Meetup Video: March 2021 with WSDOT Secretary Roger Millar
https://youtu.be/fhIPaQoJk7U
This month, Roger Millar was the guest speaker at The Urbanist's regular meetup. Millar is Secretary of the Washington State Department of Transportation. He...
Draft Plan Inches Toward Modest Upzones around 130th and 148th Street Link Stations
Urbanists have been hoping that arrival of light rail to North Seattle would transform single-family sprawl oriented around I-5 and a 160-acre publicly-owned golf...
Mayor Durkan ‘Pivots’ from Road Pricing to Electrification Blueprint
In 2018, Mayor Jenny Durkan made a splash by embracing the idea of enacting downtown cordon tolling to reduce car congestion, pledging to realize...
Midweek Video: USDOT’s Lo-Fi Transportation Beats to Chill/Relax To
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NCOFZpZE2Q
When Joe Biden became president, he ushered in a completely new era of doing things. And with that, a federal bureaucracy that is more...
SDOT Stresses Maintenance in Spending Plan for $20 Car Tab Fee
Details of how a new $20 vehicle licensing fee (VLF) in Seattle that could raise $7.2 million per year would be used for transportation...
City Seeking Contractor for West Seattle Bridge Repair
The West Seattle High Rise Bridge safety project has made progress since Mayor Jenny Durkan's announcement to repair, rather than replace, the West Seattle...
Sunday Video: Amtrak’s 50th Anniversary Paint Scheme and Livery History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOZdzbDpftI
Amtrak is celebrating the company's 50 anniversary with a look back on past liveries and special commemorative ones that will be painted on trains...
Metro Looks Toward Post-Pandemic Recovery, But Thorny Service Changes Could Be Ahead
How King County Metro will restore bus service as the pandemic recedes will be a hotly contested issue. Metro offered a window into the...