Transportation

Via to Transit On-Demand Shuttle Service Is Back

Social distancing and hygiene best practices will be incorporated into operations, but driver welfare remains a concern. Starting June 22th, Via to Transit, King County...

Seattle to Acquire UW Laundry Site for Affordable Housing

On June 15th, the Seattle City Council was briefed on a bill to transfer the Mount Baker University of Washington (UW) Laundry site to...

Sound Transit Boardmembers Still Jockeying to Set ST3 Realignment Criteria

With inevitable fallout from the pandemic, Sound Transit has pushed ahead with a program realignment process for voter-approved Sound Transit 3 projects. In a...
A public mural from the New Deal arts program. (William Gropper / Public Domain)

Should The Government Invest in High-Speed Rail to Boost a Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery?

As we live through the current moment, it is difficult to understate the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the world. While...
Metro heads toward West Seattle via Spokane Street low bridge. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Metro Planning 15% Service Cut This Fall, Fares Returning in July

The pandemic has wreaked havoc on transit systems nationwide. King County Metro is grappling with what that means for service levels. Fare revenue has evaporated...

Pandemic Recovery Guidance Should Emphasize Al Fresco Business Operations

The past few months have been very trying times as the Covid-19 pandemic swept the country. By mid-March, Washington Governor Jay Inslee ordered non-essential...

Requests for Repaving Reprieve on Ballard’s Market Street

Business windows along Market Street in Ballard have been featuring a new sign. In addition to reduced hours with delivery information and the murals...
Light rail tracks near a Bellevue parking garage. Sound Transit's expansion timelines are under financial stress due to the Covid recession. (Photo by Stephen Fesler)

Sound Transit Grapples with Recession and Transit Expansion Rebalancing

The double-whammy of a global pandemic and parallel recession has taken a toll on Sound Transit finances. Agency staff have warned that a sustained...