Transit

Community Transit Investing $2m in Reliability Improvements, Making Minor Service Changes

Traffic congestion on I-5 between Seattle and Everett has skyrocketed over the past few years with commute times now up more than 25%. Many...

Sunday Video: Can Trains Save Seattle?

City Beautiful's urbanism content creator, Dave Amos, recently visited the Seattle area to explore future transit-oriented development sites and the planning that is going...
A photo of a raised drawbridge with a cyclists waiting in front of it.

University Drawbridge Closure Highlights Importance of Multimodal Solutions

Seattle needs a transportation network that can better adapt to the unexpected. Update - 12pm, 11/14/21, the University Bridge has been reopened for use. The...

Op-Ed: Metro’s Alarming Latest Bus Restructures Illustrate the Need for Reform

King County Metro recently unveiled its final proposal for a bus restructure in parts of North Seattle and North King County as well as...

Frequent Transit Nodes and What They Mean for Urban Village Expansions

Ten urban villages' boundaries are expanding in the latest batch of Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) rezones, but by the city's own logic...

As Streetcar Ridership Grows, SDOT Requests $9 Million for Connector Work

On Tuesday, the Seattle City Council's transportation committee will consider a proposal to continue work on the Center City Connector by authorizing $9 million...
A snarl of car traffic on 4th Avenue with transit and people biking on the margins. (Photo by Scott Bonjukian)

Skip the Ballot, Seattle Should Enact Road Pricing As a Pilot Program

What will it take to make congestion pricing a reality in Seattle? Depending on whom you ask, road pricing is either just around the corner,...

West Seattle Link Gains Federal Approval to Fully Enter Design Phase

The green light from the feds comes on the heels of the Sound Transit board advancing funding for West Seattle Link's design, in the face of increasing trepidation over costs.