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Transportation

Two pedestrians and a car watch the RapidRide H bus go by.

Bus Service Needs Investment Rather Than Neglect

Transit is at a crossroads. The pandemic upended a period of growing ridership and service that saw Seattle lead the nation in both the...

The Urbanist Spring Events Calendar

Now that the Vernal Equinox has passed, thoughts here at The Urbanist turn to thinner socks with our Birkenstocks and other rites of spring....

“Rapid Response” Safety Improvements in SoDo Don’t Prove So Rapid

Last year, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), following a series of high-profile traffic deaths in the SoDo neighborhood, announced they would be making...

The Urbanist Podcast: Seattle’s Light Rail Expansion

It is simultaneously exciting and trying times for transit in Seattle. Over the next few years, dozens of new stops will open in Bellevue,...
The view down 5th Avenue S with the King County Jail and skyway passage.

Sound Transit Board Backs Last-Minute Proposal to Skip Chinatown and Midtown Stations

The 4th Avenue Shallow and Shallower and Midtown station options remain in contention, but with Mayor Harrell warning against "false hope." In a marathon five-hour...
A trolley bus heading down 15th Ave E in Seattle

Sparse Frequencies Limit Potential of Metro’s Proposed RapidRide G Bus Reshuffle

RapidRide G Line will have lots of capacity during the day, but evenings and connections get dicey. Next year, the Seattle Department of Transportation...

Metro is Accepting Comments on Coming Capitol Hill Bus Service Changes

If you travel around Capitol Hill, the Central District, and Madison Valley, you've likely seen construction on E Madison Street in preparation for King...

It Is Time For Sound Transit’s Board of Directors Meeting

How to watch and comment at today's system expansion discussion. After a lot of discussion and plenty of competing visions, it is time to hear...