Transportation

Washington Should Act to Stem Pedestrian Fatalities with $58 Million from Feds

Every fall, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) traditionally allocates unspent highway funding among all the states. In late August, the FHWA announced that the...

Metro to Roll Out Later Service, Expand 15- and 30-Minute Frequency September 21st

Later this month, King County Metro will roll out more bus service for the tenth time since 2015. Top line improvements include a doubling...
Two fare enforcement officers work their way toward the front of a bus after checking a few riders proof of payment.

Fare Enforcement on First Day of School Reinforces Need for Reform

Sound Transit stepped in it on the first day of school last week. Despite widely cheered plans to provide free transit passes to high school...

Community Transit Unveils September 2019 Service Changes

The September service change for transit is coming soon with Community Transit releasing their plans early amongst local transit agencies. Beginning on September 22nd,...

Midweek Video: Rail Plus

https://youtu.be/bVQAfT89hCQ Have you heard of Sound Transit’s Rail Plus program? If not, this video explains how ORCA passholders can use their cards on certain Amtrak...

Sound Transit Seeks Input on University Street Station Renaming

Sound Transit wants feedback on renaming University Street Station. Six different names have been proposed for the public to weigh in on. The purpose...

Mercer Megablock Proceeds Should Fulfill Broken Transportation Promises

Last Friday, the largest land deal for the City in decades moved out of committee, on its way to sure approval at next Monday's...

Sunday Video: Why Your Public Transportation Sucks

https://youtu.be/1Z1KLpf_7tU Hasan Minhaj explains why the state of American public transportation is threatened and leaves a lot to desire.