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Seattle Opens Its Last New Car Bridge

Last week, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) opened its newest bridge to general purpose vehicle traffic after two years of construction. The South...

Sunday Video: Is There A Future In 3-D Printing of Buses?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKcZxwTAVEM Bloomberg QuickTake looks at a company that is using 3-D printing to tool all sorts of vehicles, including mini-buses. Could this be a significant...

2021 Budget Takes Another Bite Out of RapidRide Program

Back in 2018, we reported that Mayor Durkan's "Move Seattle Reset" had cut Route 40, Route 44, and Route 48 from RapidRide plans, instead...

Cascadia Vision 2050 Report Argues Hub-Cities Can Solve Affordability and Sustainability Challenges

Learn more about the ambitious proposal to build new high-speed transit connected hub-cities at the upcoming October 9th event. Skyrocketing housing costs that displace...

Seattle Grapples with How to Fund Massive Bridge Maintenance Backlog

How much should Seattle spend on bridge maintenance and where should the money come from? People often think of Seattle as a city of hills,...

Op-Ed: Why You Should Comment On Community Transit’s Transit Development Plan

If you ride Community Transit, please commit to comment on the Snohomish County-based agency's Transit Development Plan (TDP ). Hours of transit agency staff...
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Sound Transit Prepares to Unpause Nine Project Actions and Moves to Surplus Angle Lake...

On Thursday, the Sound Transit Board of Directors met to decide on the fate of more than a dozen paused capital project actions. Nine...

Metro Fares Are Back In October With Covid-Safe Features, Mixed Bag Budget Changes Ahead

Fares are coming back to King County Metro buses in October. The agency has been busy putting September service changes into effect and rolling...