What Everyone Took Away from Seattle’s 2022 Budget
The Seattle City Council approved the City's 2022 budget on Monday after a few dramatic last-minute amendment showdowns. Advocacy groups quickly set to work...
Lynnwood Link Light Rail Extension Officially 50% Complete
Sound Transit has announced a big milestone for the expansion of Link light rail in the Puget Sound region. The Lynnwood Link Extension is...
Sound Transit’s Escalators and Elevators Are Broken Too Often, But A Better System Lies...
Escalators and elevators are a persistent problem for Sound Transit. The agency has had constant troubles at newer facilities like Capitol Hill and University...
Streetcar and 101 ‘Ghost’ Positions at SPD Survive Budget Deliberations
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) has a special privilege granted to no other department in the City. The City allocates funding to SPD for...
Sunday Video: The Trains That Subsidize Suburbia
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Jason Slaughter of Not Just Bikes shows how Toronto's GO Transit commuter rail is primarily setup to subsidize the suburbs without providing real, regular...
Amtrak Cascades to Add Cross-Border Bus Service in December, Train Service in 2022
Amtrak Cascades train service north of Seattle remains suspended, but bus service will be offered in early December. This will allow Amtrak passengers to...
Cascadia Innovation Attempts to Overcome Cascading Climate Dangers
I want to do an even handed and dutiful reporting job about the 2021 Cascadia Innovation Corridor conference. But I’m in an downtown Vancouver...
Pedestrian Streets, Protected Bike Lanes, and Bus Lanes Are Popular, NPI Poll Shows
A recent poll of Seattle voters found strong support for pedestrianizing streets and adding protected bike lanes and bus lanes. Respondents highly rated the...