Monthly Archives: January 2024
Highway Cost Overruns Dominate State Transportation Budget Discussions
Washington State highway expansion plans are billions over budget and soaking up resources from maintenance.
Despite a state transportation system full of unmet needs, the...
Sunday Video: Allowing Cars In Our Most Walkable Places Is Bonkers
Ray Delahanty of CityNerd came home for the holidays and revisited Pike Place Market. In doing so, he highlighted what makes the market so...
Battle Lines Emerging for Open Seattle Council Seat
Council winnowed 72 applicants down to eight, with Tanya Woo and Vivian Song leading contenders.
The Seattle City Council has a vacancy and 72 people...
Puget Sound Leaders Not Ready to Hit Brakes on Highway Expansion
Even in the face of ambitious greenhouse gas emissions goals that remain out-of-reach, elected leaders in central Puget Sound aren't ready to rethink the...
Op-Ed: Restore Capitol Hill’s Route 47 to Serve Rider Needs and...
A fundamental tenet of public transit is “a rider cannot ride a bus that does not exist.” We ask our transit to do a...
A Christmas Market That Doesn’t Suck Is Still Elusive for Seattle
Holiday merrymaking should involve more whimsy, less rigmarole, and less price gouging.
Seattle still hasn't cracked the code to create a true Christmas market that...
Sound Transit Taps Transportation Veteran Goran Sparrman As Interim CEO
Twice picked as interim SDOT director, Sparrman hopes to right the ship at Sound Transit.
The Sound Transit Board of Directors is tapping transportation industry...
Micro-apartments Could Become Fully Legal in Washington, Again
The Washington State Legislature is considering legalizing "co-living housing" in cities and towns across Washington, which could open the door to new micro-apartments offered...