House Bill Proposes $205 Billion for High-Speed Rail as Part of Economic Recovery
A bill to fund the rollout of high-speed rail across America was recently introduced in the House of Representatives. The proposed policies would get...
Mayor Proposes Dramatically Scaled-Back Seattle Transit Benefit District Reauthorization
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has finally unveiled her proposal for replacing Seattle's Transportation Benefit District, which currently funds a large segment of King County...
More Ways Than One
Downtown Seattle is more than a central business district. It is a neighborhood 88,000 people call home. This neighborhood has the highest concentration of...
Everett Transit Rethinks Its Future, But Is It Time For A Merger?
Everett has struggled for years to provide a basic city-operated transit system under the banner of Everett Transit. Due to declining sales tax revenues...
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...