The Bumper Connection with Charles E. Brown
Your green light to talk traffic
The Times' Charles E. Brown shares your traffic-related concerns.
Saturday, November 22, 2008 - Page updated at 04:14 p.m.
A pedestrian safety expert with the Seattle Department of Transportation answered your questions about pedestrian safety. Read it now
"Is anyone looking into European design patterns or even
eliminating right turn on red?" — Eli Goldberg
MIKE SIEGEL / THE SEATTLE TIMES
Rosa Lopez, a college student from Puerto Rico, experiences snow for the first time Friday at Stevens Pass Ski Area, where 9 inches of new snow had fallen overnight. The Summit at Snoqualmie got U.S. Forest Service approval Friday to expand. Read story
Summit at Snoqualmie has OK to expand
The Summit at Snoqualmie got U.S. Forest Service approval to build six new lifts, upgrade eight existing lifts, expand parking, overhaul and expand several lodges, build a new mountaintop restaurant, and add lighting for night skiing on 25 new runs.
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Bikes and cars: Who gets the right of way?
We asked for your questions, and your response was overwhelming — more than one expert could answer. In addition to Seattle Police spokesman Jeff Kappel, we've asked Chris Cameron, of the Cascade Bicycle Club, and Peter Lagerwey, Seattle Transportation Department's bicycle-program manager, to help us field a few of the hundreds of questions you asked.
8,500 people in Washington state have pledged to try bike commuting in May. Here's our guide for cyclists, drivers.
Q&A | Thinking about biking to work?
Looking for advice on the best routes, staying safe on the road, or gear? Need tips that would make the ride to work easier? Read our cycling advice Q&A with the commute directors for the Cascade Bicycle Club and the Bicycle Alliance of Washington, Chris Cameron and Every Day.
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