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Seattle-Vancouver, BC Amtrak Cascades Train Service Returns September 26th

Amtrak will restore international Cascades train service to Vancouver, British Columbia on September 26th. Initially, Cascades service will only be one roundtrip daily between...
The Husky Stadium pedestrian bridge rendered with an elevated tram line next to it.

Mangan: Build a Sand Point Way Streetcar and Unlock Transit-Oriented Development in Northeast Seattle

A tram line along Sand Point Way could speed up transit connections in Northeast Seattle and loosen the apartment bans blanketing much of the...

Amtrak Joe’s Win Elevates High-Speed Rail Hopes

Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris officially became President-elect and Vice President-elect on Saturday, which signals a shift from a car-centric, anti-city administration to...
people walk and roll across a rainbow painted crosswalk

State and Local Leaders to Participate in Week Without Driving Challenge

Join them by signing up for Disability Mobility Initiative's Week Without Driving 2022 Next Monday, September 19th, Disability Mobility Initiative will begin its Week Without...

Some Legislators in Olympia Want a Directly Elected Sound Transit Board, But That Would...

The effort to create a "directly elected" Sound Transit Board of Directors is making the rounds in state legislative halls again this session. Last...

February 2015 Service Change for Metro, Community Transit, and Sound Transit

On, and around Valentine's Day, King County Metro, Sound Transit, and Community Transit will be implementing their late winter and early spring service changes....

Meetup Video: March 2021 with WSDOT Secretary Roger Millar

https://youtu.be/fhIPaQoJk7U This month, Roger Millar was the guest speaker at The Urbanist's regular meetup. Millar is Secretary of the Washington State Department of Transportation. He...
Mercer Island's light rail station, in the median of I-90, being constructed. Parking lots and low density development is visible on the periphery

Construction Issues Delay East Link Opening to 2024 and Federal Way Link to 2025

Sound Transit revealed delayed timelines for its next four light rail extensions Thursday. Defects in concrete plinths in a four-mile section of East Link...