This one weekend a year, the North Cascades Highway is (unofficially) just for bikes Washington State Route 20 is closed while crews remove months of snow and ice from the scenic drive through the Cascades. But one weekend a year, cyclists pedal through the mountains with the road all to themselves. Casey Martin
Like to bike? Your knees will thank you and you may live longer, too New research shows lifelong bikers have healthier knees, less pain and a longer lifespan, compared to people who've never biked. This adds to the evidence that cycling promotes healthy aging. Allison Aubrey Play AudioListen 4 mins
A cougar attacked them. They fought back for 45 harrowing minutes It was a beautiful Pacific Northwest day. Sunny, puffy clouds on the horizon. Angela King Play AudioListen 9 mins
Meet the guerilla gardener of Seattle's 520 bike path The rain has returned to the Seattle area, leaves are falling, and that means bike paths are getting clogged up with debris. On the State Route 520 bike path, one man has made it his mission to keep the busy trail clear - and safe. Casey Martin Play AudioListen 5 mins
Seattle is rainy with unrelenting hills. How did it become a biking city? Bike culture is as deeply ingrained in Seattle’s identity as coffee and Birkenstocks. But with our rainy weather and hilly terrain, Seattle — at least on paper — should’ve never become the biking haven that it is today. That’s the unlikely history that Tom Fucoloro, founder of the Seattle Bike Blog and author of “Biking Uphill in the Rain: The Story of Seattle from Behind the Handlebars," set out to explore. Libby Denkmann Play AudioListen 30 mins
Seattle to get its first protected intersection After years of delays due to budget cuts, the City of Seattle has started the bidding process for its very first protected intersection. Diana Opong Play AudioListen 1 min
SoDo is home to the state’s most dangerous RR crossing. How can we make it safer? Soundside host Libby Denkmann sits down with producer Jason Burrows to talk about the $2 million in federal funding being used to study the railroad crossing at South Holgate Street south of downtown Seattle. Libby Denkmann Play AudioListen 11 mins
A week without driving challenges motorists to learn about transportation inequity City council members, state senators and transit CEOs from around Washington are taking to sidewalks and light rail stations to better understand what it's like to not have access to a car. Hans Anderson Play AudioListen 10 mins
Even with Vision Zero, traffic fatalities remain high in Seattle In 2015, Seattle vowed to end traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2030. Making progres Hans Anderson Play AudioListen 19 mins
Pedestrian deaths climb in Seattle, despite city's pledge to eliminate them Increasingly, cars are killing pedestrians — people walking, rolling, or cycling — in Seattle. That’s despite the city’s 2015 adoption of Vision Zero, a project aiming to eliminate pedestrian fatalities. Diana Opong Play AudioListen 16 mins
