Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Seattle

The Forgotten Other Good Reason for Repealing Seattle’s Bike-Helmet Law

By Peter Jacobsen and Charles Komanoff | Feb 28, 2022 | No Comments

Helmet laws discourage cycling, which undermines public health.

Talking Headways Podcast: Transit Expansion and Service in the Pandemic

By Jeff Wood | Nov 18, 2021 | No Comments

At the 2021 Railvolution conference, our podcast maestro talked about transit-expansion plans and progress in several respective regions, as well as how they kept things going during the pandemic.

President Trump's retaliation against New York City, Portland, and Seattle could threaten those city's public transportation and Covid-19 recovery.

President Trump’s ‘Anarchist’ Declaration Could Cost Transit Funds to New York, Others

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 14, 2020 | No Comments

The president threatened to cut funding to those cities — and, apparently, his agencies have gotten the memo.

There's a hiring freeze, but no official cop rollback. Photo: Caitlin Plaut

Op-Ed: ‘Proof of Payment’ Is a License to Harass

By Andres Salomon | Dec 5, 2019 | No Comments

Seattle's experience with roving fare enforcement presents a cautionary tale for New York City transit.

Seattle Could Be the First U.S. City to Institute Congestion Pricing

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 5, 2018 | No Comments

Mayor Jenny Durkan says she wants to have a true central city congestion pricing system in place by 2021.

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