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Monthly Archives: November 2015

What We’re Reading: Untangling A Behemoth Intersection

All in for BRT: Kirkland has a concept plan for future BRT through the Eastside city. More than a US problem: Economic segregation and inequality...
Tacoma Link Extension alignment and stations. (Sound Transit)

Tacoma Link Extension Receives Final Approval

Tacoma Link is set for a significant expansion thanks to final approval by the Sound Transit Board of Directors. At a meeting yesterday, the...

Seattle’s Draft Comprehensive Plan Takes on the Big Issues

By 2040 the Puget Sound region is expected to have a population of 5 million, up from 3.9 million today. Seattle expects to be at the...

The Coming of Climate Change and Mass Inundation of the Puget...

Scientists tells us that global temperatures are likely to rise somewhere between 2.7°F to 8.6°F by the end of the century. It's a bit of...

Limited Madison BRT Will Still Deliver Great Benefits

On Monday night, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) held its fourth open house on the $120 million bus rapid transit (BRT) project planned...

Madison BRT: Preferred Design Concept Open House

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will be hosting an open house tonight to present the Preferred Design Concept for the Madison BRT line. The corridor extends...

Sunday Video: Why People In Big Cities Walk Faster

The UK's Tom Scott, briefly discusses why people living in cities walk faster than in other places — the subject of many studies over...

What We’re Reading: Fate of Madison BRT Quality Uncertain

Whittling away: Madison BRT could show the region what high quality BRT is capable of, or it could be the posterchild for "BRT creep". Zach...