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Monthly Archives: January 2022

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What to Know About Washington State’s Competing Missing Middle Housing Bills

Housing policy is front and center in the Washington State House this short session, as highlighted by a recent public hearing in which differing...

Washington’s Legislature Is Tackling Zoning Around Transit and For Missing Middle...

Housing and zoning reform is taking center stage in the Washington State Legislature. Today, a handful of bills will be heard in committee to...

As Sound Transit Weighs Future of Fare Ambassador Program, Data Shows...

This month, the Sound Transit Board is set to review its new Fare Ambassador pilot, which replaced the widely criticized fare enforcement program. According...

Legislature Contemplates Changes to Traffic Safety Laws In Face of Pedestrian...

Who should generally have the burden of proving liability in a crash between someone walking or rolling and someone driving a car: the person...

Sunday Video: All 53 Vancouver SkyTrain Stations

RM Transit visits all 53 Vancouver SkyTrain stations. Though a bit long, the sped up video carries good discussion about the system's design, operations,...

What We’re Reading: Edmonds Anti-Streatery, Ferry Woes, and Philly Apartment Boom

Edmonds anti-streatery: Edmonds' new streatery policy appears to be scaring businesses off and risks the future of a permanent program ($). Manhattan rezones: New York...

PSRC Retools Federal Transportation Funding Formulas, Drops Proposal for More Bike...

On Thursday, the Puget Sound Regional Council's (PSRC) Transportation Policy Board approved a new framework for allocating an anticipated $580 million dollars in federal...
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Deep Seattle Light Rail Stations, Other ST3 Details Emerging Ahead of...

Reaching the station platform could take six minutes at the deepest stations. Sound Transit's preferred alignment for the next phase of light rail in Seattle...