Transportation

Sound Transit 3 Affordability Gap Shrinks by $1.4 Billion, But Difficult Decisions Remain

The financial outlook for Sound Transit has greatly improved over the second quarter of the year. On Thursday, the Sound Transit board of directors...

After Long Process, West Marginal Way Bike Connection Delayed to 2022

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has announced that it will hold off on constructing an on-street bike connection from the West Seattle Bridge...

Newly Released Maps Reveal Futility of Proposed Modal Integration Policy

Seattle's 2013 Bicycle Master Plan is by far the most ambitious of Seattle's approved multimodal plans. If it were entirely built out, a random...

Sunday Video: Why Dutch Bikes Are Better

https://youtu.be/aESqrP3hfi8 Not Just Bikes explains how Dutch bikes are so practically designed and why they work well for city living.

Community Transit Sets Stage for Swift Orange Line, Charts 34% Service Growth

A new bus rapid transit line is coming to Snohomish County by 2024, joining two other lines already in service. Along with it, significant...

Amtrak Cuts Deal with Siemens for ‘Venture’ Trainsets, Replacing Cascades Equipment

Amtrak has cut a major $7.3 billion deal with Siemens Mobility, a Germany-based manufacturer, to produce 83 trainsets at its Sacramento, California plant. The...

Balducci’s Push to Keep ST3 Transit Projects On-Time

Whether or not the Sound Transit 3 (ST3) program will wind up delayed by more than a decade remains a hotly contested issue. Kent...

Sunday Video: Cities Aren’t Loud, Cars Are Loud

https://youtu.be/CTV-wwszGw8 Not Just Bikes explores noise in cities and the impacts to people. A key point of the video is just how much noise cars...