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Transportation

Sound Transit Teases New Paid Parking Strategy Still Well Short of True Cost

Sound Transit is weighing parking rate structures as it works to expand its fledgling paid parking program to a projected 21 facilities along Link and Sounder lines by 2026.

Sunday Video: Just One More Lane, Bro

Will one more car lane really fix congestion? Jason Slaughter from Not Just Bikes digs into all those promises made by highway departments to...

It Could Be the End of Line for the Seattle Streetcar

Support is dwindling for the Center City Streetcar project. Failing to connect two disconnected streetcar lines could spell a death spiral for Seattle streetcars, which are limping along without the central link.

King County Climate Plan Needs ‘Serious Course Correction’ on Transportation

King County is falling behind on its climate goals due to a reticence to tackle transportation emissions, the top source of climate pollution in the region.

Everett Transit Still Studying Merger, Outlines Service Growth Strategy

Merging Everett Transit into Community Transit could take Everett from three 30-minute frequency or better local bus routes to 15. But consolidation is advancing slower than anticipated.

Sea-Tac Airport Got Very Close To Pre-Pandemic Passenger Peak in 2023

Just shy of its 2019 record, SEA clocked in with 50,887,260 passengers in 2023. That was up 10.7% from 2022.

Last Minute Push Seeks to Derail Route 40 Improvements

The project has gone out to bid, but business and freight advocates continue to campaign to pause and scale back Route 40 speed and reliability improvements.
A light rail guideway rises on the edge of the I-5 freeway trench at the 130th Street overpass in Seattle.

In Search of a Culture of Transit in Car-Fixated America

Transit is woven into America's DNA. Despite car-centric policies, transit remains popular and primed for a comeback.