Transpo Notes: Sounder Fleet Expands, Des Moines Foot Ferry Pilot Launches, and Bus Driver...
This Transpo Notes roundup touches on a mix of transit stories, including:
New Sounder cars arrive;$30 million in federal bus grants for Washington transit agencies;A...
Could Seattle See a Food Truck Renaissance as SDOT Loosens Restrictions?
The City of Seattle is seeking to grapple with what the long-term implications of how Seattle residents expect to use public space following the...
Sunday Video: All About That Trolleybus
Trolleybuses still exist across many transit systems in North America, but some transit agencies are beginning to cut back on them out of a...
Construction Issues Delay East Link Opening to 2024 and Federal Way Link to 2025
Sound Transit revealed delayed timelines for its next four light rail extensions Thursday. Defects in concrete plinths in a four-mile section of East Link...
RAISE Grants Move Away From Road Expansion, But Not In Seattle Metro
Last week, the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced 166 projects that have been selected to receive $2.2 billion dollars in Federal funding through...
Link Alone Is Insufficient, Puget Sound Needs Regional Rail, Too
Puget Sound is investing heavily in large transit expansion projects like light rail and bus rapid transit. These are critically important for moving people...
Sunday Video: Bakfiets, The Car-Replacement Bike
In The Netherlands, the box bike (bakfiets) has regained popularity across demographics as a way of moving kids and goods. New technology has also...
SDOT Quickly Plans Bike Lane on Former RV Encampment Site in West Seattle
Weeks after the City of Seattle displaced residents of an RV encampment on SW Andover Street in West Seattle just south of the West...