Metro Launches the H Line, its First RapidRide Line in Nine Years
This weekend King County Metro starts service on the RapidRide H line, running between Downtown Seattle and Burien. The seventh RapidRide line and the...
What You Don’t Understand About Seattle’s Light Rail Expansion May Doom the System
There is no spine. There is no Ballard to West Seattle extension. There is no one coming to save us.
By 2042, Seattle should have...
Next Rounds of ‘Future Ready’ Sound Transit Fixes Promise Less Disruption
Sound Transit has additional Future Ready maintenance and repair projects teed up for this year and next. In a briefing, agency staff outlined planned...
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...