What Taichung Bikeshare Can Teach Seattle
Here’s what I know about cycling, based on stuff Seattle people say:
Without good cycling infrastructure, the only people who’ll venture out on a...
Action Alert: Save Sound Transit Funding
HB 2201, a bill devised to cut $2.3 billion dollars from the Sound Transit 3 (ST3) budget, has reared its ugly head again. Though...
Sunday Video: Transit-Protected Bike Lanes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0qdq36hwSs
We already have some of these "floating" transit islands that protect bikes by allowing cyclists. These islands give cyclists a buffer between platform and...
King County Metro Restoring Some Dial-A-Ride Service in South King County
King County Metro's third-party contractor, Hopelink, has seen its staffing levels increase, and that's set to translate to more options for transit riders in...
Sound Transit Seeks Feedback on Sounder South Capacity Expansion Options
Sound Transit has started a process to plan nearly $1 billion in capital improvements for capacity expansion of the Sounder South commuter rail corridor....
Seattle Wants To Unclog Transit-Only Lanes and Intersections, But It Needs Authority First
Traffic violations are common problems in a city as busy and dense as Seattle. Motorists are notorious for regularly blocking intersections (referred to "blocking...
Sound Transit Still Seeking Mitigation for Overcrowding Coming with Link Expansions
Near-term Link expansions will further strain limited resources for service capacity, forcing more crowding and lower frequencies that could last years. Can that be...
‘South Downtown Hub’ Outreach Ponders Chinatown Connectivity Without New Station
On Wednesday, Sound Transit hosted an outreach event at Union Station aimed at building consensus and easing tensions in Chinatown. Organizer Brien Chow spoke out to argue the Fourth Avenue station option was being sidelined and shortcomings of the agency's North and South of CID preferred alternative were being papered over.