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  • The region's toughest red-light camera busted drivers 24,000 times last year

    David Gutman

    September 04, 2018 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Des Moines, Washington

    A small town near Seattle installed red light cameras in 2016 and officials immediately founder higher numbers of traffic violations than predicted, especially at one intersection, which accounted for most of the tickets issued to drivers. The technology is very controversial among drivers, but national studies have demonstrated the cameras reduce fatal crashes. In Des Moines, the number of tickets issued spike, but then began decreasing, indicating a change in driver behavior.

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  • Stuck in traffic? These folks found a solution by joining a vanpool

    David Gutman Michelle Baruchman

    April 28, 2018 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    When public transportation is not an option and commuting alone is undesirable, vanpools are a great option for shared commuting. Seattle’s vanpool program is the largest in the country, with 1,469 vanpools, followed by Los Angeles and San Diego. Company buy-in helps, such as when Boeing and Microsoft offered subsidies to those using vanpools. The goal is to decrease costs and drive-alone rates in major cities.

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  • As Seattle struggles with bike lanes, Vancouver, B.C., has won the battle

    David Gutman

    April 23, 2018 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

    As Seattle tries to implement bike lanes effectively, it can look to Vancouver as a success story. Vancouver’s bike lanes are physically separated from roads, making riders safer and increasing the number of people who commute by bike by 60% since 2013. After several tests and then responding to both positive and negative public feedback, Vancouver has miles of bike lanes connecting many parts of the city.

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  • Is this the future of Seattle transit? A look at Vancouver, B.C. — a city that figured it out years ago

    David Gutman

    April 19, 2018 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

    The mantra of public transit officials in Vancouver is: “The best transportation plan is a good land-use plan.” Their ideology, clearly manifested in public transit development over the last several decades, has led to construction that is intentionally centered around transit stops. By making public transit stops convenient along with providing a world-class transit system, it is easy for residents to use it. Seattle, with similar demographics and severe traffic challenges, can learn from this model.

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