Transportation

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Metro Flex Launching In Early March, Replacing Other King County Microtransit Options

King County Metro will start rolling out a new on-demand microtransit service, Metro Flex, on March 6th. Riders will be able to request pickup...

SDOT’s Top to Bottom Review of Vision Zero Barely Skims the Surface

In September of last year, Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) Director Greg Spotts took the megaphone at a rally of around 100 people on...
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How to Finance a Highway Spending Spree: Records Reveal Oregon’s Plans for Toll Hikes

Some commuters to pay as much as $30 per day. Tolls don't need to be this high to manage congestion, argues City Observatory. This article...

Feds Fund Third Avenue Spot Upgrade Ahead of Potential Corridor-Wide Changes

One of Seattle's most heavily used bus stops is heading toward a badly needed upgrade soon thanks to coordination between King County Metro and...

The Urbanist Book Club: The Lines That Make Us by Nathan Vass

The Urbanist Book Club is pleased to welcome Nathan Vass to our April 4th Book Club Meeting, which will start at 6pm via Zoom....

Fulfill Union Station’s Promise by Connecting Seattle’s Three Light Rail Lines

Seattle faces complex questions on how the Ballard Link extension should be delivered. Should a second tunnel be built through downtown? Should stations be...

Seattle Subway: Sound Transit Must Commit to a Shallower 4th Avenue CID Station

Plans for South Downtown "FrankenHub" would be disastrous for generations of light rail riders As we enter the seventh year of Sound Transit 3 (ST3) expansion...

The High Cost of Parking in Downtown Bellingham 

When what is now downtown Bellingham was initially platted in the mid-1800s, it is likely that little consideration was given to parking. Mostly because...