Transit

Metro Outlines Bus Service Restorations in October and Beyond

King County Metro is continuing to boost bus service via three rounds of service restorations. Changes coming in October and March will bring the...

Concerns Persist Over Safe Access to Judkins Park Light Rail Station

Set to open in 2023, the Judkins Park light rail station will connect thousands of Seattleites to the growing Link light rail network. The future station,...

Seattle to Acquire UW Laundry Site for Affordable Housing

On June 15th, the Seattle City Council was briefed on a bill to transfer the Mount Baker University of Washington (UW) Laundry site to...

Sound Transit Tells Electeds to Secure Funding to Advance Deluxe West Seattle and Ballard...

On Friday, local elected officials met to discuss end-to-end alignment alternatives for light rail extensions to West Seattle and Ballard. It was the fifth...

What Cascadia High-Speed Rail Efforts Can Learn from California

On May 21st, Governor Jay Inslee passed but partially vetoed ESHB 1160. The approved provisions of ESHB 1160 appropriates funds to the Washington State...

Metro’s Night Owl Service To Get A Makeover

Night owl service in Seattle and places further afield is on the verge of major improvements. In April, we provided a brief on a review...

Follow The Data On Vision Zero—With Every Project

Seattle celebrated Bike Everywhere Day on May 19th, an inclusive alternative to Bike to Work Day that celebrates the idea that bikes are transportation...
Metro heads toward West Seattle via Spokane Street low bridge. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Metro Planning 15% Service Cut This Fall, Fares Returning in July

The pandemic has wreaked havoc on transit systems nationwide. King County Metro is grappling with what that means for service levels. Fare revenue has evaporated...