Transportation

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...
Ryan calkins stands in front of cranes on the Seattle waterfront.

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...
Rows of cars on a block of drive thrus and strip malls as two kids walk in the gutter of the road.

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...
The elevated station gleams as the sun is going down over a busy freeway trench.

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...