Transportation

2021 Holiday Transit Service Changes in Puget Sound, Some Free Travel on New Year’s...

The holidays are upon us and that means very different service levels over the next two weeks, including none for some transit agencies. Many...

Metro Pledges to Start Planning Next Phase of Northgate Development in 2022, Park and...

In November, the King County Council unanimously approved a plan to build 232 affordable homes and a daycare on a portion of the expansive...

Sunday Video: The Trains That Killed An Italian Airline

Not Just Bikes explores how high-speed rail in Italy killed off an entire airline and tries it out firsthand. Not Just Bikes also explains...

Transpo Notes: SEA Modernization, Pier 66 Shore Power, More SnoCo Transit Service, and Federal...

Our second Transpo Notes roundup of the week touches on short newsworthy transportation developments from the Port of Seattle, Community Transit, Everett Transit, and...

Meetup Video: December 2021 with Dongho Chang

Dongho Chang joined as The Urbanist's December guest speaker. Chang spent nine years as City Traffic Engineer at the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT),...
A group of people wearing bike helmets and standing near bikes listen to a man speaking.

SDOT Director Zimbabwe is Out, What Does This Mean for Seattle Transportation?

Mayor-Elect Bruce Harrell has announced that on January 1st changes are headed to Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) leadership. Existing Director Sam Zimbabwe will...

Climate Pledge Arena’s Full Bike Connection Delayed to Next Spring

Climate Pledge Arena at Seattle Center has now been open for two months, hosting numerous Seattle Kraken games, concerts and basketball. But "Bike Lane...
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Months After Street Repaving, Lake City Way Crosswalks Still Remain Temporary

Earlier this year, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) repaved State Route 522 between I-5 and Seattle's city limit, the entirety of Lake...