Transportation

Tacoma Dome 25th West is Sound Transit's preferred station option. (Sound Transit)

New Renderings and Survey Illuminate Tacoma Dome Link Extension Plans

The Link light rail extension from Federal Way to Tacoma Dome has entered the environmental review process with several segment alternatives under consideration. As...
Mayor Ed Murray stands at a podium behind a crowd of staff and advocates with safety-themed signs. An electronic street signs also displays "Vison Zero."

The Radical Promise of Vision Zero

In a few short months, Seattle will mark five years since the February day that its Mayor stood in front of advocates and staff...
The Move All Seattle Sustainably (MASS) coalition is fighting to stop the I-976 cuts. (Seattle Subway)

Call to Action: Tell Your State Legislators to Fund Transit and Backfill I-976 Cuts

Today, Seattle Subway launched a campaign to pressure state legislators to fund transit and undo the damage that Tim Eyman did by passing “$30...

Midweek Video: In Search of Effective Pedestrian Malls for U.S. Downtowns

https://youtu.be/-Tg9IMCKa5M In the 1960s and 1970s, pedestrian malls were seen as a way to save struggling shopping districts in cities across America during the rise...

Bus-to-Link: Snohomish County Bus Routes Planned to Serve Northgate in 2021

In less than two years, the Northgate Link light rail extension will open creating a significant opportunity to connect existing bus routes with a...
I-5 through Northgate section of Seattle. Northgate Station rises on the right.(Photo by Doug Trumm)

The Law of Induced Demand: Road Widening (and I-976) Invites Congestion

The four-billion-dollar-and-counting SR-99 tunnel was supposed to relieve congestion. It's been open nine months, but people getting around on Seattle streets and highways probably...

Downtown Seattle Association Zeroes In on Third Avenue Pedestrian Improvements

Third Avenue is easily the most important transit corridor in all of Seattle. The street carries more than 52,000 passengers on weekdays via bus....
The entrance portal to the new SR-99 tunnel was filled with pedestrians during a special event before the grand opening.

Seattle Squeeze 2.0? SR-99 Tolling Could Divert Traffic to City Streets

Motorists have been able to use the new four-billion-dollar SR-99 Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement tunnel for free since it opened February 4th. That will...