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Yearly Archives: 2018

2018 in Review: The Year of the Four SDOT Heads

As 2018 draws to an end, it's the time for reflection and last ditch efforts to get you to read some of fine volunteer...

2018: Seattle’s Year of the Grassroots Pro-Housing Activists

Randy Shaw, whose new book 'Generation Priced Out' is getting notable press, claimed that 2018 was: "The year of the YIMBY (Yes in My...

Sunday Video: ORCA Beeps – One to Start, Two to End

https://youtu.be/JY6Skmrwefw ORCA card readers for Link light rail and Sounder commuter rail now make different beeping sounds when you tap on and tap off. Tap...

What We’re Reading: 2018 Streetsies, A Different Big Box, and Wright...

Penalize scofflaws: Seattle wants to unclog bus lanes with camera enforcement ($), but that will take a change in state law. 2018 Streetsies: Streetsblog has...

What We Have to Give

She's become a good friend of mine. Wavy black hair down to here; a youthful spirit with attitude to burn, at once streetsmart and...

Downtown Seattle Association Envisions A New Multimodal Third Avenue

Third Avenue is Seattle's most prominent surface transit corridor in the city with over 52,000 daily passengers using buses. The Downtown Seattle Association (DSA)...

Ride the Bus and Streetcar for Free on New Year’s Eve

Transit agencies are gearing up to provide extended service on New Year's Eve. This year, King County Metro, Sound Transit, Seattle Streetcar, and the...
A person loading a bike on a Sound Transit bus, a Route 535 headed to Lynnwood.

Sound Transit Board Approves Bus Purchases, Lynnwood Link Bid, and Beacon...

On December 20th, the Sound Transit Board of Directors met for their for final action agenda of 2018. The board authorized several significant motions,...