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Stalled traffic might become a more familiar sight as major construction projects get going in Seattle over the next several years. (Ellen M. Banner/The Seattle Times)

Seattle mayoral candidates both say the future holds fewer cars

On transportation, the two candidates vying to be Seattle’s next mayor agree on a lot: Traffic isn’t getting better soon. We need more transit and bike paths. Free ORCA cards for kids. But they do disagree on a few things.

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Thanks to millennials, Seattle reverses a trend of rising car ownership

(This is for the Magazine) Looking north from atop an apartment building on W. Main St., the congested southbound Viaduct traffic drops down to the lower decking, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, in Seattle.

What we love and hate about the Alaskan Way Viaduct VIEW

Transit riders wait for a Metro bus on Saturday, March 5, 2016, in Seattle’s International District transit tunnel station. According to U.S. Census data, 50% of International District residents commute by bus, the highest percentage of any neighborhood in King County.

For thousands, light rail could be the only way through downtown Seattle next year

LINK LIGHT RAIL — SEATAC/AIRPORT STATION — 12112009 — 99999

The link light rail Seatac/Airport station opens December 19. The station provides a direct pedestrian connection to the airport terminal–about 1,000 feet or a four-minute walk away. Mt. Rainier looms in the background at dusk, one recent evening.

Transit tourism: Explore Seattle by Link light rail

Transit

Candidate for Mayor of Seattle, Jenny Durkan, left, and Cary Moon, right.

Thursday June 29, 2017 at The Seattle Times studio.

Jenny Durkan photographed (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)
Cary Moon photographed by (Kjell Redal/The Seattle Times)

Seattle mayoral candidates both say the future holds fewer cars

About Traffic Lab

Traffic Lab is a Seattle Times project that digs into the region’s thorny transportation issues, spotlights promising approaches to easing gridlock, and helps readers find the best ways to get around. It is funded with the help of community sponsors Alaska Airlines, CenturyLink, Kemper Development Co., Sabey Corp., Seattle Children’s hospital and Ste. Michelle Wine Estates. Seattle Times editors and reporters operate independently of our funders and maintain editorial control over Traffic Lab content.

Roads

Monday, April 25, 2016. Eastbound lanes of Highway 520 bridge open today. At the right is the empty bridge and on the left the new 520 with both eastbound and westbound lanes in use.

Traffic alert: Lane closures this weekend on I-5 in Tukwila, Highway 520 bridge

Getting Around

Where in Seattle would you like an all-way walk intersection? Let us know

Technology

The Waymo driverless car is displayed during a Google event Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, in San Francisco. The self-driving car project that Google started seven years ago has grown into a company called Waymo. The new identity announced Tuesday marks another step in an effort to revolutionize the way people get around. Instead of driving themselves, people will be chauffeured in robot-controlled vehicles if Waymo, automakers and ride-hailing service Uber realize their vision within the next few years. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)