Op-Ed: Reclaiming Tacoma’s Extensive Historic Streetcar Network

Greater Tacoma used to have an enormously expansive streetcar network. With just one line, Tacoma's modern streetcar network has a long way to go to catch up to that rapid transit standard.

SDOT Prepares Fifth and Sixth Avenue Transit Pathways, with Limited Hours

In time for the spring service change on March 23rd, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will roll out a new transit pathway for...

Expert Advisors Tells Sound Transit a Culture of Urgency Still Lacking

Sound Transit boardmembers heard from experts on the agency's Technical Advisory Group (TAG) and their own independent consultant, Dave Peters, as part of a...
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Metro Flex Microtransit Expands to Issaquah

King County Metro is expanding its on-demand microtransit service, Metro Flex, to serve the Issaquah area. The expanded service begins on October 16 as...

What You Don’t Understand About Seattle’s Light Rail Expansion May Doom the System

There is no spine. There is no Ballard to West Seattle extension. There is no one coming to save us. By 2042, Seattle should have...

One Center City Forgets Vision Zero

Last week we outlined the different proposals to address the "congestion" crisis that our transportation agencies, in conjunction with the Downtown Seattle Association, are...

Puget Sound Transit Agencies Returning to Regular Vehicle Capacity in July

Puget Sound transit agencies have announced an end of pandemic-era capacity limits on buses, trains, and ferries. In a joint notice, the agencies said...

Seoul’s Lessons for Seattle Transit and Land Use

 In 1960, just several years after the devastation of the Korean War and with 35 years of armed Japanese occupation in the recent past,...