully adds $20M for Burke-Gilman Trail via Leary/Market to the transportation levy proposal + The current design needs to get better

I was all set to write up a story about the uncertain future of the Ballard Missing Link of the Burke-Gilman Trail when, in a last-minute Hail Mary minutes before official adoption, Councilmember Dan Strauss reintroduced his previously-failed amendment to fund his trail connection plan via Leary Way and Market Street and found the votes…
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tagged: ballard, burke-gilman trail, dan strauss, josh brower, leary way, market st, missing link, sdot
July 9, 2024

I had a Seattle traffic safety epiphany while riding Long Beach’s wonderful, legacy bike share system

During the long train ride from Los Angeles to Long Beach, I tried to figure out whether it would be better to wait for a bus to my friend’s apartment or just walk it instead. But as I stepped off the A Line, the obvious answer was staring right at me: Long Beach Bike Share.…
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tagged: bike share, daylighting intersections, hoboken, sdot