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Map of the Week: Delhi’s Rapid Rail Rollout

India's capital of Delhi is a booming metropolis of 25 million people known for its heavy pollution and congested, chaotic streets. However, in the...

Holiday Video: Did GM Really Kill the Streetcar in Los Angeles?

https://youtu.be/RnFVBfhpprU Dave Amos of City Beautiful explores the controversy over whether GM killed the streetcar system in Los Angeles. From all of us at The...
A rendering show passenger waited on a platform at an elevated station as a light rail train pulls in.

Lynnwood Link Finally Secures $1.17 Billion from the FTA, Clearing Path to Open in...

Sound Transit officially secured its long-pledged $1.17 billion grant and $658 million loan from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for the Lynnwood Link extension....

Extra Water Taxi Service and a Few Temporary Bus Lanes Planned for Seattle Squeeze

On Thursday, officials from the City of Seattle, Washington State Department of Transportation, and King County Metro held a joint press conference to discuss...

Durkan’s SDOT Director Pick Could Jumpstart Stalled Department

After nearly a year of interim directors, Mayor Jenny Durkan on Tuesday announced her pick to lead the Seattle Department of Transportation. Sam Zimbabwe,...

One Month to Seattle Squeeze, MASS Asks City to Do More to Prepare

In one month, the Alaskan Way Viaduct closes to vehicles as the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) begins a three week process of...

Austerity Is the Enemy of Climate Action

There are two kinds of opposition to action on the climate crisis. The first is the one we're all familiar with: outright denial that...

SDOT Has an Updated Move Seattle Workplan But Outcomes Still Uncertain

Last week, the Seattle Department of Transportation released an updated work plan for the remaining years of the Move Seattle levy: 2019-2024. In doing...