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Greenwood-specific Articles

Getting There: Did the city promise sidewalks to Greenwood? seattlepi.com (2010)
Getting There: Blame the Great Depression for no sidewalks in Greenwood seattlepi.com (2010)
Sidewalks? They're your problem Seattle Times (2007)

Seattle-specific, recent

How do Seattle's bike share companies make money? | KUOW News and Information
Wheels fall off Paris bike scheme after 'mass destruction' of fleet
When and where are bicyclists allowed on sidewalks in Seattle? | The Seattle Times
Bike Share Oversupply in China: Huge Piles of Abandoned and Broken Bicycles - The Atlantic
E-bikers, these sidewalks are made for walking | Crosscut
Seattle's attempt to reduce cut-through traffic feels 'incomplete'
Just ‘take the bus’ doesn’t work in some Seattle neighborhoods | Crosscut
$930 million Move Seattle levy falling behind on project promises, review finds | The Seattle Times
Seattle Has a 4-Step Plan to Building Bus Ridership - CityLab
Just ‘take the bus’ doesn’t work in some Seattle neighborhoods | Crosscut
Who’s really in the driver’s seat on Puget Sound transit spending? The Seattle Times (2018)
How Do BikeShare Companies Make Money? KUOW (2018)
Why Seattle will never be a walkable city Crosscut (2017)
Bicyclist Deaths are on the Rise Seattle Transit Blog (2017)
These bikes were made for Seattle Crosscut (2017)

Seattle-specific, older

Surviving Seattle’s sidewalks: Pedestrian rage rises as the population grows The Seattle Times (2016)
Parking in Seattle is tough, and it’s going to get worse The Seattle Times (2016)
More and more pedestrians filling Seattle’s sidewalks The Seattle Times (2016)
On the phone, off in space: Have we lost all sidewalk etiquette? The Seattle Times (2016)
Some suburbanites to sidewalk backers: ‘Stay off our lawns’ The Seattle Times (2016)
The 28 Transportation Fees and Taxes Paid by Seattle Residents, in 1 Chart CityLab (2015)
Carfree in Seattle, the living isn’t easy The Seattle Times (2014)

General Transportation Articles

Big Brother on wheels: Why your car company may know more about you than your spouse. The Washington Post (2018)
Congestion Pricing Gets Another Look In New York City CityLab (2018)
A Vision Zero Tactic That Works: Leading Pedestrian Intervals CityLab (2018)
Amsterdam's Fight Against Rogue Bike Shares CityLab (2017)
Uber and Lyft Mean More Congestion, Trips, and Miles CityLab (2017)
Reading This While Walking? In Honolulu, It Could Cost You The New York Times (2017)
Waymo Trains Emergency Responders for Self-Driving Cars CityLab (2017)
How Driverless Cars Will Change the Feel of Cities CityLab (2017)
Driverless Cars Are Not a Panacea CityLab (2017)
Chinese bike share graveyard a monument to industry's 'arrogance' The Guardian (2017)
Driverless Cars Could Make Transportation Free for Everyone—With a Catch The Atlantic (2017)
Ride-Hailing Apps Are Clogging New York's Streets The Atlantic (2017)
Boston Tests Faster Bus Service Simply By Laying Out Orange Cones Streetsblog USA (2017)
Electric Vehicles' Long Tailpipe, Mapped CityLab (2016)
America's Ongoing Love Affair With the Driving to Work Alone CityLab (2015)
MIT's Project to Put Pedestrians at the Center of Urban Design CityLab (2015)
The real reason American public transportation is such a disaster Vox (2015)
The forgotten (and surprisingly simple) solution to long commutes Crosscut (2015)
America’s car obsession will not be diminished by Millennials alone The Transport Politic (2015)
RPA Report: America’s Top Transit Systems Face a $102 Billion Repair Backlog CityLab (2015)

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Transportation Resources

View the next bus leaving 85th and Greenwood destined to:
Downtown / U District
Shoreline / Loyal Heights
View current traffic conditions
WSDOT map / Seattle map
View current ferry conditions
Seattle terminal / Vessels

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Getting Around

Maps

North Seattle Walking Map
Seattle Bike Map
GIS-based Bike Map
Bike Paths and Trails
Bike parking locations
Seattle Street Trees
Seattle Freight Routes
Seattle Parking Map

Public Transit

Metro Trip Planner
Bus service - Metro
Bus Service - Sound Transit
Link light rail
Sounder train
Community Transit
VanPool / Rideshare
Access Transportation
Seattle Streetcar
Seattle Center Monorail
WSDOT - Ferries
King County Water Taxi

Inter-city Transit

Amtrak Cascades
Amtrak Elsewhere
BoltBus
Greyhound

Rideshare, Bikeshare, Taxi

Rideshare Online
Bike Share
ZipCar
Lyft
Uber
Car2Go
ReachNow
Yellow Cab (get the app)

Blogs and Advocacy

Blogs

Seattle Bike Blog
Seattle Transit Blog
Human Transit
CityLab
Metro Matters (Metro Transit Blog)
The WSDOT Blog
SDOT Blog

Advocacy Groups

Feet First
Transportation Choices Coalition
Washington Bikes
Bike Works
Cyclists of Greater Seattle
Cascade Bicycle Club
Seattle Neighborhood Greenways

Plans and Projects

Modal Plans

Pedestrian Master Plan
Bicycle Master Plan
Transit Master Plan
Freight Master Plan
Parking Program

Funding Programs

ST3 Plan and project list
Move Seattle

Local Projects

Look Up Seattle Current Projects
RapidRide Expansion (Seattle)
Burke-Gilman Trail Missing Link
North Seattle Neighborhood Greenway & School Safety
Trails Upgrade Plan
Northgate Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge
Aurora Ave N Corridor Improvements Project
Greenwood Ave N (137th to 145th)
Aurora Ave N Corridor Improvements Project
SR 99, Roy to N 145th St Paving & ADA Compliance

Regional Projects

Alaskan Way Viaduct
SR 99 Tunnel Tolling
SR 520 Bridge Replacement and HOV Program
West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions
RapidRide Expansion (King County)
Sound Transit Expansion Map
One Center City

How to...

Report a Problem

Request a City Service
Request a City Service
Get the Find It, Fix It App
Request a Restricted Parking Zone (RPZ) Permit
Find a Stolen Bike
Get Sidewalks Repaired
Make an ADA request
Use Bikes with Transit

Pay for Travel

Good To Go! Tolling
ORCA cards

Sign up for Email Advisories

Sign up for King County Metro service alerts
Sign up for emergency alerts - Seattle

Get Involved and Weigh In

Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board - Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board
Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board - Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board
Transit Advisory Board - Transit Advisory Board
Seattle Freight Advisory Board - Seattle Freight Advisory Board
ST Citizen Oversight Panel
Have a say on Transit Plans

GCC Documents and Presentations

2006 - Greenwood Transportation Plan
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2018 - Overview of Transportation in Greenwood
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2018 - Greenwood-Phinney Greenways and Home Zones
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2018 - Doug MacDonald Transportation Slides
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2014 - Greenwood Transportation Basics
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