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Transportation

Seattle’s Waterfront Bike Path Won’t Open Until This Winter

Seattle's long anticipated bike path along a newly remade waterfront won't open until this winter, even as other elements come online. The Overlook Walk is poised to open early this fall.

Seattle Looks to Rescue Sound Transit’s 4th Avenue Transit Street Plan

With the loss of the SoDo Busway for Sound Transit light rail expansion, 4th Avenue S in SoDo will have to accommodate dozens of additional buses per hour. The Seattle Department of Transportation is pushing for a plan that won't worsen safety on the street.

Balducci Pushes Traffic Safety Framework for All King County Departments

A "Safe Systems" motion from King County Councilmember Claudia Balducci would prompt county government to harness the power of every department to help reduce deadly and serious-injury traffic crashes.

Sunday Video: A Way To Fix Portland’s Very Slow Light Rail

Anyone who has ridden the TriMet's MAX light rail in Portland knows that it is undeniably slow through the city center. Recee Martin from...

Sound Transit Doubling Sounder North Service This Fall with Four Runs/Day

Sound Transit's Sounder N Line between Everett and Seattle will see four round trips starting September 14, finally returning to pre-pandemic levels of service.

Metro Flex Shuttles Launch in Delridge/South Park on July 22

Metro Flex on-demand shuttle service is expanding to Delridge and South Park starting on Monday, July 22. The expansion is funded by $1.2 million in Seattle Transit Measure funds.
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SLU Decision Points to Uphill Battle for Chinatown Station Advocates

The Sound Transit board showed it was taking delay costs seriously in rejecting late changes to the South Lake Union's Ballard Link stations. However, that principle could indicate a harder path to resurrect Chinatown's 4th Avenue station, based on how the board has designed the process.

King County Plans to Close Transit Center Restrooms Despite Promising Pilot

A pilot program offering public restrooms at two King County Metro transit centers is in jeopardy of being terminated. High costs associated with full-time security are primarily to blame.