Category Archives: Transportation

Paving the Way for Bike Safety on Roosevelt Way

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Scott Bonjukian

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) expects to repave arterial streets every ten to twelve years, and each cycle presents an opportunity to comply with the city’s complete streets ordinance and improve mobility for all users. One such project is … Continue reading →

Posted in Biking, Buses, Cars, Government, Parking, Policy, Public Space, Roads, Transportation, Walking | Tagged advocacy, asphalt, bicycle master plan, bike, bike lane, buffer, citizen, concrete, department of transportation, greenway, loading zone, neighborhood, parking, peak hour, policy, protected bike lane, repaving, Roosevelt, Roosevelt Way, SDOT, transit, U-District, University Bridge, University Greenways | 4 Comments

Seattle Area 2014 Election Results

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Scott Bonjukian

The votes are still being counted, but the early results of the 2014 election indicate good news for urbanists and transit advocates in the Puget Sound area. Here is a brief rundown on the key measures and races as of … Continue reading →

Posted in Buses, Government, Rail, Transportation | Tagged analysis, buses, district, Eastside, election, general, House, King County, legislature, light rail, metro, monorail, rail, results, Seattle, Senate, sound transit, state, transit, Washington | 6 Comments

Legacy and Prophecy: The 2014 APA Washington State Conference

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Scott Bonjukian

The annual two-day Washington state planning conference wrapped on Friday in Spokane, and I came away with a refreshed sense of the many issues planners face both now and in the coming years. The sessions covered a wide variety of … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate, Event Writeup, Housing, Land Use, Transportation | Tagged agriculture, APA, APA WA, big ideas for washington, business improvement area, conference, Davenport, economic development, economy, family sized housing, farmland, hotel, industry, maritime, national, planning commission, Riverfront Park, Seattle, Spokane, Spokane Falls, state, subarea planning | 1 Comment

A Planner’s Visit to Vancouver

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Scott Bonjukian

After growing up and living the Pacific Northwest for many years I finally had an opportunity to visit Vancouver, British Columbia last weekend. Along with Seattle and Portland, it is an important hub of the Cascadia region and I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorial, Housing, Land Use, Parks, Public Space, Sustainability, Transportation | Tagged Amtrak, Burnaby, bus, Canada, Cascadia, complete streets, Gastown, Granville Island, light rail, mixed-use, Pacific Northwest, Seattle, Simon Fraser University, Stanley Park, transit, trip, University of British Columbia, urban, urbanism, Vancouver | 5 Comments

It’s All About Streets

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Scott Bonjukian

Think of different types of public space and parks, plazas, and piers probably come to mind. Streets are another type that often make up the largest share of publicly-owned land within cities, but they may not be obviously “public” in … Continue reading →

Posted in Cars, Land Use, Policy, Public Space, Sustainability, Transportation | Tagged automobile, bike, bus, car, complete street, dense, mall, mixed-use, multi-modal, parklet, pedestrian, right-of-way, road diet, Seattle, small town, sprawl, street tree, streets, suburb, traffic, transit, trees | Leave a comment

Pronto Set for a Rainy Start

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Scott Bonjukian

Pronto Cycle Share, previously working under the name of Puget Sound Bike Share (PSBS), has secured sponsorships, station locations, and is set to launch on Monday, October 13th. Annual memberships ($85) started being offered this past Monday, with the first … Continue reading →

Posted in Biking, Public Space, Sustainability, Transportation | Tagged Alaska Airlines, Alta, bicycle, bike, costs, Cycle Share, delays, fatalities, helmet, launch, law, location, map, membership, neighborhoods, program, Pronto, safety, Seattle, stations, system, U.S. | 6 Comments

Germany Visits South Lake Union

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Scott Bonjukian

Last week I led a tour of students and professors from the University of Munich’s Department of Geography through South Lake Union (SLU) . It was a great experience for me, as I’ve never done anything like it, and the German … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorial, Land Use, Public Space, Transportation | Tagged Amazon, buildings, campus, change, construction, geography, Germany, Lake Union Park, Mercer Mess, MOHAI, office, South Lake Union, streetcar, technology, tour, University of Munich, Westlake | 2 Comments

Seattle’s Transit Tunnel Is About To Get Busier

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Scott Bonjukian

Early Saturday morning I had the opportunity to participate in a simulation of bus and light rail service in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (DSTT). The DSTT is unique among transit systems, with both buses and trains sharing the roadway … Continue reading →

Posted in Buses, Rail, Transportation | Tagged 3rd Avenue, bays, bus, capacity, congestion, Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel, DSTT, metro, passengers, rail, region, Seattle, sound transit, station, timing, transit, tube, tunnel, U-District, University Street, Westlake | 7 Comments

More Streetcars, Please

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Scott Bonjukian

Seattle is an era of streetcar expansion, which is good news for commuters, businesses, and transit enthusiasts alike. In an update to an earlier post, on Monday the Seattle City Council approved further study and pursuit of federal funding for … Continue reading →

Posted in Rail, Transportation | Tagged Broadway Extension, Capitol Hill, First Hill, network, passenger, rail, Seattle, South Lake Union, streetcar, system, The Ave, U Line, U-District | 24 Comments

Let’s Bury I-5: Redux

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Scott Bonjukian

Author’s Note: The latest and most detailed proposal is in a third post, “The Case for Lidding I-5 in Downtown Seattle”, dated December 4, 2015. Earlier this year I proposed capping Interstate 5 in downtown Seattle. The original idea was radical, … Continue reading →

Posted in Government, Housing, Land Use, Landscape, Megaprojects, Parks, Public Space, Schools, Sustainability, Transportation | Tagged Bury I-5, cap, Capitol Hill, construction, convention center, Dallas, deck, downtown, engineering, First Hill, Freeway Park, I-5, Interstate 5, Klyde Warren Park, lid, Mercer Island, neighborhoods, Northwest Urbanist, park, proposal, redux, revision, school, Seattle, update, urban design, water | 27 Comments