Transportation

On Growth, Transit, and Bikes in Vancouver, B.C.

Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of visiting Vancouver, B.C. I managed to stay for a weekend instead of 30 hours and had...

A Loopy Idea for ST3: Circling Lake Union, Doubling Down in West Seattle

To make a long story short, I'm making the case a wide subway loop around Lake Union. To accomplish, all you need to do...

FAST Act Makes Slow Progress

The sausage has been made and the federal transportation bill has emerged from the conference committee with a treacly new name: Fixing America’s Surface...

Metro Adopts Changes to Route 10

Earlier this month, we reported on an attempt by transit advocates to improve connectivity with Capitol Hill's new light rail station when service begins...

Sunday Video: Productive Growth

Strong Towns is crisscrossing the nation to engage in important conversations about building stronger communities. Chuck Marohn, director of Strong Towns, is spreading that...

South Lake Union Transit Improvements: Westlake Avenue

The recent explosive residential and commercial growth in South Lake Union has caused the City of Seattle and the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT)...

Light Rail for Belltown: A Possible Solution

Potential new light rail lines for the upcoming Sound Transit 3 ballot measure were clarified further after a recent Sound Transit board workshop. From...

Lid The I-5 Trench Downtown And Consider Building Housing Too

Capitol Hill Seattle Blog recently covered architect Christopher Patano's plan to put a "lid" on I-5 through a two-mile segment, alongside First Hill and...