Transportation

West Seattle Bridge Closes for Emergency Repair Work as Governor Issues Stay at Home...

The West Seattle Bridge is closed until further notice. Mayor Jenny Durkan said the bridge "cannot safely support vehicular traffic at this time" at...

Transit Cuts Are On The Way for Every Corner of Seattle

Yesterday King County Metro announced broad service cuts affecting nearly every route starting on Monday March 23, while Sound Transit is also reducing service...

King County Council Shelves Transit Ballot Measure Plans Amid Coronavirus Worries

King County Council Chair Claudia Balducci announced yesterday that the County would not be advancing plans to run a transit package ballot measure in...
The Overlook Walk's forking staircase creates a unique shelter underneath. (City of Seattle)

New 60% Designs Inch Seattle’s Waterfront Park Closer to Reality

Seattle is getting a Waterfront Park with an Overlook Walk connecting Pike Place Market to the Aquarium. This is made possible by the fact...
Rendering of I-395 interchange with pond. (WSDOT)

Legislature Authorizes $10 Billion in Highway Spending

Yesterday was the last day of session for the Washington State Legislature and in one of their final acts legislators funded a bevy of...
Portland Aerial Tram. (Photo by Cacophony)

Gondolas Offer A Way to Rise Above West Seattle’s ST3 Controversy

A gondola tram could be the ideal way to deliver West Seattle’s Sound Transit 3 stations without unnecessary expense and complications of light rail--and...

Telecommuting Surged, Transit Use Lagged among Downtown Seattle Workers in 2019

A new survey suggests that telecommuting was already on the rise in Seattle even before fears over COVID-19 prompted the recent spike in remote...
Denny Way and 7th Avenue N recently got new curb ramps. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

To Stave off Recession Ready the Shovel-Ready Infrastructure Projects

This week's financial news has been grim. With markets getting fleeced by the spreading impacts of COVID-19 and a weak response from federal officials,...