Tag: wsdot
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State Routes lead Washington’s horrible increase in deaths of people walking, biking or rolling
The Washington Traffic Safety Commission has put together a new dashboard breaking down the conditions surrounding traffic deaths of people walking, biking or rolling. The data covers ten years from 2012 through 2021 (2022 data is not yet finalized), and there are some undeniable trends that point to the problems. First off, the worst chart…
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Trail will remain open during weekend 520 Bridge construction
The trail on the 520 Bridge will remain open this weekend even as all lanes are closed to motor vehicle traffic. That motor vehicle closure is scheduled to extend from 11 p.m. Friday (today) until 5 a.m. Monday. If you’ve never biked across the 520 Bridge when there is no car traffic, I highly recommend…
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45th Street bridge money should either require bike lanes or go to sidewalks and south end safety instead
Amid all the tough cuts to the proposed 2023-24 budget, including $4 million over two year from the sidewalk safety repair budget, one curious project is getting funding: A railing and some lighting on the NE 45th Street bridge over I-5. Don’t get me wrong, the NE 45th Street overpass desperately needs safety improvements. I…
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Packer: Rainier Valley Greenway may soon connect to I-90 Trail
The Rainier Valley Neighborhood Greenway may finally connect to the I-90/Mountains to Sound Trail after years of delay and inter-agency disagreement. In early 2021, Ryan Packer reported that WSDOT had refused to work with SDOT on completing the connection from the greenway route to the trail. So the greenway route on 28th Ave S has…
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I-90 Trail will remain open during weekend westbound bridge closure
The I-90 Bridge will remain open this weekend during expansion joint work on the Homer Hadley Bridge that will close all westbound lanes. We reported last week on a series of tough planned trail closures on the larger of the two floating bridges between Mercer Island and Seattle. WSDOT later apologized for the poor communication…
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Help WSDOT’s Active Transportation Plan defeat a bunch of highway plans to win a national award
Can a Washington State plan centered around walking, biking and accessibility defeat a bunch of highway and bridge projects to win the 2022 America’s Transportation Award? Well, it can with your help. Remember those annoying “people’s choice” competitions that were everywhere like a decade ago where you had to vote every day in order to…
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