Transportation

Seattle’s Push for More Automatic Traffic Cameras Intensifies

A committee nod smooths the path for camera expansion, but some advocates worry about the equity implications. Seattle's streets are set to see a significant...

Sound Transit Can’t Deliver Planned ST3 Service Levels Without Major Changes

Starved of vehicles and storage space, the full light rail expansion program is threatened with reduced service levels and quality. Another major reset is...

Kirkland Presents Pathways to Pedestrianize Park Lane

The City of Kirkland is in the middle of a deep dive on how it could make one of its most popular downtown streets...

Rainier Valley Greenway’s Final Segment Starts Construction After Years of Red Tape

Earlier this month, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) started construction on a small stretch of multi-use pathway near I-90 that will have an...

Sunday Video: Amsterdam’s Latest Knip

Amsterdam is marching toward becoming a car-free city. In their latest effort, the city government is trialing a six-week closure of Weesperstraat, the busiest...
Daytime rendering of the mountain option. (Pierce Transit)

Pierce Transit’s Plan for Pacific Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Project Collapses

Hopes for the first high-quality Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line in Pierce County were formally dashed this week when Pierce Transit told its board...
Spokane Council Member Zack Zappone and others in front of a new Spokane apartment building.

Spokane Leads the Way with Parking Reform

One year ago, Spokane shocked the state by passing a sweeping housing reform bill that, among other things, reduced minimum lot sizes and legalized fourplexes anywhere...

Sound Transit’s Draft Service Plan for 2024 Charts Some Service Growth

Sound Transit is advancing some service change proposals for next year. By and large, the proposals are similar to concepts that the agency shared...