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Resurfacing work starts on Snohomish County roads
Flaggers ahead: More than 83 miles will get a layer of chip seal and another 5.4 will be…
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Dust off those bicycles: May is Bike Everywhere Month
The annual event is a good time for people to give bike commuting a try.
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Distracted driving: ‘People are just sneakier about it’
It is the cause of 30 percent of all traffic deaths across the state, and the numbers keep…
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Three US 2 repaving projects could bring lengthy delays
Summer brings the season of repaving and repairing. Here’s a list of WSDOT work for Snohomish County.
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Calculating the commute: Getting to Paine Field by bus
From The Daily Herald’s office in Everett it took me 45 minutes using Community Transit’s Swift lines.
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Lynnwood renews red-light-camera contract for five years
And a new traffic light near the Boeing plant prompts questions.
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Uber and Lyft are in Snohomish County, but not everywhere
We did some research, and here’s where we found cars available. Pro tip: not Darrington.
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Swift Green Line starts rolling, from Bothell to Boeing
Thirty-four stations dot the 12.5-mile corridor, connecting two of the region’s largest job centers.
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Community Transit, Everett Transit propose a low-income fare
For the average household, transportation is often the second largest expense after housing.
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Red brake lights line I-5 from Everett to Marysville
Population growth and the proximity of four ramps contribute to the congestion, says WSDOT.
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Cities will suffer if voters approve $30 car tabs
Many communities use the licensing fees to pave and maintain streets.
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Maybe 4 roundabouts can fix this nightmare intersection
There’s a new plan for that junk of a junction where highways 9 and 204 meet in Lake…
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Highway on- and off-ramps can bring congestion all day long
Why is the 164th Street SW overpass a jam? It’s the flow on the corridor and on the…
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Why were freeways still snow-clogged more than a day later?
A Midwest transplant wonders where the salt is. Transportation officials say they use lots of it.
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Worsening traffic may lure more commuters to transit
Charging for park-and-ride parking spots and bus-only lanes should push new riders aboard.
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There’s a new writer in the Street Smarts driver’s seat
Lizz Giordano is ready to find traffic and transit answers, or at least start the conversation.
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Where are you supposed to stop at a stop sign?
Cars should be behind a marked line. But overgrown vegetation and worn-out lines muddy the rule.
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Roads to nowhere a part of ‘rural’ life
Connecting north-south roads across the county line would take a Herculean political effort.
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Nine months as a guinea pig for pay-by-the-mile tax study
Washington is among the states giving “road usage charges” a look. Backers say it’s fairer than gas tax.
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Is it time to kill off the ‘Dead End’ sign?
Some cities are moving away from the somber verbiage in favor of more descriptive terms.