Monthly Archives: August 2023
Seattle Transportation Plan Shows an Ambitious Vision, But the Hard Part...
In 1972, the City of Seattle asked a group of citizens, anyone who wanted to attend a series of meetings, to work together to...
Pierce Transit Shelves Pacific Avenue BRT, Pivots to Delivering Express Bus...
Scuttling bus rapid transit plans, Pierce Transit is moving ahead with a scaled back express bus shadowing Route 1.
Bus rapid transit (BRT) along Pacific...
Op-Ed: Chinatown Deserves a Transit Hub, Not Terrible Transfers
Speak out as the Sound Transit Board prepares to make a generational mistake and skip Chinatown with its new downtown light rail tunnel.
Sound Transit...
Light Rail Running at Reduced 15-Minute Frequencies Until Mid-September, Frustrating Riders
Riders are feeling the pain as maintenance work continues to impact Link train frequencies.
Last week, Sound Transit managed only 20-minute frequencies during work to...
Everett Turns a Corner with Madison Street Bike Lanes
The project is a big step for Snohomish County's largest city, which has been slow to expand safe bike and pedestrian infrastructure.
This spring, city...
Curiosity-Themed 2023 Seattle Design Festival Is Underway
Spread out across Lake Union Park from August 19 to 24, exhibits and activities for all ages connect Seattleites with urban design concepts and...
Anti-Housing Bellevue Council Candidate Calls Homelessness a Crime
Betsi Hummer showed her true conservative colors at a billionaire-hosted fundraiser.
Lest one think that Bellevue has exclusively become the city of Amazon, Facebook, and...
Seattle’s $170 Million Wager to Reduce Light Rail Construction Impacts on...
Light rail is coming to South Lake Union, but the path to get there is certainly fraught and contentious. Mayor Bruce Harrell backed a...