Mayor Calls For Seattle Monorail ORCA Integration

On Thursday, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray released a statement in support of integrating the Seattle Monorail into the ORCA fare payment system. This could...

AAWA: All Aboard Washington Responds to East-West Passenger Rail Study

All Aboard Washington (AAWA) is pleased that the Feasibility of an East-West Intercity Passenger Rail System for Washington State (East-West) study previewed on Tuesday...

Snohomish and Pierce Roll Out September Transit Service Changes

It's not just King County Metro Transit getting fall service improvements. Community Transit, Pierce Transit, and Sound Transit are slated for increased service levels...

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.
Gondolas serve the city of Jounieh in Lebanon. (Credit: FunkMonk / Wikimedia Commons)

Gondolas Could Be the Light Rail Complement Seattle Needs

Seattle has plenty of hills and waterways which makes a subway system attractive in comparison to road-based solutions. But even a subway needs to...
A pedestrian bridge over a waterfront highway

Two Very Different Pedestrian Bridges Coming to the Seattle Waterfront

The overhaul of the Seattle Waterfront, while not exactly close to completely wrapping up, is starting to take shape before our eyes. With work...

Psych! Congress Poised To Mostly Fund Transit, EPA Afterall

Residents of the Puget Sound can breathe a momentary sigh of relief, it appears. Despite historic draconian cuts on discretionary programs proposed by the...

Op-Ed: Don’t Delay Light Rail Expansion with SLU Dithering

Send a letter to the Sound Transit Board to urge them to avoid delay in South Lake Union and advance the highest ridership Ballard Link light rail alignment possible.