March 2021
Publicola: The Gas Tax is Regressive and Racist, Let’s End It [1]
Everett Herald: Comment: State transportation budget can’t leave anyone behind [2]
The Olympian: Invest in Sidewalks so People with Disabilities Can Get Where They Need to Go [3]
Mercer Island Reporter: Invest in Accessibility [4]
Real Change News: Disabled People Need Washington to Invest in Sidewalks and Transit [5]
February 2021
Tacoma News Tribune: Getting stuck in my wheelchair isn’t safe or fun. Quit neglecting Washington sidewalks [6]
Wenatchee World: Transportation Funding, It’s About More than Cars [7]
Yakima Herald: Disabled People Need Our State to Invest in Transit [8]
San Juan Islander: Making Transportation Accessible [9]
Walla-Walla Union Bulletin: State Funding for Pedestrian Safety [10]
Urbanist: How a Mass Transit Snot Became a Believer [11]
Tri-Cities Herald: Disabled Tri-Citians need better access to our community [12]
Port Townsend Leader: Transportation Funding Needs to Consider People Who Don’t Drive [13]
Kitsap Sun: Disabled People Need State to Invest In Accessibility [14]
Planetizen: To Reduce Emissions, Listen to Those Who Don’t Drive [15]
Seattle Times: As We Aim for Less Reliance on Cars, Learn from Those Who Don’t Drive [16]
Seattle Times: Road Crews Prepare Their Plows for Puget Sound Snowfall [17]
December 2020
Seattle Times: Sound Transit Fare Enforcement Program Will Suspend Fare Enforcement Citations Until Next Year [18]
South Seattle Emerald: No One Should Go to Court Because They Can’t Afford a Transit Ticket [19]
November 2020
Seattle Times: 3 Seattle Council Members Back New $20 Car Tab Fee for Bridge Maintenance [20]
October 2020
KIRO7 News: State Supreme Court strikes down $30 car tab initiative [21]
South Seattle Emerald: STATE REGULATORS HALT POWER AND GAS SHUT-OFFS UNTIL APRIL 2021 [22]
August 2020
King 5 News: Wheelchair User’s Twitter Video Prompts Voter Center Access Upgrades in Tacoma [23]
July 2020
The Stranger: Disability Groups Say They Didn’t Get the Heads-Up About Sidewalk Cafe Legislation [24]
June 2020
The Urbanist Op-ED: Keep Remote Meetings for Accessibility after Quarantine Ends [25]
May 2020
Urbanist: Op-Ed: The System is Broken for Us Already [26]
Seattle Times: Could the coronavirus reset society? Questions we should be asking about post-pandemic life [27]
April 2020
Seattle Times: How to Get Tested for Coronavirus in Seattle if You Don’t Have a Car [28]
March 2020
Tacoma News Tribune: Disabled UP man demanded a sidewalk so he could vote. His video made the difference [29]
The Seattle Times: Legislature OKs bill to let Seattle use traffic cameras to ticket bus-lane, crosswalk violators [30]
The Urbanist: Don’t Block the Box Bill Passes State Legislature [31]
Crosscut: Washington’s car-dependent transportation system has failed us [32]
February 2020
Real Change News Op-ed: We can aid vulnerable Washingtonians among increasing threat of wildfires [33]
January 2020
Seattle PI: Ahead of possible snow, city warns: Shovel your sidewalks or pay [34]
Q13: If you don’t shovel your sidewalk in Seattle during snowfall, you could be fined [35]
KOMO: ‘If you’re not ready, get ready:’ Seattle prepares for potential snowfall [36]
Seattle Times: Have you bought a shovel yet? Officials urge Seattleites to prepare for possible snow. [37]
Real Change News: Winter weather: The lessons learned last year [38]
KNKX: ‘Problematic snow’ is in the forecast. So are fines if you don’t clear the sidewalks [39]
December 2019
Seattle Times: Scooters would be allowed in bike lanes, but not on sidewalks, under Seattle proposal [40]
Seattle Times: Seattle to lower speed limits amid rising number of traffic deaths [41]
Crosscut: Op-Ed: It’s time to make our transportation system less efficient [42]
The Oregonian: Lime teams with disability groups, Portland to raise awareness of risks of scooting on sidewalks [43]
KOMO: Snow Plows + Rooted in Rights’ Sidewalk Video [44]
KING5: Seattle to reduce speed limit on 80 percent of city roads [45]
Crosscut: New signage could make Seattle more accessible for pedestrians with disabilities [46]
November 2019
AP: Car tab ballot measure would slash cost but hurt transportation [47]
KIRO: RAW: Transit rider talks to anti-tax activist Tim Eyman [48]
Crosscut: Who is Tim Eyman and Why Do So Many People Hate Him? [49]
Tacoma News Tribune: Video of disabled UP man’s perilous quest to vote grabs the attention of county, city [50]
October 2019
Seattle Times: How Seattle officials are planning for more snow this year [51]
Seattle PI: King County only has 50 wheelchair accessible taxi medallions. Advocates have wanted more for years. [52]
Urbanist: Angie Schmitt Plots a Way Out of the Pedestrian Safety Crisis During Seattle Visit [53]
September 2019
Crosscut: What happened to Seattle’s powerful bike lobby? [54]
August 2019
Crosscut: People with disabilities need to get around. Seattle needs to make it easier [55]
KING5: Seattle looks to address improperly parked bike-share bicycles [56]
June 2019
Seattle Times: 3 steps to make Seattle sidewalks safer for people with disabilities [57]
KOMO: Seattle reminds contractors to keep sidewalks clear for disabled pedestrians [58]
Seattle Times: ‘Use common sense:’ Here’s the right way to park your Lime or Jump bike [59]
Seattle Times: After reporting problems, Seattle cuts the number of Lime and Jump bikes allowed on the streets [60]
Seattle Bike Blog: Watch: Rooted In Rights why proper bike share parking is so important [61]
May 2019
Seattle Times: As scooter popularity grows, here are 4 questions facing scooter-share in Seattle [62]
KING5: Seattle considers rolling out electric scooter program [63]
Seattle Times: Frustrated by all those bikes in the middle of Seattle sidewalks? You’re not alone. [64]
Geekwire: City Council members join public in scooter test rides as Seattle looks to add transportation option [65]
April 2019
Seattle Times: Ask An Expert: Here’s what it’s like to get around Seattle for some people who use a wheelchair [66]
KING5: Proposal to use cameras to catch intersection blockers clears state House [67]
February 2019
Crosscut: Icy sidewalks make Seattle dangerous for people with disabilities [68]
KIRO: Shocking video shows dangers of ‘blocking the box’ to people in wheelchairs [69]
KUOW: For many Seattleites with disabilities, this snow is impassable [70]
Seattle Times: ‘B’ grades all around? Assessing the response to February’s historic Seattle-area snowstorms [71]