2018: Goals, Obstacles, and Resolutions

Seattle has ambitious plans for 2018. Taking MHA Citywide... Can We Expand It to Single Family? The Seattle City Council plans to expand the Mandatory Housing...

Sound Transit Needs Tune Up, Less Board Micromanaging, Expert Panel Says

Sound Transit's ad-hoc Technical Advisory Group (TAG) has delivered sobering and wide-ranging recommendations on how to improve agency processes and reduce capital costs. The...

Transpo Notes: Ferry Updates, New Eastrail Bridge, Transit Funding Car Lanes

This week's Transpo Notes roundup touches on Seattle Monorail fare increases, a new Eastrail bridge, transit funding car lanes in Kirkland, new U District...
A vision map separates Sound Transit nearly 120-mile planned light rail system into regional commuter lines and more frequent urban lines.

Op-Ed: Optimize Sound Transit, Split System into Urban and Regional Lines

As Sound Transit builds the largest light rail expansion in the country, splitting the system into urban and suburban lines could unlock its full potential and queue up logical extensions.

Join for The Urbanist’s RapidRide G Line Opening Celebration

The Urbanist is hosting an opening day celebration for the RapidRide G Line, which commences service early Saturday morning. Our event is from 5:00pm to 7:30pm at Stoup Capitol Hill.
A Kitsap Transit fast ferry sits at the dock at Pier 50 with a King County Water Taxi

Bremerton Fast Ferry Faces Saturday Service Cut This Fall

Fast ferry runs will continue between Seattle and Bremerton on Saturdays from May to September, but will no longer be maintained through the off-season after a reduction in state support.

How South Korea’s Cartoon Bus Increased Ridership

  In an era of complexity, many global cities are suffering from gridlock. To mitigate this problem, they are encouraging residents to take public transportation....

A Small Step Forward for the U District Mobility Plan

A recently passed Seattle City Council resolution provides recognition of the U District Station Area Mobility Plan, but falls short on specifics for implementation. Standing...