2017 Transportation Bills Before The Washington State Legislature
The busy legislative session is underway down in Olympia. A mixed bag of transportation-related bills have been introduced to both houses of the Washington...
Meet The Newly Minted Metro Connects Plan
The long-range plan for King County Metro Transit has been approved. On Monday, the Metropolitan King County Council adopted the 25-year plan, Metro Connects,...
Womxn’s March On Seattle Helped Transit Reach New Heights In Ridership
Saturday's Womxn's March on Seattle--with attendance estimated as high as 200,000--helped transit reach new heights in ridership. While it wasn't a regional record-setter like...
Sound Transit Considers TOD For Roosevelt Station
Sound Transit is earnestly constructing its light rail extension to Northgate, including a subway station in the Roosevelt neighborhood, that will open in 2021....
Fix NE 65th Street And Make It RapidRide Ready
NE Seattle Greenways made fixing NE 65th Street--reducing the frequent collisions and making it more comfortable for pedestrians and bicyclists--their number one goal last year.
On...
Let’s Not Play Political Retribution With ST3 Park And Rides
Looking at the precinct level results for ST3, as many transit advocates have, you might agree with Publicola's Josh Feit who argued that Sound...
The Beginnings Of A Post-Viaduct Aurora Ave N
While we've been deeply critical and reasonably skeptical about many aspects of the Viaduct replacement boondoggle, the best pieces of the flawed project to...
We Are Failing On New Year’s Eve Service
Transit agencies around North America are getting ready for travelers in their cities to ring in 2017 in classic fashion, by going out. In...