Monthly Archives: January 2018
Washington State Ferries Ridership Hits a 15-Year High
Washington State Ferries, the nation's largest ferry system, reports a ninth straight year of ridership growth. Passenger counts topped 24,460,045 in 2017, up more than...
Seattle and King County Metro Solicit Feedback on Bus Hubs
Seattle and King County Metro Transit are working together to accommodate development of "bus hubs" in Seattle neighborhoods. Metro wants to consolidate the location...
Sound Transit Looks Toward Fare Simplification on ST Express
Sound Transit is considering two fare simplification options for ST Express bus routes. The fare simplification effort is partially related to regional implementation of...
2018: Goals, Obstacles, and Resolutions
Seattle has ambitious plans for 2018.
Taking MHA Citywide... Can We Expand It to Single Family?
The Seattle City Council plans to expand the Mandatory Housing...
Top Urbanist Action: Speak Up (Again) to Complete the Missing Link
It's been more than 40 years of advocacy and the Burke-Gilman Trail is still not complete. That means our top action for this week...
Wandering Tokyo and Finding Urban Gems
After a delicious lunch of tempura-fried egg on rice in the neighboring area of Koenji, I’ve headed over to Asagaya on a train to...
Delay in Madison RapidRide Means More Pedestrian Collisions Likely
Seattle's annual traffic report includes a map of the locations where pedestrian collisions occurred, with the number increasing with the size of the blue...
The Case for Four New North Sounder Stations…In Seattle
The North Sounder line has long been panned by technocratic transit advocates as a white elephant gift to Snohomish County communities. At a cost...