Transportation

Rider Reps Could Be Coming Soon to Some Washington Transit Boards

House Bill 2191 would allow -- not require -- around two-thirds of the transit agencies in Washington State to appoint two designated rider representatives to their boards.

Shoreline Moves to Kick King County Metro Out of Its Own Bus Base

The Shoreline City Council adopted an ordinance that blocks operation of most bus bases within the city, jeopardizing the future of Metro's paratransit bus base in Ridgecrest.

Shaun Scott: Interstate 5 Was Born in Protest

Protests that recently shut down I-5 have reignited a debate that goes back to the freeway’s beginning. Complicating the narrative of critics who believe major...

King County Metro Restoring Some Dial-A-Ride Service in South King County

King County Metro's third-party contractor, Hopelink, has seen its staffing levels increase, and that's set to translate to more options for transit riders in...

Sound Transit Says 1 Line Headaches Will ‘Smooth Themselves Out’

Facing half-hour headways downtown through February 4, riders are complaining of overcrowding. Seattle's transit riders still have two full weeks left of planned disruptions to...

Sunday Video: American Transit Needs Help

Reece Martin at RM Transit dives into the many challenges that American transit is facing right now. Chief among them is the inability to...

Sound Transit Unveils Pierce County Express Bus Service Reductions

Riders heading between Tacoma, Puyallup, Federal Way, and Seattle will see fewer trips and some route revisions due to an operator shortage starting this...

First Avenue Streetcar Cost Estimates Soar to $410 Million

A new consultant report on the long-planned streetcar shows costs up 43% with several new project elements now assumed necessary. Connecting Seattle's two existing streetcar...