Transit

Trestle Work Will Shutdown Sounder Train Service South Of Puyallup

Service on the South Sounder line will be temporarily truncated to Puyallup later this month. The service revision will begin on February 17th and...
A snarl of car traffic on 4th Avenue with transit and people biking on the margins. (Photo by Scott Bonjukian)

Seattle Needs A Basic Bike Network Now

The Urbanist Editorial Board endorses the Basic Bike Network plan proposed by the Cascade Bicycle Club and Seattle Neighborhood Greenways, and championed by Seattle...

Sound Transit Finalizes Federal Way Extension Alignment And Bel-Red Construction

The Sound Transit Board of Directors made a big choice in finalizing the Federal Way light rail extension alignment and station profiles last week....

The Merits Of Upgrading Seattle Center Coliseum

The City of Seattle hosted a media tour of KeyArena on Wednesday. The City hoped to get attention for the request for proposals it's issued to...

Sound Transit Announces New Policy In Response To Saturday Disruption

Sound Transit leadership announced a new policy, Monday, in response to service disruptions during Saturday's protests at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Any disruptions must now be...

One Center City Presents Options for Downtown Transit

Note: the article below separates transit proposals in the One Center City recommendations from the bike lane proposals. I am devoting an entire article next...

Statement Denouncing Trump’s Travel Ban

In light of tonight’s events, The Urbanist Board of Directors has released the following statement: “Tonight we want to make clear our unequivocal opposition to...

Sound Transit’s Board Gets New Leadership Team

The Sound Transit Board of Directors have picked a new crop of leaders to guide the regional transit agency over the next two years. In...