Transportation

Trees have their fall colors near the track pulling into Downtown Lynnwood Station.

Build Light Rail In-Road Instead of Demolishing Housing, Balducci Urges Sound Transit

However agency leaders displayed hesitancy to inconvenience cars to build transit more efficiently. On Thursday, the Sound Transit Board pressed the agency's heads of corridor...
Passengers board and disembark at Westlake Station's northbound platform.

Transit Advocates Push to Save South Lake Union Light Rail Station

Mayor Bruce Harrell and Amazon have pushed to add a last-minute alternative for Ballard Link light rail that would drop a proposed station in...

Sound Transit Approves One-Time Station Cleaning Enhancements

A one-time deep clean at Link stations headlines the hygiene. Cleaning at some Sound Transit facilities are set to see an improvement. A newly approved...

Office of the Waterfront Releases Bell Street Proposal

Officials stopped short of full pedestrianization, but do plan a cycle track. Seattle's special department focused on the revamp of the central waterfront has released...

Leaked Everett Link Plans Heavy on Displacement, Light on Connectivity

Sound Transit plans continue to avoid taking car lanes to site light rail. Greater displacement, less space for transit-oriented housing, and more dangerous crossings...

Seattle Plans to Extend and Upgrade Third Avenue Transit Mall in 2024

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has announced a slate of improvements to Third Avenue, the city's busiest bus corridor, that include a planned...
High speed train models like this were on display at the Cascadia Rail Summit. (Credit: Doug Trumm)

The Urbanist Podcast: UW Looks at Getting Cascadia High Speed Rail

Cascadia is uniquely set up as a region that would support high-speed rail. Between the linear arrangement of Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver, BC, and...
Joe Vinson stands on Military Road next to a crosswalk signal with a Route 156 bus in the background.

Transportation Wonk Joe Vinson Steps Up for SeaTac Council

It all started with a sidewalk. Or rather, a lack of one. When a brand new elementary school opened in his neighborhood, Joe Vinson...