Transit

Community Transit Selects Swift Blue Line Extension Alignment

Community Transit has settled on a fairly streamlined and direct route for the Swift Blue Line extension south of Aurora Village Transit Center to...
An 2019 rendering shows Portland Avenue station in Tacoma. (Sound Transit)

Sound Transit Releases New Batch of Tacoma Dome Link Designs

Sound Transit is working on the Tacoma Dome Link Extension (TDLE) program--a four-station light rail extension south of central Federal Way--to determine a preferred...
Feet First's transportation funding webinar starts at 9am Friday May 29th. (Feet First)

Feet First to Host Webinar on the Transportation Funding Crisis Friday, May 29th

The Covid-19 pandemic has upended transit as we know it, devastated transportation budgets, and imperiled planned infrastructure upgrades. The advocacy organization Feet First is...

Puget Sound Passenger-Only Ferry Study Underway, 15 Routes Currently Shortlisted

The passenger-only ferry (POF) system is set to grow in Puget Sound with the introduction of new service between Southworth and Seattle, making it...

Metro’s Night Owl Reservation Proposal Leaves Some Behind

King County Metro recently issued an online survey pertaining to potential changes to Night Owl Service. These changes would be a temporary response to...
A hole next to a water feature at Jackson Park Golf Course. (Courtesy of Premier GC)

Let’s Tee Off for Housing

Seattle can house 35,000 people on Jackson Park Golf Course by building on 60 acres of fairway and converting the remaining 100 forested acres...

NACTO Issues ‘Streets for Pandemic Response and Recovery’ Playbook

The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) has published a new playbook for urban streets in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dubbed the...

Fast Trains, Cleaner Air, and Less Congestion: Envisioning a Post-Pandemic Pacific Northwest

As a result of the mandatory stay-at-home orders, fewer people are flying, fewer people are commuting to work, and fewer people are using their...