Transportation

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...

35th Avenue NE Advocates Stand Up for Their Neighborhood

Just before 10am on a recent Sunday morning, around 30 people gathered outside Cafe Javasti, a neighborhood coffee shop just north of NE 85th...

Mall Owner Proposes Northgate Redevelopment Finally

From its inception, Northgate Mall has been a beachhead of autocentric suburbia within Seattle's urban landscape. So it came as a surprise and joy...

State Legislature Passes Big Supplemental Transportation Budget Bill

Legislators were busy beavers this year passing a large number of bills affecting transportation policy across Washington. Several key bills made the final cut,...

Sunday Video: The Seattle Streetcar

https://youtu.be/l4s5JHUTVGg In this video, advocacy director Abigail Doerr from Transportation Choices Coalition talks about the benefits of the Seattle Streetcar and in particular how the...

Huzzah: Legislature Adjourns with Sound Transit Funding Intact

In adjourning the 65th legislative session, Washington state legislators left Sound Transit 3 (ST3) funding fully intact. Transit supporters breathed sigh of relief. Pressure...

An Open Letter to My Neighbors Who Oppose Safety Improvements to 35th Avenue NE

As someone who walks, jogs, bicycles, and drives 35th Avenue NE every day, I support the safety improvements the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT)...