Urban Clustering: A Case for Cascadia High-Speed Rail
The Cascadia high-speed rail cost estimate in the preliminary study caused fiscal conservatives to clinch their cheeks together. Nonetheless, plenty of reasons exist to...
City Council Briefed on Downtown Circulator and Seattle Streetcar
On Tuesday, the Sustainability and Transportation Committee of the Seattle City Council received updates on the downtown circulator and streetcar system speed and reliability...
British Columbia Goes All In on Rapid Transit, Funds High-Speed Rail Study
On Friday, the British Columbian governments declared support for studying high-speed rail from Vancouver to Portland and building out key transit and transportation projects...
A Closer Look at Plans to Add Safety Improvements in Green Lake & Wallingford
In Green Lake and Wallingford, design for a series of related paving and safety redesign projects is moving forward. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT)...
Pollution Impacts Heighten the Need for Lids or Freeway Removal
As the region prepares for Sound Transit 2 (ST2) investments to come online, several cities are increasing zoning capacity near future light rail stations....
Autonomous Vehicle and E-bike Regulation Among Transportation Bills Headed to Governor
The Washington State Legislature passed several transportation-related bill this year in addition to major supplemental transportation budget and funding for a more in-depth study...
Map of the Week: Montréal Metro
After the megalopolises of New York and Mexico City, the next highest ridership Metro system in North America may surprise you. It's not Chicago...
High-Speed Rail in Cascadia Will Get a Deeper Look, Report Due Mid-2019
Governor Jay Inslee (D-Washington) has gotten his wish on high-speed rail. A deeper study of the topic is set to take shape over the...