Mayoral Challengers Face Uphill Battle To Satisfy Market Urbanists
Former Mayor Mike McGinn declared Monday he's joining the race and seeking a rematch against Mayor Ed Murray, who beat him by 8,500 votes...
Community Transit Planning to Opt-Into ORCA LIFT in July
On Thursday, Community Transit declared their intention to join several other local transit agencies in offering a reduced fare program for low-income individuals. The...
Sawant And Murray Join Forces To Combat Slumlords And Curb Exorbitant Rent Increases
Seattleites were deeply shocked last fall when reports surfaced that one landlord in South Seattle had planned to double the cost of rents on...
CARES Act Provides Puget Sound Transit Agencies $554.8 Million in Emergency Funding
Transit agencies and riders alike in the Puget Sound can breath a sigh of relief, now that the federal government is providing emergency funding...
Zero Youth Fares Approved For King County Metro And Sound Transit Just In Time...
This week, more zero youth fare programs got approval in Puget Sound. Add King County Metro and Sound Transit to the list where youth...
Fare Enforcement on First Day of School Reinforces Need for Reform
Sound Transit stepped in it on the first day of school last week.
Despite widely cheered plans to provide free transit passes to high school...
Everett Doubles Local Bus Fares
Everett Transit is in the midst of a major restructuring effort for the kind of network and service that the transit agency will provide...
Op-Ed: How to Confront Fred Meyer Closures and Guarantee Food Access
Kroger blames theft for four local grocery store closures, but the real story is more complicated. Kroger seeks to squeeze out more profit by driving up food insecurity. Standing up public or nonprofit alternatives and pressuring Kroger to be a better corporate citizen offer potential solutions going forward.