Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Traffic & Transportation

Have a question about transportation? Call us at 206-448-8099 or e-mail PITran@seattlepi.com. We'll answer selected questions every Monday in our Getting There column.

Also be sure to check out previous Getting There columns (below) for answers to questions about traffic circles, HOV lanes, left turns on red and much more.


	JUNE 2008 HEADLINES

- Elliott Avenue bus-only lane questions
- Longer lights on Elliott caused by repaving
- Seward Park intersection staying as a stop sign
- Reader urges bike lane on 520 Bridge
- City researching 16th Avenue changes
- Curb lanes open to commuters in off-hours
- A call for one bus ride along 65th Street
- Driver, city agree: Leary Ave. left turn needs better signal
- Seeing red south of Fremont Bridge
- Capitol Hill intersection timing all wrong, says driver
- Why are 6-digit license plates afraid of 7?
- Driver feels 'penalized' by new bus lanes
- Admiral Way's speed limit kept low for future bike route
- The HOT lane corner


	MAY 2008 HEADLINES

- Left-turn light was causing backups
- Longer license plate numbers on the road next year
- City plans fix for Aurora Avenue backup
- I-5 soon will have more travel time signs
- Are yellow signals shorter on downtown Seattle streets?
- The hot lane corner
- Drivers ask about HOT lanes on Route 167
- HOT transponder covers prevent overcharging
- Construction steel plates worry cyclists
- Free pass sought for some in new HOT lanes
- Narrow neighborhood streets could turn one-way
- Improvements considered for a Shoreline intersection


	APRIL 2008 HEADLINES

- Car pool lanes are meant as an incentive
- HOT lane off-hours free of charge
- I-90 tunnel flashing lights explained
- Semis not to blame for area's traffic
- Alki neighborhood arterial too narrow?
- Hot lane notes
- Hey, bus driver, don't block my driveway!
- Pedestrian ponders downtown traffic light cycles
- Seventh avenue's new stripes
- Even on a green arrow, left turn yields
- Turning right on red is right
- HOT scanners doubled up for accuracy


	MARCH 2008 HEADLINES

- Reader picks up purpose of mystery towers along Aurora
- Who's responsible for sidewalk maintenance?
- Disabled access for Aurora and Galer
- What nice drivers we have in Seattle!
- Unsignaled crosswalks "Alaskan" for trouble
- Walk button on Beacon and Spokane repaired
- SR 520's problem isn't just the bridge
- Driver has a dream: shorter wait on MLK
- Sound Transit revises survey
- South Park driver questions left light on Cloverdale
- Broad Street ramp reopened


	FEBRUARY 2008 HEADLINES

- Car limits remain in place on Third

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