Seattle Shelves Promised RapidRide Upgrades for Routes 40, 44, 48
The rumors of the Move Seattle Reset have been swirling for months, but it remained unclear what that would mean beyond a sort of...
Mayor Durkan Boosts Funding for Police and Transit in Proposed Budget
Mayor Jenny Durkan delivered her first budget address today at Fire Station 10. While the mayor had broadcast her desire to trim department budgets...
Sound Transit’s Level 2 Evaluation Narrows Path for Ballard and West Seattle Link
Earlier this month, Stakeholder Advisory Groups for the Ballard and West Seattle light rail extensions got an update on Level 2 alternatives being evaluated....
Getting Ready for a Post-Viaduct Downtown the Only Way We Know How
This week we learned that the Alaskan Way Viaduct will close permanently on January 11 of next year, with a three-week gap between the...
Tacoma on the Move: Pierce Transit’s Vision for a Growing City
Tacoma is growing. City, county, and regional leaders and planners are working to meet this growth with transportation options aligned with state mandates and...
Opening 130th Street Station in 2024 Would Be a Big Win for Transit Advocates
2015 was a different time. People were optimistic and filled with ambition, especially the transit advocates. We were not at a "value engineering" scaling...
SDOT Considers Alternatives to Eastlake Bike Lanes, But It’s Clear There Are None
While Lynnwood Link is slated to get its badly needed $100 million from Congress in the latest appropriation from D.C., Seattle's RapidRide projects wait...
Streetcar Review Confirms Robust Ridership Projections, Durkan Continues Delay
The long-awaited consultant report on the Center City Connector is finally out, and while sticker shock has been dominating the headlines, the case for...