Transportation

SDOT crews working on Montlake Boulevard. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

State Transportation Bills Grapple with I-976 Mess, but Face a Ticking Clock

Washington Democrats have dueling transportation funding bills pending in the upper and lower houses that would raise or protect transportation revenue. On Wednesday, Senator Liz...

Sea-Tac Airport Blasts Past 50 Million Passengers In 2019

Sea-Tac International Airport broke the 50 million passenger mark last year for the first time. A total of 51,829,239 passengers passed through the airport...

State Democrats Must Invest in the Future and Quit the Anti-Tax Games

At the beginning of the 2020 legislative session, Senator Joe Nguyen made a clarion call for going big. "A short session is not an...

Sunday Video: The Innovative Way Ghent Removed Cars From The City

https://vimeo.com/379854529 Officials from Ghent talk about how their circulation plan helped transform the city to a higher walking and biking mode share in a very...
Metro's new 60-foot articulated battery-electric bus. (King County)

King County Purchases 40 Battery-Powered Buses and Ponders Full Electrification by 2035

On Thursday, King County officials announced that new battery-electric buses would be hitting the streets late next year. The county is purchasing a total...
Camera enforcement of blocking the box and bus lanes would be a possibility at this Fremont intersection if SB 5789 passes. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Camera Enforcement Bill Returns with Hopes of Unclogging Bus Lanes and Crosswalks

Legislation to expand the use of camera enforcement is back. Senator Marko Liias (D-Edmonds) has taken up the torch this year after camera enforcement...

King County Mobility Framework Would Guide Updates to Key Countywide Plans

A new policy framework is flying under the radar that could remake how King County Metro delivers service and capital investments. Metro began developing...

Senate Democrats Propose Car Tab ‘Fix’ with $2.9 Billion Hit to Sound Transit

A new state bill would slash more than $1 billion in Sound Transit revenues in order to satisfy a minority of anti-tax voters in...