Sunday Video: A Race to Seven Modes in Seattle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYnJdylkjPM
Dave Amos visited Seattle very recently and rode seven kinds of transit in Seattle. He wanted to see how long it would take to...
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...
On the Prospect of an Urbanism of the Poor
Recently, I was asked for my definition of an urbanist. In reaching for a definition, I realized that I actually don’t have one--certainly not...
West Seattle Activists Propose SkyLink Aerial Gondola To SoDo
West Seattle activists are advocating for an urban aerial gondola alternative to Sound Transit's planned light rail extension. Will the movement gain momentum?
Imagine for...
SR-520 Cross-Lake Trail Opens Improving Options to Walk and Bike
A new cross-lake trail opened Wednesday on SR-520, making it easier to walk, bike, and skate across Lake Washington. The trail was years in...
Sound Transit Prepares to Unfreeze Dozens of Halted Projects
More than two dozen Sound Transit projects are stalled out, which is the result of an aggressive conservative fiscal approach that the agency took...
Don’t Let Anybody Tell You Streetcars Are Not Real Transit: Budapest Edition
Modern American streetcars have a bad rap. Partially this is self-inflicted. Several American transit agencies have planned streetcars doomed with routes that are too...
A First Look at Seattle Center Monorail Station’s Planned Access Upgrades
With $15 million in federal funds in hand, accessibility upgrades are moving forward for the Seattle Center monorail station. Take a look at the preferred concept.