Riders board the RapidRide E, which gets a big boost from the STBD, on Third Avenue in Downtown Seattle. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Fast, Frequent Transit Would Drive Ridership Rebound, Commute Seattle Survey Shows

Denser housing would help too, as survey finds apartment dwellers more likely to ride transit or walk. Commute Seattle's annual survey is a unique snapshot...
A view of the downtown Seattle skyline from a Capitol Hill rooftop

2019 Population Estimates Have Seattle Pushing 750,000 with Steady Growth

Seattle, King County, and Washington State growth rates all stabilized for the last year of this long decade. The Office of Financial Management's (OFM) April...

Top Apps Emerge from Seattle’s Commute Hackathon

At the end of Seattle's Hack the Commute on Sunday night the judges selected three potentially game-changing software applications for further development. Over the...
Picture take from Kirkland facing downtown midrises and City Hall

Google Planned New Sustainable High-Rise Campus in Kirkland

Update: On January 20th, 2023, the City of Kirkland announced that Google will not be proceeding with the sale of the Lee Johnson site...

Sunday Video: The Value of Data Sharing

Releasing data captured by government agencies in an accessible way to the public, has the potential to produce interesting insights about city life. Ben...

2014 Puget Sound Travel Study Shows Surprising Findings In Regional Commute Habits

The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) released its most recent findings on regional commuting trends for 2014. Since 1961, the region has cobbled together commute...

Op-Ed: Ranking Deadliest Cities for Pedestrians and Cyclists in Washington State

Which Washington cities have the deadliest streets and roads may surprise you. Puyallup, Lynnwood and Olympia are by far the most dangerous cities for people walking and biking based on per capita serious crash rate. Travis Merrigan breaks down the data.
i-90 traffic under the Mercer Island lid at the HOV off-ramp to the island.

Mercer Island Debates Surveillance Cameras

Critics have raised concerns about a lack of privacy, data security, or demonstrated effectiveness in reducing crime. Mercer Island has a new initiative under consideration:...