Transit

Transpo Notes: Future of West Seattle and Ballard Link, Early Completion, and Shiny New...

This Transpo Notes roundup touches on a mix of transit stories, including: Splitting of West Seattle and Ballard Link studies and identifying priorities;Completion of the...

Take Part in New West Seattle and Ballard Link Light Rail Open House

Ahead of their mid-2021 release and comment period of the West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions' Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), Sound Transit has...

A Stroad Grows in Lynnwood: 196th St SW

Lynnwood is on a path toward disaster with its latest stroad designs for 196th St SW, a road bisecting the city's regional growth center near...

Everett Transit Kicks Off Long-Range Planning Process

Everett has started work on a major long-range planning process for the city-owned transit system. Population and employment are projected to grow substantially in...

Route 40 Bus Upgrades Reach Full Design, Despite Business Pushback

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has reached full design on a set of upgrades to Route 40, one of the city's busiest crosstown...
Mockup of what new overhead wayfinding signs will look like at Westlake Station. (Sound Transit)

Sound Transit Updates Station Wayfinding and Seattle Implements New Street Wayfinding

As the Puget Sound Region comes out of a year's-long pandemic hibernation, local agencies are hard at work improving the wayfinding system for people...
Two northbound buses line up outside Lucky Pho on Fremont Avenue with another southbound Route 62 across the street.

Metro Seeing Early Signs of Labor Rebound and Ridership Momentum

Buoyed by a bump in compensation in new contract, Metro is ramping up bus driver recruitment and hopes to grow service by fall 2024. King...
A RapidRide bus in the International District. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Review Rainier RapidRide Designs in New Metro Survey

Earlier this month, King County Metro dropped a new survey for RapidRide R, its planned upgrade of Route 7--one of its busiest routes with...