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Transportation

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Upgrades to Route 40 See Tweaks But No Major Changes Despite Pushback

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has been planning upgrades to King County Metro Route 40, one of its planned "Transit Plus Multimodal Corridor"...
A photo of people wait for an arriving King County Metro Bus at a RapidRide station.

The Urbanist Podcast: Is Transit Back?

In this episode, reporter Ray Dubicki and I talk transit and mobility. Specifically we take on the thorny question of whether or not transit...
A man boards a rapid ride bus in Seattle

Transpo Notes: Fare Free Transit for Youth, Agencies Push for New Hires, Federal Funds...

In this week's Transpo Notes roundup, we highlight slight service reductions on King County Metro, transit operator staffing challenges at Metro and Community Transit,...

WSDOT Skips Real Climate Analysis in its Highway System Plan Update

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is in the process of updating its Highway System Plan right now. Refreshed every decade or so,...
Two Link trains at Columbia City Station in the February snow.

Sound Transit Decrees ‘Tile-mageddon’ Service Disruptions Due to Maintenance Work

On Tuesday, Sound Transit made a surprise announcement that the agency would be embarking on months of maintenance work on the Link 1 Line...

Sunday Video: Las Vegas Loop — Gamechanger or Complete Waste of Time?

Boosters of the Boring Company’s Las Vegas Loop tout high capacity of individual Teslas operating through the single lane tunnels. Is this really the...

Can Sound Transit Salvage Excellent Seattle Light Rail from Messy Early Plans?

Stakeholders are demanding more information from Sound Transit, as is the Harrell Administration, as it unveils its alignment preferences. Sound Transit is planning Seattle's light...

Pedal, Stretch, Pastries: Book Event with Kelli Refer

Celebrate bike month with Kelli Refer, author of "Pedal, Stretch, Breathe: The Yoga of Bicycling," on Saturday, June 18th, 11am-12:30pm. The event will include...