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Monthly Archives: September 2021

Link train at Capitol Hill Station. (Credit: The Urbanist)

What We’re Reading: A Second Station, ‘Mountain Lion’ Cities, and 100,000...

Still hiring: Amazon is hiring another 12,500 workers in Seattle ($). A second station: Capitol Hill nearly got second light rail station but those hopes...
Tim Burgess is a bald white man with glasses dressed in a dark suit and yellow tie.

Appeal Denied: Compassion Seattle’s Charter Amendment is Dead

CA 29 is over, but the debate over how to end homelessness is not A three-judge panel from the Washington State Court of Appeals has...
A five-story apartment building in Issaquah at 1118 7th Ave NW/1036 7th Ave NW/600 NW Locust St.

King County Scrambling to Distribute Rent Assistance as Eviction Crisis Looms

King County officials are scrambling to distribute $145 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to tenants and are far behind schedule. Those...
Image description: A brown-skinned man standing at a highway offramp holding a white cane, next to a small yellow traffic sign with an icon of a pedestrian crossing and a bicycle reading “Use Caution When Crossing.” Behind that is a large red and white sign reading “Do Not Enter” and below that a small white sign with black text reading “Pedestrians Hitchhikers Bicycles Prohibited.”

Report Calls for Radical Inclusion of Disabled Nondrivers in Transportation Planning

"Nothing about us without us" is a rallying cry that first came into wide use in the United States by disability activists in the...
Pierce Transit Runner van in motion. (Pierce Transit)

Pierce Transit Restores and Expands Microtransit Service ‘Runner’ to Ruston and...

Pierce Transit has restored its on-demand microtransit service "Runner" to the Ruston area and added a new zone in the Tideflats. The two zones...
Two fare enforcement officers work their way toward the front of a bus after checking a few riders proof of payment.

Metro Increasing Security Officers at Transit Facilities and on Buses

King County Metro has announced plans to increase security onboard buses and at transit facilities this fall. The agency is bringing on dozens of...
A bus stop along a four lane busy road reading "40"

Business Interests Take Aim At Critical North Seattle Transit Corridor Improvements

The North Seattle Industrial Association is seeking to block Route 40 bus lanes and pedestrian upgrades citing expected freight delays. Route 40 had the third...