Light Rail and Bus Base Projects See Cost Increases as Sound Transit Whittles Down...
Project cost increases are hitting most of the Sound Transit capital expansion portfolio with few exceptions. Agency staff briefed boardmembers last week with deeper...
How a Mass Transit Snob Became a Believer
Oh, how I loved my car. The ability to zip around the city of Seattle and into the nether regions of the Eastside left...
Midweek Video: Why Do People Commute By Airplane?
https://youtu.be/BoxZuHl3caU
Super commuting was on the up and up prior to the pandemic. Why are people doing it, who is doing it, and what can...
Sound Transit Confident of September Northgate Link Opening, Despite Schedule Risks
The critical window for light rail vehicle (LRV) burn-in and testing is still tight for Sound Transit's Northgate Link extension. Any further loss of...
ST 2040: A Shovel-Ready Vision for Seattle and Sound Transit
The climate crisis is an accelerating problem--while President Joe Biden has re-entered the United States in the Paris Climate Accords, temperatures are still rising,...
Sound Transit Plans Paid Parking Program as it Builds Another 8,000 Stalls
Despite the pandemic-induced decline in parking demand at regional transit facilities, Sound Transit is still expanding parking and developing new tools to manage it....
Midweek Video: The Case for Federal Transit Operations Support
https://vimeo.com/504477662
It this short video, TransitCenter highlights the inequity of America’s public transportation systems both in term of social and environmental justice. TransitCenter argues that...
Seattle Needs to Leverage Its Bus Network
When it comes to the spotlight for transportation projects and upgrades, buses never get the publicity. To most, a bus is boring. It is a...