Author Profile Douglas MacDonald Doug MacDonald is a pedestrian activist who lives in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood. He served as the Secretary of Transportation for Washington state from 2001 until his retirement in 2007.
Trans-poor-tation: Olympia's $8.4 billion fail Puget Sound Gateway Project Map Credit: WSDOT by Douglas MacDonald / May 13, 2013
Politics Cracked concrete: A fix-it-first warning for Olympia Cracked concrete on I-5 by Douglas MacDonald / April 2, 2013
The 5 biggest roadblocks to great WA transportation Enough of unproductive rhetoric. Here's what we really need to do to fix the Washington state transportation quagmire. by Douglas MacDonald / March 31, 2013
Politics Eyman's supermajority initiative: Tougher sale this time Tax hater Tim Eyman drew boos at the transportation listening tour. by Douglas MacDonald / September 16, 2012
Politics Crosscut Tout: 2 serious students of transit will speak A chance for fresh insights and less predictability in our car-bike-bus-train fights. by Douglas MacDonald / April 16, 2012
Politics Tolls: a long road still ahead to get best results Traffic on the Highway 520 floating bridge by Douglas MacDonald / January 8, 2012
Politics Best of 2011: The sorry state of Seattle's streets A crew works on fixing a Seattle street. by Douglas MacDonald / December 25, 2011
Does SDOT have a 'safety culture'? Greenwood pedestrians navigate a road-repair site. by Douglas MacDonald / October 30, 2011
Politics How safe are Seattle's roads? Pronto! bikes at Occidental Park by Douglas MacDonald / October 24, 2011
Membership Drive: 'Crosscut's vitality is our common cause' Doug MacDonald. by Douglas MacDonald / October 2, 2011
