Seattle Council To Pave the Way for Sound Transit 3 Permitting
Two votes next week will align the City of Seattle with Sound Transit, opening the door to West Seattle Link Extension permit applications later this year. The move comes right on the heels of an overhaul of the city's land use code's light rail provisions.
Metro Restoring Some Bus Trips To Meet Demand, Installing More Social Distancing Signage
King County Metro has, for the second time since the pandemic started in earnest, restored some bus service as of Monday. The transit agency...
Streetcar Project Could Kickstart Downtown Recovery
The Downtown Seattle Association and new SDOT head are seeking ways to jumpstart the shelved Center City Streetcar project, such as a Cultural Connector...
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.
Tacoma Hilltop Streetcar Extension Opening Set with September 16 Celebration
Sound Transit has announced a “celebration” marking the opening of the Tacoma Link Hilltop Extension for September 16th. The agency does not stipulate that...
We Are Failing On New Year’s Eve Service
Transit agencies around North America are getting ready for travelers in their cities to ring in 2017 in classic fashion, by going out. In...
Downtown Seattle Association Envisions A New Multimodal Third Avenue
Third Avenue is Seattle's most prominent surface transit corridor in the city with over 52,000 daily passengers using buses. The Downtown Seattle Association (DSA)...
Another New Year’s Eve of Free and Extended Bus and Streetcar Service
New Year's Eve is nearly upon us and many Puget Sound transit agencies have you covered if you are looking to ring in the...