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...
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...
Camera Enforcement Bill Returns with Hopes of Unclogging Bus Lanes and Crosswalks
Legislation to expand the use of camera enforcement is back. Senator Marko Liias (D-Edmonds) has taken up the torch this year after camera enforcement...
King County Mobility Framework Would Guide Updates to Key Countywide Plans
A new policy framework is flying under the radar that could remake how King County Metro delivers service and capital investments. Metro began developing...
Senate Democrats Propose Car Tab ‘Fix’ with $2.9 Billion Hit to Sound Transit
A new state bill would slash more than $1 billion in Sound Transit revenues in order to satisfy a minority of anti-tax voters in...
University Street Station Renaming Is a Debacle in Agency Inconsistency
On Thursday, the Sound Transit Board of Directors met to decide on the fate of a light rail station's name. University Street Station, they...
Metro’s Northgate Bus-to-Link Proposal Could Use a Little Love for Fremont
King County Metro unveiled its initial Northgate Bus-to-Link restructure proposal yesterday at a press briefing at King Street Center. The emphasis is on additional...
King County Metro System Evaluation Calls for 11% Bump in Service, Resources Remain Constrained
The annual system evaluation for King County Metro from 2019 shows that 455,510 annual service hours are needed to meet baseline service targets. To...