Transportation

Colorful photos on glass and geometric art stand out as a streetcar arrives at the Hilltop District T-Line station.

Tacoma Celebrates the Opening of the Hilltop Streetcar Extension

The mood was jubilant during the ribbon cutting, but 12-minute peak frequencies fall short of promises. On Saturday, Tacoma leaders cut the ribbon on the...
Street view of the newly constructed Downtown Waterfront multi-use trail.

Seattle’s Waterfront Bike Path Comes Into Focus, Narrower Than Past Promises Suggest

Late changes to add curving nine-foot-wide bottlenecks and remove bollards will hinder the new bike path. On Seattle's waterfront, visitors are now able to get...

Sunday Video: The Insane Ways Traffic Engineers Try to Make Streets ‘Safe’ for Walking

In this CityNerd video, Ray Delahanty tackled the various bells and whistles traffic engineers use on street crossings so as to not provide actually...
Portrait photo of Jaahnavi-Kandula

Jaahnavi Kandula’s Killing Reveals Seattle’s Many Failings on Public Safety

What is a 23-year-old woman's life worth? To Daniel Auderer, Vice President of the Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG), apparently the answer is $11,000...

Link Light Rail Resumes Normal Service Saturday, Ending Maintenance Disruptions

Sound Transit will nearly double frequencies on Link light rail with the completion of maintenance work. Sound Transit announced normal light rail service will resume...
Cars line up on the Montlake Bridge.

Seattle Council Pushes Forward on Transportation Impact Fees

The issue of whether Seattle should impose a sizable fee on all types of new development to fund transportation network improvements is back in...
Governor Inslee shakes the hand of a Tacoma high school student standing in front of the state's first electric school bus in 2019.

Seattle-Area Schools Slowly Electrify Bus Fleets 

Washington State has 40 electric school buses so far -- but big plans to change that. Meanwhile most parents drive their kids to school. That...
Fenced ramp to a multi-use path bridge over the Interbay railroad tracks.

Port of Seattle To Upgrade Interbay Bike Trail, Removing Major Pinch Points

One of the city's most highly-used bike trails is about to see improvements that will remove elements that have been giving trail users consternation...