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A pedestrian walks on Harrison Street near one of the portals of the SR 99 Tunnel in Seattle Monday, Aug. 26, 2019. SR 99 Tunnel Tolling will begin Nov. 9, 2019. 211309 — A new Highway 99 tunnel sign informs drivers about tolls, which will begin Nov. 9. (Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)

Tolls begin Nov. 9 in Seattle’s new Highway 99 tunnel; here’s what you’ll pay

WSDOT is moving ahead with the new toll charges — which will likely send some drivers to surface roads — despite the fact that other corridors remain at the breaking point during the so-called Seattle Squeeze.

New footbridge and passenger terminal to Colman Dock open Sunday
Body found in road in Federal Way; southbound lanes of Pacific Highway South closed as police investigate
Bringing light rail to central Ballard would cost an extra $450 million; here’s why
Lime works to recharge its Seattle bike fleet, following a rash of dead batteries
Man changing a flat tire is killed by hit-and-run driver on I-405
Despite rampant bad driving in Seattle, tickets for traffic violations down more than 40% since 2015 | FYI Guy
Seattle to cancel $52M deal to buy streetcars but says First Avenue project still on track

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Tuesday, July 16, 2019. The intersection of 2nd and Pike where cyclists are unprotected in the intersection. Story is about design that is meant to protect cyclists through intersections. 210875

Seattle could be next to try Dutch-style bike-friendly intersection design

Pedestrians exit the Seattle Streetcar on Westlake Avenue in Seattle Friday, March 30, 2018.
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Downtown streetcar moving ahead with $9 million loan approved by Seattle council

This innovative track bridge will be installed at the location of expansion joints (some are at right of man taking photo) on the I-90 bridge to enable light rail vehicles to cross the floating bridge. Cars can accommodate the moving bridge when they drive over the expansion joints — tracks can not because they can not move out of alignment. The track bridge will allow for movement without changing alignment of the tracks.

Eight track bridges will accommodate lake motion, and the specialized track attachments will allow trains to operate on the floating bridge when the Blue Line opens in 2023, according to a Sound Transit press release. Shot Tuesday, July 23, 2019.

Sound Transit crews are installing fixed rails for Light Rail trains on the I-90 floating bridge This is the first time in the world this has been done.

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Train tracks on the I-90 floating bridge? Sound Transit is building them now. VIEW

A pedestrian crosses the street at the intersection of S. Findlay St. and Rainier Avenue South in Seattle Wednesday, July 17, 2019. There is only one lane for northbound and one for southbound traffic in this area, with a middle lane for left turns only.

The city has made some improvements to Rainier Ave. S. and is planning to make more, but there are still issues and advocates have grown frustrated at what they view as sluggish progress.

A pedestrian was seriously injured at South Findlay Street.

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SDOT data shows nearly 100 serious-injury or fatal collisions on Seattle streets in first half of 2019

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A streetcar to be delivered to Kansas City is offloaded from its trailer on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, in Kansas City, Mo. The city is on schedule to begin service in April. (John Sleezer/Kansas City Star/TNS)

Seattle to cancel $52M deal to buy streetcars but says First Avenue project still on track

Roads

Commuters walking from Colman Dock toward downtown are framed by a portion of the viaduct left standing after the elevated roadway was demolished to the north and south. The Marion Street walk bridge and attached viaduct spans will stay until sometime this summer, when a steel replacement bridge is completed to cross one block south. (Concrete columns are now being built to support it on Western Avenue.) The steel bridge will remain until 2023 under current city plans, to be replaced by a broad, parklike promenade swooping over waterfront Alaskan Way toward the ferry dock.Tuesday, April 30, 2019. 210100. 210100

Seattle waterfront detours scramble walk-on ferry riders, bus passengers and drivers

Getting Around

LimeBikes appear to be having a dead battery problem and Mike Lindblom’s informal survey finds plenty.
This group of LimeBikes is at the main crossroads of Fremont, 34th Avenue and Fremont.

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Lime works to recharge its Seattle bike fleet, following a rash of dead batteries

Technology

Storefronts, sidewalks and the streets of Mission Beach are inundated with scooters in San Diego, on July 20, 2019. A year ago, electric rental scooters were hailed as the next big thing in transportation. But their troubles in San Diego show how the services have now hit growing pains. (Tara Pixley/The New York Times)