Constantine Backs ‘North of CID’ Light Rail Station, Bypassing Chinatown and Midtown
King County Executive Dow Constantine has sided with those seeking to site light rail outside of the Chinatown-International District (CID). In his annual State...
Safety Strategies Abound for Rainier Valley Link, Yet Urgency to Implement Lags
Rainier Valley has seen more than its due share of collisions over the years. Martin Luther King Jr. Way S is a particularly problematic...
Everett Link Must Think Out of the Box to Avoid Generational Errors
This is a second installment examining the Everett Link Extension alternatives currently undergoing scoping. The first piece focused on station and station area alignment...
Options for Everett Link Stations Whittled Down in New Survey
Public input requested on the slim pickings for regional light rail station sites.
Sound Transit has an open scoping period for the Everett Link Extension,...
Fife Floodplain Fiasco Pushes Sound Transit to Delay Tacoma Dome Light Rail
Tacoma Dome Link is facing a three-year delay as Sound Transit recommends adding new options to avoid problems in Fife and South Federal Way.
The...
Seattle Subway: Sound Transit Must Commit to a Shallower 4th Avenue CID Station
Plans for South Downtown "FrankenHub" would be disastrous for generations of light rail riders
As we enter the seventh year of Sound Transit 3 (ST3) expansion...
Mapping Seattle’s Inequality and Diversity with Light Rail
Three maps comparing light rail station areas create a portrait of a complex region.
Columbia City…Mount Baker….Beacon Hill…SoDo…
When I first arrived in Seattle, the...
Build Ballard Link Faster and Better By Skipping Second Downtown Tunnel
Savings could elevate light rail in Rainier Valley, speeding up service, improving safety, and fully automate the system.
Sound Transit is currently planning the West...