Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Seattle

Talking Headways Podcast: One More Freeway Without a Future

By Tanya Snyder | Feb 26, 2014 | 3 Comments

So, Bertha is stuck digging an enormous highway tunnel underneath Seattle. Jeff Wood and I ask the essential question: Does Seattle really need to spend $2.8 billion on a new traffic sewer, when traffic on the Alaskan Way Viaduct has been plummeting? We also highlight this week’s public conversation about CNU’s big report calling out highways just […]

Traffic Plummets on the Highway Seattle Is Spending a Fortune to Replace

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 21, 2014 | 4 Comments

For months now, the largest tunnel boring machine in the United States has been broken down under the city of Seattle. Meanwhile, traffic on the highway that the tunnel is supposed to replace has plummeted, raising more questions about whether the project is worth the enormous expense. The state of Washington intends to spend $3.1 […]

Talking Headways Podcast: Bikes of Ill Repute

By Tanya Snyder | Jan 28, 2014 | 1 Comment

Jeff Wood and I are back with episode 8 of the Talking Headways podcast. We talk about Los Angeles Metro’s decision not to extend light rail all the way to LAX (and what they’re doing instead), plus some analysis of what rail can really do in a city as spread-out as LA. Then we head […]

Real Estate Trend: Parking-Free Apartment Buildings

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 10, 2013 | 51 Comments

A wave of new residential construction projects in places like Seattle, Boston, and Miami are showing that, yes, modern American cities can build housing without any car parking on site. Officials in Boston gave their approval last week to what Curbed called the city’s “first big-time parking-less condo,” a 175-unit project named Lovejoy Wharf. The “plan was met with […]

As Lawmakers Fail to Fund Transit, Seattle May Lose 74 Bus Routes

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 8, 2013 | 32 Comments

If you’ve ever looked deep into the abyss of partisan gridlock and anti-tax paranoia and wondered where the bottom was — well, Seattle might be approaching it right now. Facing a massive budget gap — caused largely by the antagonism and negligence of state legislators — Metro Transit has announced a plan to cut spending […]

Setbacks and Victories For Urbanism in Yesterday’s Mayoral Races

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 6, 2013 | 42 Comments

Mayoral elections broke both ways for livability in American cities yesterday: The results of some may slow progress on transit and street safety, while one-midsized city elected an executive who campaigned strongly on light rail expansion and bikeability. The biggest story was Cincinnati’s mayoral race, where Queen City voters backed Democrat John Cranley by a […]

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