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Monthly Archives: April 2018

King County Metro Transit Revises Fare Enforcement Rules Ahead of Deeper...

On Wednesday, King County Metro Transit announced fare enforcement changes to promote more equitable outcomes for riders. The changes come on the heels of...

First Post-Rezone U District Highrise Proposal Has Received Design Review Recommendation

In February of last year, the Seattle City Council passed a major upzone of the University District, which allowed highrises in parts of the...

Mayor Durkan Backs Decongestion Pricing, Delays Basic Bike Network

Yesterday Mayor Jenny Durkan came out in support of road pricing aimed at decongesting traffic in Downtown Seattle and delayed implementation of key Basic...

Shoupistas Rejoice: Seattle Passes Parking Reform

On Monday, the Seattle City Council met to adopt a landmark citywide parking reform ordinance, which had been in the making for nearly two...

Rainier Avenue’s Second Phase of Improvements Lacks Vision for the Corridor

As King County Metro, in coordination with the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), begins its outreach on a planned RapidRide line to replace the...

Action Alert: Build the Center City Connector Streetcar

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has put a pause on construction of Center City Connector (CCC): The only high capacity transit project planned within downtown...

Tour the Future University of Washington with The Urbanist on April...

Please join us on our first tour of the season where we will learn about the future of the University of Washington! Over the...

Pierce Transit Weighs Bus Lane Options for Pacific Avenue BRT

Pierce Transit's Pacific Avenue High Capacity Transit Study is in full swing. After over a year of studying the conditions of the corridor and two...