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Let’s Make Olive Way a Better Street for Everyone

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Scott Bonjukian

Capitol Hill is Seattle’s most dense and walkable neighborhood. Despite this there are a number of pedestrian trouble spots which should be fixed to improve the safety and quality of the street environment. A number of them are centered on … Continue reading →

Posted in Biking, Buses, Land Use, Megaprojects, Roads, Transportation, Walking | Tagged 10, 43, 47, 8, bicycle, bike, bus, Capitol Hill, channelization, convention center, cost, crosswalk, curb, design, downtown, extension, fix, freeway, funding, improvement, intersection, lane, lanes, light rail, Olive Way, package, public benefits, ramps, rechannlization, redesign, road diet, route, sidewalks, signal, station, suggestion, tabletop, transit, unprotected, upgrade, walking, WSCC | 3 Comments

Event Notice: Seattle City Council Presentation on Freeway Lids Wednesday

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Scott Bonjukian

On Wednesday, December 16 at 12pm a group of local designers will present to the Seattle City Council the case for additional freeway lids over Interstate 5 in Downtown. The event will be an informal “lunch and learn”, starting at … Continue reading →

Posted in Event Writeup, Government, Land Use, Public Participation, Transportation | Tagged city hall, cost, design, estimate, freeway, I-5, Interstate 5, lids, park, Pike-Pine, presentation, project, Seattle City Council, vision | Leave a comment

The Case for a Wallingford Crossing

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Scott Bonjukian

Interstate 5, like freeways everywhere, is a real barrier between Seattle’s U-District and Wallingford neighborhoods. Currently there are only four street connections between the two, down from 12 before the freeway was built. Recent discussions at community meetings have brought … Continue reading →

Posted in Biking, Transportation, Walking | Tagged 47th Street, barrier, bicycles, bike bridge, bikes, comfort, connection, Crossing, freeway, Fremont, greenway, I-5, integration, Interstate 5, light rail, Link, neigborhood, Northgate, pedestrian bridge, pedestrians, safety, Seattle, sound transit, U-District, walking, Wallingford | 12 Comments

Let’s Bury I-5

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Scott Bonjukian

Author’s Note: This post has been superseded by an updated proposal in another post, “Let’s Bury I-5: Redux”, dated July 5, 2014. Author’s Note 2: The latest and most detailed proposal is in a third post, “The Case for Lidding I-5 … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorial, Government, Housing, Land Use, Landscape, Megaprojects, Public Space, Transportation | Tagged bicycling, bore, buildings, bury, cars, concrete, construction, cost, cover, Dallas, department of transportation, Eisenhower, engineering, freeway, highway, Hudson Yards, I-5, Interstate 5, land, land value, lid, megaproject, Millenium Park, neighborhoods, noise, park, paths, pollution, project, proposal, reconnect, Seattle, soil, tunnel, urban design, vegetation, walking, Washington | 31 Comments

Tag Archives: freeway

Let’s Make Olive Way a Better Street for Everyone

Event Notice: Seattle City Council Presentation on Freeway Lids Wednesday

The Case for a Wallingford Crossing

Let’s Bury I-5

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