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A photo of a raised drawbridge with a cyclists waiting in front of it.

University Drawbridge Closure Highlights Importance of Multimodal Solutions

Seattle needs a transportation network that can better adapt to the unexpected. Update - 12pm, 11/14/21, the University Bridge has been reopened for use. The...

A First Peek at Proposed Everett Link Light Rail Alignments

A new scoping information report has been released for Sound Transit's Everett Link extension project. It's a first crack at detailing potential alignments between...

Sound Transit’s 2022 Service Plan Rests Heavily on Boosting Staffing Levels

Staffing levels at transit agencies continue to remain a challenge due to pandemic impacts. That could mean parts of Sound Transit's 2022 Service Plan...

Transit-Oriented Development Planned for Kent/Des Moines Station, Additional Feedback Sought

Two surplus lots are up for redevelopment at the future Kent/Des Moines Station. Sound Transit has about four acres of land that it wants...
A map showing a light rail alignment running from Federal Way through Fife, East Tacoma, and the Tacoma Dome. The line terminates in central Tacoma after Union Station.

Build Link Light Rail Right: Send Trains into Tacoma’s City Center

Let's consider the lunacy of the journey foisted on public transit users: after riding at least 80 minutes from Capitol Hill or Downtown Seattle...
A photo of a light rail station surrounded by tall modern buildings, some of which are still under construction.

It’s Time for Seattle’s Transit Oriented Development to Grow Up

If you make it north of the Canadian border, you will sometimes find yourself in a sea of 50-story towers adjacent to a train...
The rendering shows a light rail station connected to a park near roads.

Improving Bellevue’s Grand Connection: Part 3 – Downtown Link Light Rail to I-405 Lid...

This article is the final in a three-part series that takes a close look at Bellevue's Grand Connection, a significant planning effort to make...
A photo of a light rail train on an elevated rail line.

Seattle Subway Urges Lawmakers to Adopt Rail Funding Fix

The excitement that the recent Northgate Link opening generated provided a vivid example of Seattle residents' desire to be better connected by rail. This...