Transit

Staying at Home Helps Us Envision a Future of Climate-Conscious Travel

In the midst of the public health emergency, worldwide stay-at-home mandates have resulted in significantly fewer people traveling by car or airplane. Scientists have...

Metro Restoring Some Bus Trips To Meet Demand, Installing More Social Distancing Signage

King County Metro has, for the second time since the pandemic started in earnest, restored some bus service as of Monday. The transit agency...

Sound Transit Approves Pilot Program Waiving Fares for Low-Income Riders, Previews Fare Enforcement Reform

A new income-based fare pilot program will provide help support low-income riders on Sound Transit services for up to two years as the transit...
RapidRide heads north on SR-99 just after the Aurora Bridge. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

State Supreme Court Intervenes in I-976 Case, Ruling Expected This Summer

The Washington Supreme Court wants the constitutionality question for Initiative 976 settled for good and sooner rather than later. Yesterday the court issued a...

Stride Bus Rapid Transit Is On the Way–Eventually

Work on Sound Transit's bus rapid transit program--Stride--is progressing, though slower than originally hoped. Some Stride lines' targeted openings have slipped from 2024 to...

The West Seattle Freeway Should Not Be Rebuilt

Removing the West Seattle Bridge and not replacing the lost car capacity is the most responsible move for the climate and being prudent with...

Working Toward a Greener Seattle

For the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, three local leaders weighed in on the most significant actions Seattle can undertake to increase its sustainability. Today...

Shoreline Planning Transit-Oriented Ped and Bike Bridge At NE 148th St

Shoreline is planning a new pedestrian and bicycle bridge across I-5 to connect separated communities and transit riders to the Link light rail station...