Transportation

Early Planning Coming in 2018 for West Seattle and Ballard Light Rail

Sound Transit is threading together the planning work for light rail between West Seattle and Ballard via Downtown Seattle, despite the corridors destined to...

Transit App Update Adds Dockless Bikeshare

The makers of Transit, a multi-modal transportation information application (app) for smartphones, pushed out a modest but useful update this morning for dockless bikeshare....

Pedestrian Overpass on Holman Road to Stick Around

A pedestrian overpass crossing a busy stretch of road in Crown Hill will stay. Local residents and advocates had pushed for the pedestrian overpass...

First Look at Pike Pine Renaissance: Act 1 Concepts

On Tuesday night, Seattle's Office of the Waterfront and the Downtown Seattle Association (DSA) presented their concepts for what is being called Pike Pine...

Sunday Video: Free-Floating Bike Share Parking 101

The Seattle Department of Transportation offers some important guidance on where and where not park private bikeshare bikes on sidewalks. https://youtu.be/R65TwEqEOHk

Tacoma Is Masterplanning the Tacoma Mall Area

Tacoma is in the process of developing a subarea plan for Tacoma Mall and its environs. The plan will guide growth and redevelopment of...

Cary Moon’s Transit Plan: Bus Lanes, Bike Lanes, and Safer Sidewalks

Mayoral candidate Cary Moon added some meat to the bones of her transit plan at a press conference this afternoon in South Lake Union....

Denny Way Upgrades Could Make 8 Less Late

I rode the Route 8 last week, confirming it's as late as ever during the afternoon commute. At a brisk walk from Dexter Avenue,...