Sound Transit Advancing Equitable Transit-Oriented Development in the U District
In the University District, Sound Transit is moving ahead with planning equitable transit-oriented development on surplus property. The agency owns two parcels of land...
The Urbanist Podcast: The Port of Seattle with Commissioner Ryan Calkins
This week, Port of Seattle Commissioner Ryan Calkins joins reporter Ray Dubicki to talk about the awesomeness of planes, ships, and freight. They're so...
New “Digital Assistant” and Other Passenger-Facing Technology Ahead for Sound Transit
Sound Transit unveiled plans for a new "digital assistant" and passenger-facing technology program last week. The agency wants to build a single tool that...
Station Codes Are Set to Replace Pictograms in Sound Transit’s Link System
Sound Transit will deploy a new station code system across the Link network for navigation much like sequential numbering systems used for airport gates...
Planning Commission Pushes for Bolder One Seattle Plan Re-envisioning City Streets
The Seattle Planning Commission has laid out a bold re-envisioning of public rights-of-way they hope will be incorporated into the 2024 major update to...
Seattle Greenways Offers Their Own 90-Day Review of SDOT’s Vision Zero Safe Streets Campaign
When Greg Spotts took over as the new director of the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), he ordered a 90-day review of the city's...
Tukwila Gets Serious about Transit-Oriented Housing
The South King County city has ambitious goals, but a car-centered landscape will be difficult to transform.
Walking the area near the Tukwila International Boulevard...
Seattle City Council Floats Car Tab Increase, New Bikeshare Tax During Budget Discussions
To pay for additional transportation projects, the Seattle City Council is contemplating a $10 increase to the city's vehicle license fee, doubling school zone...