Transportation

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...

Modern Digital Signage Coming to Community Transit Swift Buses

Community Transit is the first transit agency in Puget Sound to debut modern onboard digital signage for buses. The signage tracks the progression of...

Finish Pierce County’s Light Rail Starter Line

Sound Transit built the last two miles of Pierce County’s Link light rail spine decades ago in the downtown core of Tacoma. The rail...

Eastrail Sees Big Milestone in Kirkland, and Setbacks in Bellevue

This weekend, elected officials and staff with the City of Kirkland cut the ribbon on the new Totem Lake Connector bicycle and pedestrian bridge....

Sunday Video: Camera Enforcement as Lifesaving Technology

Traffic camera enforcement technology isn’t popular among motorists, but there’s a lot of upsides to camera enforcement of traffic regulations, such as speed limits....