Seattle Used Bike Racks to Break Up Homeless Encampment
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Public records show the racks were installed to deter homeless people from staying under a viaduct, not to help people get somewhere.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Seattle
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Seattle Adds People Without Adding Traffic
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Seattle is showing other American cities how transit can help a growing population get around without an increase in car traffic.
Seattle DOT Takes Truck Safety Into Its Own Hands
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The DOT is installing side guards on its trucks to reduce the risk of fatal collisions with people walking and biking.
How Shared Parking Can Reduce Housing Costs and Cut Traffic
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To reduce the amount of parking in new construction, Seattle is looking to make more efficient use of existing parking.
Helmet Scolds Could Unwittingly Undermine Bike Safety in Seattle
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If the city's helmet law kills bike-share -- again -- public safety will suffer.
Venture-Financed Bike-Share Off to a Hot Start in Seattle
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Will the companies be able to maintain safe bikes, provide good service, and stay financially viable in the long run? It's too soon to say. But in the early going, they are proving that plenty of people will use bike-share in a city where it previously flopped.
Seattle Council Member Asks Whether “Jaywalking” Laws Do More Harm Than Good
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The concept of "jaywalking" has become deeply embedded in American culture, but if you go back just a few generations, the idea that your mere presence in the street could be illegal was a novel idea. Now one elected official in Seattle is suggesting that laws penalizing people outside of cars have gone too far.
With Seattle Transit Funds Under Siege By State Legislators, the Governor Rides to the Rescue
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Things are looking up transit riders in Washington, where Democratic Governor Jay Inslee fended off attacks on transit funding. But in Ohio, Republican Governor John Kasich delivered a blow to transit service with a stroke of his veto pen.
Don’t Judge Transit By the Gridlock on Nearby Roads
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Transit can be a success without making car trips faster.
Who’s Gonna Get Stuck With the Bill for Seattle’s Highway Tunnel Misadventure?
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Seattle's massive downtown highway tunnel, originally slated at $3.1 billion, is now expected to cost at least $4 billion when all is said and done. Who's going to pay?
Seattle Campaign to #GivePedsTheGreen Would Do Away With “Beg Buttons”
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A petition in Seattle is calling on the city to do away with "beg buttons" and automatically give pedestrians a walk signal at every traffic light in its "urban villages" -- areas that are walkable and transit-oriented. While pressing a button may seem like a small imposition, it's not that simple.