Transportation

Seattle’s $170 Million Wager to Reduce Light Rail Construction Impacts on Westlake Avenue

Light rail is coming to South Lake Union, but the path to get there is certainly fraught and contentious. Mayor Bruce Harrell backed a...
Steel girders painted blue support the elevated rail line in Philly's Fishtown neighborhood.

Take a Car Lane, Save a Transit Project

Transit: Why Don't We Do It in the Road? Transit has been getting some tough breaks lately in the Puget Sound region and across much...

Op-Ed: How To Plan for Seattle’s Transportation Future

Think ahead to 2043: What do you want it to look and feel like to get around Seattle?  The City of Seattle is releasing a...

Stub Yesler Way Bike Lane Illustrates Lack of Planning for Waterfront Bike Access

Early last week, crews with Seattle's Office of the Waterfront installed a very short stretch of two-way bike lane, at the foot of Yesler...
A light rail train in SoDo passes under highway overpasses and enters an intersection.

Sound Transit Decreases Link Frequencies to 20 Minutes Through August 20 for Repair Work

Reliability issues caused the switch to longer headways for the remainder of the SoDo maintenance project. Sound Transit is the midst of maintenance work in...

Tacoma Hilltop Streetcar Extension Opening Set with September 16 Celebration

Sound Transit has announced a “celebration” marking the opening of the Tacoma Link Hilltop Extension for September 16th. The agency does not stipulate that...

Seattle Plans an Expansion of Block-the-Box and Transit Lane Cameras This Fall

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has announced plans to install automatic traffic enforcement cameras at three locations to enforce dedicated transit lanes and...

Sunday Video: Top 10 US Cities Where Buses Are Good

It’s undeniable that rail transit in urban regions is almost always superior to buses, but in some American cities the bus gets a lot...