Transit

The Streetcar Symphony

Nothing stops the chorus of a city’s urban dance than a parking garage or surface lot. In the booming age of Seattle’s downtown core,...

Metro To Provide Free Transit to Low-Income Individuals

The King County Council is poised to adopt an income-based fare program to be used on King County Metro services. On Wednesday, the county...

Senator Hobbs Showcases Big Transportation Proposal and It’s Still Highway Focused

Last Wednesday, Washington's Senate Transportation Committee held a public hearing on the next statewide transportation funding package, dubbed "Forward Washington." The public hearing did...

Community Transit Proposes Three Options for Blue Line Extension to Shoreline Light Rail

On Friday, Community Transit released three different options to extend its successful Swift Blue Line to the future Link light rail station at NE...

Sunday Video: Are Americans Ready To Love Trains Again?

https://youtu.be/Rsend-1FbaM Bloomberg News asks if Americans are ready to love passenger rail again. The story is heavily focused on Brightline in Florida and Amtrak’s recent...
SDOT crews working on Montlake Boulevard. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

State Transportation Bills Grapple with I-976 Mess, but Face a Ticking Clock

Washington Democrats have dueling transportation funding bills pending in the upper and lower houses that would raise or protect transportation revenue. On Wednesday, Senator Liz...

State Democrats Must Invest in the Future and Quit the Anti-Tax Games

At the beginning of the 2020 legislative session, Senator Joe Nguyen made a clarion call for going big. "A short session is not an...
Metro's new 60-foot articulated battery-electric bus. (King County)

King County Purchases 40 Battery-Powered Buses and Ponders Full Electrification by 2035

On Thursday, King County officials announced that new battery-electric buses would be hitting the streets late next year. The county is purchasing a total...