Sunday Video: ReThinkNYC Rail
A local group in New York City—ReThinkNYC—wants to remake the face of the urban rail network in the region. ReThinkNYC's premise comes down to...
Op-Ed: Vancouver Shows Carshare’s Success Depends on Great Transit
While Seattle has cycled through carshare startups, Vancouver's Evo carshare program has grown into a big success, aided by strong transit and less competition from ridehailing in British Columbia.
Can’t Stop the Sound Transit Train, Growth at Breakneck Speed
Time and time again, we wonder: when will transit rider growth diminish? And time and time again, we've been pleasantly surprised that it hasn't...
Op-Ed: SDOT’s Flawed Analysis of Denny Bus Lanes Is Political Theater
Assuming bottomless motorist demand and no mode shift to transit made the Seattle Department of Transportation's study of Denny Way bus lanes effectively worthless. Route 8 upgrades deserves real consideration.
The Tale of An Epic Transit Failure
"Where we're going, we don't need roads."
If you saw a large good-looking man with a duffel bag sprinting through Seattle's Roosevelt neighborhood in desperate...
Most Seattleites Are Willing to Pay More to Speed Up Link Light Rail Expansion,...
In a recent poll, 71% of Seattle voters said they would approve a new funding measure to avoid Sound Transit 3 delays.
Urbanist action alert:...
East Link Construction Will Bring 10 Weeks of Central Link Service Disruptions in 2020
When Sound Transit makes the tie-in of East Link to Central Link in Seattle next year, service on the Central Link light rail line...
Aurora’s Destiny Is Bus, Not Rail
Author's Note: This article is in response to Doug Trumm’s excellent piece on Aurora rail, which was in turn a response to Seattle Subway’s...