Transportation

Share Your Opinion on the ORCA for All Proposal to Reduce Transit Costs for...

Recently the King County Council made headlines when it voted to expand on ORCA Lift to provide free Metro bus service for qualifying riders....

Don’t Block the Box Bill Passes State Legislature

Safety advocates rejoiced today as the Washington State House passed House Bill 1793, which permits Seattle to use camera enforcement to dissuade motorists from...

WSDOT Prepares to Open Brand New Seven-Lane Road through Seattle

For decades, the pedestrian connections between Uptown and South Lake Union were limited, thanks to the design of Aurora Avenue--SR-99 to a motorist. North...

King County Unveils Concepts for Ballot Measure Focused on Regional Bus Service

The King County Council unveiled some transit investment concepts for a countywide ballot measure at its full council meeting yesterday. The measure could jumpstart...
Rows of buses with the I-90 ramps and Seattle skyscrapers in the background.

Transit Agencies Step Up Sanitation Efforts and Issue Guidance for Preventing Spread of Novel...

With news that novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is spreading within King County and has already claimed five lives, local agencies are stepping up efforts to...

Sunday Video: The Gaman Spirit—Why Cycling Works In Tokyo

https://vimeo.com/157120644 Despite next to no bicycle facilities in Tokyo, the city boasts a bike mode share of about 14%. Streetfilms explains why.

Sound Transit Cancels Union Street Symphony Renaming and Approves Funds to Move Up 130th...

Union Street/Symphony Station? Not so fast, says Sound Transit's board of directors. On Thursday, the board adopted an amendment to its earlier motion to...
A RapidRide bus in the International District. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Review Rainier RapidRide Designs in New Metro Survey

Earlier this month, King County Metro dropped a new survey for RapidRide R, its planned upgrade of Route 7--one of its busiest routes with...