Community Push Wins Bigger Safety Upgrades with Major Ballard Repaving
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has announced an expanded scope of work for its planned repaving project along 15th Avenue NW, through the...
County Council Grapples With Future of King County Metro in Proposed Budget
While Seattle's budget proposal has been grabbing most of the headlines over the past month, the King County Council is also thick in the...
Viadoom Never Came but Squeeze Tightens Its Grip on Seattle Post-Tunnel
On Tuesday, the Move All Seattle Sustainably (MASS) coalition released a post-mortem report on the three-week viaduct closure and proclaimed the success of non-car...
Streetcar Review Confirms Robust Ridership Projections, Durkan Continues Delay
The long-awaited consultant report on the Center City Connector is finally out, and while sticker shock has been dominating the headlines, the case for...
Sound Transit Scores Another TIFIA Loan Totaling $1.99 Billion
Sound Transit announced that another Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) master loan agreement has been signed with the United States Department of Transportation....
The Case for Four New North Sounder Stations…In Seattle
The North Sounder line has long been panned by technocratic transit advocates as a white elephant gift to Snohomish County communities. At a cost...
Amtrak Cascades On Track to Deliver New Airo Trainsets in 2026
The Pacific Northwest is set to be the first home for one of Amtrak's next-generation trains starting in 2026, Amtrak confirmed at the agency's annual board meeting in Seattle last week.
Leaked Everett Link Plans Heavy on Displacement, Light on Connectivity
Sound Transit plans continue to avoid taking car lanes to site light rail. Greater displacement, less space for transit-oriented housing, and more dangerous crossings...