# The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has announced plans to implement a new kind of pedestrian improvement that other cities have begun to add to crosswalks to reduce the frequency and severity of collisions between people walking and rolling and people turning left in vehicles. The improvement, which is referred to as a "hardened centerline"| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# Our monthly meetup guest this month was former Seattle City Council candidate Shaun Scott. On Tuesday, he touched on a wide range of topics from what he learned on his campaign (running on systemic progressive change including police accountability and abolition) and what the protests of the past two weeks have meant for him and| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# On the backdrop of Lake City Way yesterday afternoon, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray met with dozens of supporters and advocates to unveil his citywide plan to eliminate all traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2030. The Mayor was joined by Scott Kubly, Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation, and Kathleen O'Toole, Chief of Police| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
Consider yourself on alert! In support of the Road Safety Action Plan and the “Be Super Safe” outreach campaign, the Seattle Police Department’s Traffic Section will be conducting pedestrian safety emphasis patrols on Wednesday, September 18th on four key Seattle corridors: North 45th Street, Rainier Avenue South, Aurora Avenue North and Lake City Way. The […]| SDOT Blog
By Paul Kiefer A long-awaited announcement by Interim Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz outlining a plan to phase out low-level…| PubliCola
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