Transportation

Mayor Durkan’s Proposed Budget Adds Funds for Bike Projects, Highland Park Way

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan's proposed 2020 budget heeds the call of the Move Seattle levy oversight committee and street safety advocates by adding more...

2019 Fall Service Change Roundup for Pierce, Kitsap, Intercity, and Everett Transit

While King County Metro, Sound Transit, and Community Transit has deployed new fall, other local transit agencies also launched new transit service this week...
Roosevelt light rail station entrance with a 6-story apartment building in the background.

The Roosevelt Rush: Building Boom Anticipates Light Rail’s Arrival

The Roosevelt neighborhood has the makings of a huge transit-oriented development success story. A building boom is underway, protected bike lanes have recently gone...

Sound Transit Seeks Feedback on Sounder South Capacity Expansion Options

Sound Transit has started a process to plan nearly $1 billion in capital improvements for capacity expansion of the Sounder South commuter rail corridor....

Car Activist Revolt Hangover: Living with the New 35th Avenue NE

Now that we’ve had the new, definitely not improved 35th Ave NE for about six months, it’s time to take stock in how it has...

Puget Sound Passenger-Only Ferry Ridership Grows in First Half of Year

Passenger-only ferry ridership is growing in Puget Sound, according to recent data from the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC). Both King County Metro's and...

Council Tackles the Right to Sidewalk Access

In the summer of 2017, every single sidewalk in Seattle was visited by a team of interns and assessed: 2,300 miles of sidewalk were...

Mayor Durkan Unveils Plan to Boost Ridehailing Fee to 75 Cents to Fund Streetcar,...

Yesterday Mayor Jenny Durkan revealed her plan to increase Seattle's ridehailing fee by 51 cents per ride and direct the first five years of...