Don’t Widen Highways, Invest $2 Billion in Affordable Housing Instead
State Democrats propose diverting $2 billion from the general fund to fund their highway package, but this money would be better spent on affordable...
Bellevue Council Update: Some Lessons in Council Procedure
At Monday's Bellevue City Council meeting, Councilmembers voted to approve over $1.7 million in funding for crosswalk improvements, approved further work on a city-sponsored...
Legal Challenge Pushes City to Fix Dangerous Biking Conditions on the Missing Link
The failure of the City of Seattle to achieve its long-envisioned goal of creating a trail along Shilshole Avenue in Ballard to complete the...
Tacoma Seeks Input for Vision Zero Safe Streets Action Plan
In 2020, the Tacoma City Council passed a resolution that committed the City to creating a Vision Zero initiative to eliminate traffic deaths and serious...
Democrats Change Gears on Plan to Reduce Tolls on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge
In advance of the legislative session, Sen. Emily Randall (D-Bremerton), whose 26th Legislative District is located on the Kitsap Peninsula, introduced a remarkable bill....
Sunday Video: The Biggest Barrier to Transit Expansion?
Reece Martin talks about the challenges that transit projects can face by some community interests who may oppose aspects of a project. Martin specifically...
Let’s Re-imagine Regional Passenger Rail in the Transportation Package
A few weeks ago, I decided I had to go to Portland to see an art show before it closed. The original plan included...
Transpo Notes: ST Enhanced Service Zone Bill Lives, Post-Apple Cup Link Meltdown Report, New...
This week’s Transpo Notes highlights include: SEA's new International Arrivals Facility, an advancing ST4 bill, a report on the post-Apple Cup Link meltdown, new...