More from KUOW Transportation Can adaptive traffic lights ease congestion woes? KUOW | By Bill Radke, Amina Al-Sadi Published May 2, 2017 at 2:13 PM AKDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 7:55 KUOW Photo/Joshua McNichols Drivers wait to cross Mercer Street in Seattle Bill Radke talks to Chris Long, the traffic engineering manager with the city of Bellevue, about adaptive traffic lights and how they can change the flow of traffic in busy areas.