Sunday Video: Changsha Maglev

In December, the city of Changsha, China started trial runs on a recently completed 11.5-mile urban low-speed maglev train line (<75 mph). How is that...

Everything You Need to Know About Lynnwood Link

Lynnwood Link has finally arrived! Here's everything to know about the launch and the urban transformation happening along the light rail extension.
A Metro bus with the Evo store mural in the background.

Metro Looks Toward Post-Pandemic Recovery, But Thorny Service Changes Could Be Ahead

How King County Metro will restore bus service as the pandemic recedes will be a hotly contested issue. Metro offered a window into the...

Amtrak Cascades Sets Timeline for Point Defiance Bypass Restart and New Trains

New trainsets and return to the Point Defiance Bypass have now made their way on to Amtrak Cascades' timetable. On November 30th, Jason Biggs...

Washington Transit Agencies Sound the Alarm About Impacts from I-2117

If approved, Initiative 2117, repealing 2021's Climate Commitment Act, would put $2.39 billion in funding for transit agencies across the state over the next 16 years at severe risk of evaporating.

Shape the Future of Ballard and West Seattle Link Light Rail

Connecting Ballard, Downtown, and West Seattle with light rail will represent an amazing leap forward for transportation in Seattle. But we must ensure that...
Aurora Ave N from a pedestrian bridge near Fremont on a clear day, looking north

Aurora Avenue Bus Lanes to Turn 24/7 to Aid RapidRide E Riders

Peak-only bus lanes will be converted to all-day operation between Fremont and N 115th Street as soon as next week. The move was initially planned in response to major construction work on I-5, which has mostly been delayed to 2026 and 2027.
A view down Denny Way shows a row of cars. The Amazon campus towers are in the background.

Op-Ed: Chamber Campaigns to Save SLU from Timely Light Rail

The Seattle Chamber of Commerce spend most of their time saying they shouldn’t have to pay higher taxes because the government is inefficient and wasteful. Meanwhile, they are spending a bunch of resources on trying to make the government inefficient and wasteful. South Lake Union light rail decisions are the latest example.