Transportation

CEO Julie Timm To Resign, Adding Another Hurdle for Sound Transit

Sound Transit CEO Julie Timm will leave her post on January 12 in an abrupt departure that comes just 16 months after she took...

Over 70% of Drivers Are Speeding in WA School Zones, Illustrating Speeding Epidemic

One of the "fatal four" behaviors seen in traffic crashes is becoming widely seen on Washington roadways, but fixes will likely need to happen...

Sunday Video: Zone Fares Versus Flat Fares

Just in time for the Link fare change debate, Reece Martin at RMTransit weighs in on zone-based, distance-base, and flat fares. Martin digs into...

Feds Grant $1 Million to Study Cascadia High-Speed Rail and Amtrak Cascades Upgrades

Washington State came up short in its bid for a larger $198 million grant to advance high-speed rail planning. On Friday, the Federal Railroad Administration...

Sound Transit Committee Advances $3 Flat Fare for Link Light Rail

Sound Transit's rider experience and operations committee voted 5-1 on Thursday to recommend that the agency adopt a flat $3.00 fare for the entire...

How Link Service Could Be Right-Sized in ST3

Splitting up the four-line, 116-mile system into smaller segments allows greater frequencies with fewer traincars. Link is in trouble. Service planning estimates widely missed the...

Completed Duwamish Trail Connection Led to Doubling of Walking and Biking

The installation of a protected bike lane on West Marginal Way SW, finally connecting the last gap between the Duwamish Trail and the West...

Flat Fare Push Shows Sound Transit Is Embracing a Self-Defeating Suburban Identity

The agency is squeezing riders who take short trips to subsidize long rides and a suburb-focused service profile. Sound Transit is poised to implement flat...