Seattle Planning Scaled Back Benefit District Transit Boost, with Car Tabs Blocked
Transportation funding is in serious peril due to a perfect storm, but there could be help on the horizon. The storm started in November...
Sound Transit Shores Up Tacoma Link Budget and Receives TOD Code Grant
Sound Transit has allocated additional funding to the Tacoma Link extension project to shore up the budget. Costs have primarily risen from unforeseen right-of-way...
Sound Transit Capital Program Realignment Process Slowed Down to Mid-2021
The Sound Transit Board of Directors are punting on a realignment program of capital expansion projects for at least a year, allowing current projects...
AAWA: All Aboard Washington Responds to East-West Passenger Rail Study
All Aboard Washington (AAWA) is pleased that the Feasibility of an East-West Intercity Passenger Rail System for Washington State (East-West) study previewed on Tuesday...
Study Finds Limited New East-West Washington Passenger Rail Line Could Generate Substantial Ridership
On Tuesday, the Washington State Joint Transportation Committee (WSJTC) and its consultants presented findings to state legislators on the east-west intercity passenger rail study....
Deeper Transit Cuts Loom as Metro Faces Serious Financial Constraints in 2021 and 2022
The Covid-19 pandemic has been very disruptive to transit, forcing agencies to vastly change operational practices and slash service while seeing ridership fall off...
Amid Pandemic Recovery, More Transit Service and Fare Restoration Coming to Puget Sound
Several more transit agencies in Puget Sound are adding back more transit service and fares as the region recovers from the initial Covid-19 pandemic...
Via to Transit On-Demand Shuttle Service Is Back
Social distancing and hygiene best practices will be incorporated into operations, but driver welfare remains a concern.
Starting June 22th, Via to Transit, King County...