City Accelerates Rainier Avenue Improvements, Too Late to Save Some Lives
Last Monday evening a person trying to bike across Rainier Avenue was hit and killed by a driver who fled the scene, as the...
Community Transit to Launch Swift Green BRT Line in March Service Change
Community Transit will make a major service change with the introduction of a new bus rapid transit (BRT) line--the Swift Green Line--on Sunday, March...
Seattle Stagnated on Vision Zero in 2018, Preliminary Crash Data Shows
Preliminary data from the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) shows the total number of serious injuries and fatalities on Seattle's streets was virtually unchanged...
Democrats Should Not Pass a Highway Expansion Focused Transportation Bill
Last year most local Democratic politicians lined up behind the carbon fee initiative (I-1631). That measure didn't pass. Nonetheless the coalition behind the initiative...
Midweek Video: Operations and Maintenance Facility South
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Sound Transit is planning for a new operations and maintenance facility for light rail down south. Six different sites are currently under consideration. In...
City Council Appoints Zimbabwe as SDOT Director, Passes Work Plan
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has been without a director for more than a year, having had four different interim heads while a...
Mountlake Terrace Sets Sights on 12-Story Buildings
The City of Mountlake Terrace is working through a subarea planning process to update the city's "town center" as light rail begins its reach...
West Seattle Link Tunnel Could Cost at Least $7.7 Million per Dwelling Unit Saved
On Friday, new information on the West Seattle light rail options to Alaska Junction was released. The information indicates that an elevated alignment would...