KIRO Newsradio traffic reporter

Chris Sullivan

Chris Sullivan is a traffic reporter for KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM. He cares deeply about the amount of time you spend sitting in Seattle traffic. Email Chris at csullivan@kiroradio.com

Seattle opens first downtown separated bike lanes on Second Avenue

A new protected bike lane on Second Avenue in downtown Seattle has opened, making for a big change in the effort to balance cars and bikes.
12 years ago

Russell Wilson could’ve been an Eagle instead of a Seahawk

Russell Wilson is the face of the Seahawks. He is the franchise quarterback. He is the man who led the team to its first championship, and it almost didn't happen.
12 years ago

Boeing, Ryanair make $22 billion deal for 737 MAX-200

Low-cost European carrier Ryanair is sitting at the end of Boeing's rainbow.
12 years ago

Police witness assault during emphasis patrols on Capitol Hill

Capitol Hill businesses and residents asked for more police patrols to combat a spike in crime, and they got them over the weekend.
12 years ago

I-5 express lanes aren’t necessarily speeding up Seattle commute

For this discussion, we're focusing on I-5 south where drivers go under the Washington State Convention Center and pop out on the other side. The I-5 express lanes have the word express in them, but it's a spot that routinely backs up, sometimes all the way to SR 520.
12 years ago

Boeing looks to China as it forecasts work for the future

China is poised to pass the United States as the top country for air travel in the world over the next 20 years, and Boeing is setting itself up to get in on the action.
12 years ago

Rookie Justin Britt pulls double duty as starter on the field, father at home

The Seahawks' Justin Britt has a lot going on for a 22-year-old rookie. Not only is he transitioning into the NFL, he's learning how to be a good father.
12 years ago

Smile: More Seattle school zone cameras online

It's back to school week for Seattle Public Schools, and that means new speed cameras are going active across the city.
12 years ago

By any means necessary: Lockette takes Seahawks playing time over pride

To make it to the NFL, you have to be the absolute best of the best. You were likely always the best player on every team you ever played-for. But that might not be the case in the NFL, so to make a team, many players have to make a choice between their pride and playing time.
12 years ago

Lynnwood’s Kenneth Bae asking U.S. for help in gaining release from North Korea

Lynnwood missionary Kenneth Bae has once-again begged the U-S government to intervene to earn his release from a North Korean work camp.
12 years ago

Tharold Simon: What it’s like to join the Legion of Boom

It's never easy being the new guy, especially when you're walking into the best secondary in the National Football League, but Tharold Simon is already making his mark with the Legion of Boom.
12 years ago

Eastern Washington football reaches out to make an Oso connection

Cheney is nearly 300 miles away from Oso, but that hasn't stopped the Eastern Washington University football team from dedicating its season to the memories of the 43 people killed in the deadly mudslide.
12 years ago

Seahawks’ most colorful rookie is a homebody, despite appearances

Cassius Marsh might be the most colorful person on the Seahawks' roster, but it has nothing to do with his personality.
12 years ago

Humility is key for NFL’s most feared secondary, says Legion of Boom coach

Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas and the rest of the Legion of Boom are the face of the Seahawks defense, but there is a puppet-master behind the scenes who has orchestrated their rise to power.
12 years ago

Boeing brings its aerospace innovation to players on the football field

Boeing and aerospace innovation go together, but Boeing and football innovation? That's a combination that hasn't made a lot of sense, until now.
12 years ago

Snohomish County has no plan to relieve chokepoint on 164th

It's one of the worst spots in south Snohomish County and it's only going to get worse with development. We're talking 164th between Lynnwood and Mill Creek.
12 years ago

Seahawks LB Pierre-Louis fits the mold, but brings pet reptiles, humor to Seattle

The Seahawks have a knack for finding diamonds in the rough. The findplayers deep in the draft that other teams have overlooked, like K.J. Wright and Super Bowl MVP Malcolm Smith.
12 years ago

Rookie Paul Richardson learns about being hungry the Seahawks way

Burner: That's what you call a wide receiver that can blow past even the best defensive backs in the league, and that's what the Seahawks have in rookie Paul Richardson. But speed doesn't make you a professional. That's a lesson he's learning from the Super Bowl champs.
12 years ago

Interim Washington State Ferries director fires back at criticism

Missed sailings. Mechanical issues. Hiring a sex offender to work the terminals. It's been a rough summer for the state ferry system, but the head of the system defends his operation and his people, despite a growing call for major improvements.
12 years ago

In predicting earthquakes, what do we really know about the next ‘big one’?

The big one is going to hit. It's a question of when not if, but how much do we really know about forecasting the frequency of a massive earthquake off the Washington Coast?
12 years ago

Left-lane camping, drivers’ bad behavior often a source of chokepoints

There are chokepoints on the roads caused by our geography. There are chokepoints caused by our population growth. But there are also chokepoints caused by drivers. Driver behavior is a major cause of traffic congestion in our region.
12 years ago

Deep divide still obvious to Boeing workers as demolition of Everett plant begins

Demolition is underway at the Boeing plant in Everett where space is needed to make room for the massive 777X wing facility, but it can't mask the unrest between the company and its union Machinists.
12 years ago

Booming population growth creates headaches on I-5 between Everett, Marysville

People driving north out of Everett to Marysville know this chokepoint. I-5 completely bogs-down there everyday for no apparent reason. There are no on-ramps, just five miles of flat-land that is bumper to bumper every day.
12 years ago

Utility rates to soar after Seattle City Council approves hike

Wallets in Seattle are going to be a lot lighter over the next six years as the city council just approved increases in utility rates.
12 years ago