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Washingtonians Oppose Funding for Highway Expansion, Poll Indicates

In a recent poll released by the Northwest Progressive Institute (NPI), fewer than 20% of respondents agreed that the Washington State Legislature should prioritize...
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High Speed Rail Is a Solution for Terrible Airlines

The winter holidays gifted Seattle thousands of cancelled flights, likely affecting over 100,000 travellers. Today, weeks later, people are feeling the impacts as airlines...
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Call to Action: Save the Roosevelt RapidRide

The Seattle Department of Transportation and King County Metro recently reneged on the voter-approved promise of a Roosevelt RapidRide (J Line) by shortening the...

Metro Warns of Reduced Services Through January 21st Due to Staffing Availability

In a notice late this evening, King County Metro warned that service may be affected over the next two weeks with heavy cancellations. The...
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Transpo Notes: No Extra Gas Tax, Metro Staffing Challenges, Governor Makes High Speed Rail...

This week's Traspo Notes highlights: schedule changes to Link, statewide transportation package funding policy, a new trail segment in Bellevue, staffing challenges at King...

Moving the Ballard Bridge Will Remake Northwest Seattle for the Better

Prepare for light rail, slow down Interbay, and save 15th Avenue Imagine for a moment taking a pleasant walk from Ballard to Queen Anne. Coming...

Midweek Video: Canada’s Incredible New Intercity Trains

RM Transit shows off Via Rail's new Siemens Venture class equipment, which is also coming to Amtrak services like Cascades.
A blue sign leans against and tree and it reads "Look out for reach other" with an image of people walking, biking, and rolling next to a car. A Metro bus is in the background.

As Statewide Traffic Safety Emergency Escalates, Seattle’s Vision Zero Department Charts New Path

In the final weeks of 2019, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) was facing down the fact that the city would end the year...