Looking Back on Two Years of Investment in Seattle Transit
The second annual performance report on the Seattle Transportation Benefit District (STBD) was released this week. The report highlights local investments in transit service,...
Sunday Video: Bus Stop Balancing
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New York City-based TransitCenter is promoting bus stop balancing, or what some call bus stop consolidation, in New York and beyond to speed up...
Sound Transit Shares Design Concepts for Federal Way Link
Light rail will extend as far south as Federal Way in 2024, serving approximately 36,500 daily riders. Sound Transit is working to design the look,...
Budget Tweaks Could Speed Transit, Homelessness Services, and Broadband Plan
The budget season is in full swing. The Seattle City Council met on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss different proposals by councilmembers to add...
Everett Transit Seeks Feedback on Long-Range Plan Concepts
Everett's effort to develop a 20-year, long-term strategy for its city-operated bus system is moving forward with two competing options. One option would add...
A Faster Metro Plan: Fund E Rail with City Transportation Authority
Awhile back I wrote about adding a RapidRide E rail line that continues to First Hill to Seattle Subway's Vision Map, and the idea caught...
The Center City Connector Is A Critical, High Quality Transit Project
On October 14th, former Seattle City Councilmember Nick Licata wrote a blog post that may mislead enough people to stop an excellent local transit...
Convention Center Acquiesces to Coalition with $83 Million Benefits Package
One of the biggest questions swirling around the new $1.6 billion expansion of the Washington State Convention center--apart from whether it will actually get...