Transportation

Sunday Video: Building the Cycling City with Melissa and Chris Bruntlett

https://youtu.be/c0Rmu2ku9Co?t=603 Seattle Neighborhood Greenways recently hosted Melissa and Chris Bruntlett, bicycling evangelists from Vancouver, British Columbia, to talk about lessons learned from Dutch cycling culture,...

Mayor Durkan Hires Defense Contractor to be Traffic Czar for Seattle Squeeze

Yesterday morning Mayor Jenny Durkan announced she had hired retired Air Force Major General Michael Worden to a newly created position--Director of Citywide Mobility...

Big Ideas from Imagine Downtown

Last year, the One Center City framework for Downtown Seattle graduated into a "defined action plan." In the process, City officials sought to continue...

2018 in Review: The Year of the Four SDOT Heads

As 2018 draws to an end, it's the time for reflection and last ditch efforts to get you to read some of fine volunteer...

Sunday Video: ORCA Beeps – One to Start, Two to End

https://youtu.be/JY6Skmrwefw ORCA card readers for Link light rail and Sounder commuter rail now make different beeping sounds when you tap on and tap off. Tap...

Downtown Seattle Association Envisions A New Multimodal Third Avenue

Third Avenue is Seattle's most prominent surface transit corridor in the city with over 52,000 daily passengers using buses. The Downtown Seattle Association (DSA)...

Ride the Bus and Streetcar for Free on New Year’s Eve

Transit agencies are gearing up to provide extended service on New Year's Eve. This year, King County Metro, Sound Transit, Seattle Streetcar, and the...
A person loading a bike on a Sound Transit bus, a Route 535 headed to Lynnwood.

Sound Transit Board Approves Bus Purchases, Lynnwood Link Bid, and Beacon Hill TOD Sale

On December 20th, the Sound Transit Board of Directors met for their for final action agenda of 2018. The board authorized several significant motions,...