Transportation

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...

University Street Station Renaming Is a Debacle in Agency Inconsistency

On Thursday, the Sound Transit Board of Directors met to decide on the fate of a light rail station's name. University Street Station, they...

P-Patch Rescue Obscures Raw Deal on Seattle Center’s Mercer Garage

There may not have been a better illustration of the degree to which transportation planning for the new Seattle Center arena is weighted toward...
Route 62 is a workhorse for Fremont and Wallingford, which would lose Route 26 and Route 5 in Metro's proposal. (Photo by author)

Metro’s Northgate Bus-to-Link Proposal Could Use a Little Love for Fremont

King County Metro unveiled its initial Northgate Bus-to-Link restructure proposal yesterday at a press briefing at King Street Center. The emphasis is on additional...
Route 8 is plagued by crowding and congestion. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

King County Metro System Evaluation Calls for 11% Bump in Service, Resources Remain Constrained

The annual system evaluation for King County Metro from 2019 shows that 455,510 annual service hours are needed to meet baseline service targets. To...

Rapidride J Aims to Double Route 70 Ridership

Route 70 is not a bus that riders are thrilled to ride--it's crowded and often stuck in traffic in South Lake Union. But there's...

Sunday Video: Disney Transport Is Huge, But Is It Any Good?

https://youtu.be/33aJsPSvRSk Walt Disney World has a massive transit system that actually has ridership approaching some major American public transit counterparts. But is it any good?
Pioneer Square Station platform from the mezzanine level.

Sound Transit Weighs Fare Enforcement Reform, New Name for University Street Station

It was a busy week at Sound Transit headquarters. Agency staff briefed regional policymakers on a range of topics from Connect 2020 progress to...