Trailhead Direct’s 2024 Schedule Restores Second Route to Hiking Destinations
King County's popular Trailhead Direct weekend shuttle service between Seattle and Eastside hiking hotspots returns on May 25 with two separate routes to choose from. The last two seasons, the County offered just one route.
King County Metro Delays Planned Electrification Work, Pushing Out Fiscal Cliff
Pivoting away from full-scale bus base retrofits that go all-in on battery electric buses means that Metro won't face a fiscal cliff until the early 2030s, according to budget writers. Metro's General Manager also framed the move as one that helps to preserve core bus services.
Washington Developing Bike/Ped Plan, Early Analysis Shows High Stress on State Highways
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has been working on a statewide active transportation plan this year that could reshape the state's highway...
Seattle Tops 730,000 Residents in 2018, State and Region Continue to Grow
New population estimates for 2018 have been released by the Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM). The estimates differ from the annual census...
Fridaygram: Gas Works Park
One of Seattle’s most unique places, Gas Works Park, is a pioneering example of the regeneration of a contaminated industrial site as a public...
Don’t Blame Density for Pandemics
If you're a newspaper columnist or governor of New York, a pandemic is a great time to trot out medieval myths, repackage them like...
Sunday Video: A Sustainable Nation In Four Generations
Architect and urban planner Doug Farr talks about how America could become a sustainable nation in four generations.
https://youtu.be/qOidzH_lFqg
Sunday Video: Architecture Should Tell A Great Story
To architect Ole Scheeren, "we should think of architecture and buildings as a space for stories — stories of the people that live there,...