Should The Government Invest in High-Speed Rail to Boost a Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery?
As we live through the current moment, it is difficult to understate the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the world. While...
Metro Planning 15% Service Cut This Fall, Fares Returning in July
The pandemic has wreaked havoc on transit systems nationwide. King County Metro is grappling with what that means for service levels.
Fare revenue has evaporated...
Requests for Repaving Reprieve on Ballard’s Market Street
Business windows along Market Street in Ballard have been featuring a new sign. In addition to reduced hours with delivery information and the murals...
Sound Transit Grapples with Recession and Transit Expansion Rebalancing
The double-whammy of a global pandemic and parallel recession has taken a toll on Sound Transit finances. Agency staff have warned that a sustained...
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...
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 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...