Transportation

Sunday Video: Has The Modern Tram Gone Off The Rails?

Reece Martin at RM Transit explores the history of the tram (streetcar) and its reinvention into as a primary train technology now used throughout...

Three Transit-Friendly Winter Dates to Ride Out Seasonal Depression

Do you and your partner dream of exploring the Tokyo subway together or taking a stroll through a pedestrian-friendly piazza? Are you living a...

Community Transit’s 2024 Budget Charts Path to a New Era

Snohomish County's bus network will grow, with frequent routes and feeders for light rail. Community Transit's new long-range plan and adopted 2024 budget offers quite...

2024 is Poised to be Puget Sound’s Biggest Transit Year in Decades

A new Swift line, a RapidRide line, and 12 new light rail stations are all on deck for the coming year. Public transit enthusiasts and...

Puget Sound Leaders Debate a Pivot Away from Highway Expansion

A small change around regional grant funding criteria could prove a bellwether for transportation policy in Puget Sound. Everywhere from Lynnwood to Puyallup, from Auburn...

Sunday Video: Why Do So Many Americans Super-Commute?

For decades, super-commuting has been a growing trend in many American metropolitan areas. Ray Delahanty of CityNerd digs into the data of where super-commuting...
Passengers board and disembark at Westlake Station's northbound platform.

Op-Ed: Quick CEO Ousting Points at Sound Transit Board Deficiencies

A new CEO can’t move mountains; board reform is needed. For the second time in two years, Sound Transit is seeking a new CEO following...

I-5 Expansion Between Washington and Oregon Wins $600 Million Federal Grant

Barreling toward a boondoggle? Money piles up for freeway project, but key questions remain unanswered. Late last week, three members of Washington's congressional delegation announced...