Transportation

Balducci Wants a Good Transit Option for Chinatown

Sound Transit boardmember talks lessening third-party funding demands, honing decision-making culture, and kicking the can. The Sound Transit Board of Directors will determine Seattle's transit...

Service Changes for Seattle and Regional Transit Begin March 18th

Puget Sound transit agencies are moving ahead with modest service changes this month. Those changes cut both ways with some additions and some reductions,...

Major Safety Improvements Lacking As 15th Ave NW Repaving Moves Forward

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has released its nearly-final designs for a $16 million maintenance project along 15th Avenue NW through central Ballard...

Sound Transit Needs Tune Up, Less Board Micromanaging, Expert Panel Says

Sound Transit's ad-hoc Technical Advisory Group (TAG) has delivered sobering and wide-ranging recommendations on how to improve agency processes and reduce capital costs. The...

Cherry Blossom Brouhaha Obscures Missed Opportunities on Pike and Pine Streets

A long-planned street revamp in downtown Seattle made headlines this month when a group of preservation advocates, many aligned with Pike Place Market, pushed...

Strauss Advances Leary Alternative for Burke-Gilman Trail Missing Link

Councilmember Dan Strauss sent a letter to Mayor Bruce Harrell and his colleagues on Friday seeking to break the gridlock in the three-decade-long saga...

Funding Request Would Plan 200-Mile Trail Connection At Seattle’s Doorstep

An impressively long list of governments on the Kitsap and Olympic peninsulas have joined together to jointly request funding to finish a 200-mile biking...

New Look Schedules Would Improve Link and Metro Rider Experience

Gold standard 'Stem-and-Leaf' visuals clearly convey frequency and provide accountability. In Puget Sound, transit riders live by schedules. They have places to go and their...