Sound Transit 3 Draft Plan: Open For Comment, Seven Public Meetings
Have you heard? Sound Transit has a bold plan to massively expand light rail (LRT), commuter rail, express buses, and bus rapid transit (BRT) throughout...
Metro Wants Feedback On Late Night Service
King County Metro is wading into a process to evaluate and overhaul the late night bus network. The agency has long operated a late night...
Pierce Transit: Riding High Again With Restored Service
Pierce Transit is on the upswing. Cash reserves are riding high with more than $110 million in the bank thanks to frugal spending habits and...
How To Triage ST3 Package: Build Ballard First
My initial impressions of Sound Transit's draft plan for Sound Transit 3 were that it was weighted too heavily to delivering project to the...
A Tale Of Two Transit Systems?
On Saturday morning, residents of northeast and central Seattle woke up to find dozens of bus routes reoriented. These changes were negotiated, advocated for,...
Introducing The Bainbridge-Bellevue Freeway: Bridge To Somewhere
With the state government so gungho about new highway construction we might as well build more of them whether they make sense or not....
A Once In Lifetime Opportunity: Walking, Biking, And Dancing On SR-520
It's not often that a highway department invites people to walk, bike, and dance freely on their roads, but this weekend is your rare opportunity. The Washington...
ST3 Draft Plan Serves Tacoma With Light Rail In 2033, 2041
The Sound Transit 3 Draft Plan is out for public comment (please take the survey). The following analysis and commentary puts this plan in perspective...