Harrell Proposes Modest $1.35 Billion Transportation Levy Renewal
The mayor's levy proposal is focused on preserving the existing car-focused system rather than promising transformative changes. Advocates asked for at least $1.7 billion focused on pedestrians, bikes, and transit, but didn't get it.
Center City Connector Streetcar Again In Jeopardy As Council Set to Pull Study Funding
Seattle's long-planned but much-delayed attempt to connect its two existing streetcar lines via a downtown extension along First Avenue is once again in trouble....
Metro Refines 2016 U-Link Connections Proposal
Today, King County Metro released a more refined "Alternative 3" for how bus service could be restructured around Seattle's two new light stations, opening...
Midweek Video: Cascadia Rail’s Ultra High Speed Ground Transportation Presentation
In September, Rail~Volution held their annual conference up in Vancouver, British Columbia. Paige Malott, Chair of Cascadia Rail, was there and provided a comprehensive...
Sunday Video: Will Texas’ High-Speed Rail Stations Be Any Good?
https://youtu.be/M-6e-mJ7hTI
City Beautiful looks at where Texas Central’s high-speed rail stations might go and their potential once trains start arriving. Texas Central’s station location approach...
The Unfinished Promise of the Center City Connector
Pioneer Square has the most to potentially lose--but also gain--from the connection of Seattle’s downtown streetcar lines.
During her daily commute into Pioneer Square...
What We Know About Sound Transit’s Alternatives to a Chinatown Station
It ain't much, but that's all the Board's going on too.
This week, the Sound Transit Board of Directors will be deciding on preferred Ballard...
Harrell’s Transportation Budget Focuses on Downtown But Leaves Out the Streetcar
Transportation was essentially a footnote this week as Mayor Bruce Harrell announced his proposed changes to Seattle's 2024 city budget, with housing, police tech,...