Transportation

Wide Support for High-Speed Rail at Cascadia Conference, Plus Skeptic Transpo Chair DeFazio

Yesterday, Challenge Seattle hosted a conference that demonstrated widespread support for high-speed rail among political and business leaders in Cascadia. And then there was...

NE 43rd St Will Not Be a Pedestrian Street

After a long process around what the front door of Sound Transit's University District station on NE 43rd St will look like at the...

What Cascadia High-Speed Rail Efforts Can Learn from California

On May 21st, Governor Jay Inslee passed but partially vetoed ESHB 1160. The approved provisions of ESHB 1160 appropriates funds to the Washington State...

Seattle Subway: Comment on West Seattle and Ballard Link with These Suggested Options

At long last, this is (probably) your last chance to comment on the Ballard and West Seattle Sound Transit 3 (ST3) alternatives before options...

Sound Transit Proposes 2020 Service Refinements

Sound Transit's 2020 Service Implementation Plan is now open for public comment. The plan was released last week with only three notable proposed changes...

U District Rises as Light Rail Approaches

The Northgate Link Extension will open in 2021, but the neighborhoods around the stations are already transforming. We're taking a closer look at the...

Sound Transit Allocates $40 Million for System Access Projects

Last week, the Sound Transit Board of Directors selected 32 system access projects that will receive grants as part of the first round of...

SDOT Announces Rollout of Two-Way Bus Lanes on Columbia

The long-awaited two-way transit corridor on Columbia Street is coming this winter. On Thursday, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) announced that the project...