Transit

Sunday Video: Do Cities Still Need Metros?

RM Transit's latest video takes a look at whether major cities should still plan their transit networks around a subway network, also referred to...
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Transpo Notes: Sea-Tac International Arrivals Facility Opens, East Link Delays, Sound Transit Report Dismisses...

This week's Transpo Notes roundup looks into Link light rail project timeline shifts due to labor disputes, restarts of the RapidRide R and K...

2018 in Review: The Year of the Four SDOT Heads

As 2018 draws to an end, it's the time for reflection and last ditch efforts to get you to read some of fine volunteer...

Seattle Rings In the New Year with Free Late Night Transit Service

Responding to criticism about a lack of late night transit service on New Year's Eve, King County is not only extending service to 4am...

Seattle’s $170 Million Wager to Reduce Light Rail Construction Impacts on Westlake Avenue

Light rail is coming to South Lake Union, but the path to get there is certainly fraught and contentious. Mayor Bruce Harrell backed a...

Op-Ed: Restore Capitol Hill’s Route 47 to Serve Rider Needs and Climate Goals

A fundamental tenet of public transit is “a rider cannot ride a bus that does not exist.” We ask our transit to do a...

LRT vs BRT: West Seattle Needs A Full And Unbiased Analysis

Bus rapid transit (BRT) proponents argue that dense population and growth centers of West Seattle are too spread out to be effectively served by...

Harrell Proposes Merging City’s Sound Transit Work Into Office of Waterfront

Praised for delivering Seattle's massive waterfront revamp, the Office of the Waterfront has faced criticism for being shadowy and unaccountable. Now it will become a one-stop-shop for Sound Transit permitting.