Metro Gets First 40-Foot New Flyer Battery Bus, Ambitious on Zero-Emissions Fleet
King County Metro has received its first 40-foot battery-electric New Flyer bus. The agency has already taken possession of 60-foot articulated variants from the...
SDOT Proposes Assembling Funds to Get Closer to Move Seattle Levy’s Multimodal Promises
When voters approved Seattle's nine-year transportation levy in 2015, they were choosing whether the city should invest in a very specific list of transportation...
Seattle Subway Urges Lawmakers to Adopt Rail Funding Fix
The excitement that the recent Northgate Link opening generated provided a vivid example of Seattle residents' desire to be better connected by rail. This...
Port of Seattle Commission Taps Brakes on Arrivals Drive Expansion
The Port of Seattle's plan to significantly expand the capacity of the main arrivals drive at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) hit a speedbump in...
Toilet Deserts Remain Despite Sound Transit’s Renewed Restroom Policy
More passenger restrooms are ahead in Sound Transit's ever-growing system. However, a recommended policy update would discourage them from becoming a universal and easily...
Symphony Station May Debut in 2023 Amid Other Proposed Sound Transit Naming Policy Changes
Along with a slate of proposed changes to systemwide station, line, and facility naming policies, Sound Transit is proposing to rename University Street Station...
Electric Vehicles Could Help Combat Disastrous Power Outages
Across the country, climate change-fueled extreme weather events are causing increasingly frequent power outages and are presenting a growing threat to our nation’s energy...
Exploring Mountain Lion Urbanism in Boise
Nicknamed the "city of trees," Boise is an enigma in its approach to urbanism. A bike lane leads straight up to the steps of...