Opinion
Walkable city? How Seattle pedestrians are more at risk than ever
Second of two articles on pedestrian safety and sidewalk conditions. Read part 1 here. Pedestrian safety in Seattle is going
Douglas MacDonald
Doug MacDonald is a pedestrian activist who lives in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood. He served as the Secretary of Transportation for Washington state from 2001 until his retirement in 2007.
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You can debate whether Seattle has a war on cars, but there’s no doubt about the war on pedestrians.
Politics
Digging It: How to bore a tunnel, in pictures
Construction of the Viaduct replacement tunnel is about to begin. The project's workhorse is a state-of-the-art boring machine that will generate as much thrust as 13 space shuttles.
Politics
Digging It: As Bertha bores, tunnel geeks everywhere will be watching
Doug MacDonald goes inside the world's most sophisticated tunnel boring machine. Whether you're a tunnel fan or foe, the TBM that will dig it is super cool.
Politics
Best of 2011: The sorry state of Seattle's streets
The crisis in repairing pavement of our streets has been getting worse for 25 years. City data shows just how bad the problem has become.