The SR-520 Resolution Needs To Be Better
Completing the SR-520 expansion and reconstruction was fully funded as part of the Washington State Legislature’s transportation package. The $1.64 billion SR-520 highway project...
Mayor Durkan Wants More Alternatives to Streetcar Studied, Delaying Budget Review
Mayor Jenny Durkan’s outside budget review of the Center City Connector streetcar project is ten days past due.
The consultant KMPG delivered a draft of...
ORCA Pod and Sound Transit Reducing Select Fares on March 1
Sound Transit alongside Community Transit and the wider ORCA card pod will make some limited fare changes on Saturday, March 1, including lowering regular adult day passes from $8.00 to $6.00 and for reduced fare day passes from $4.00 to $2.00.
Sunday Video: When Do We Get A SkyTrain To UBC?
https://youtu.be/accrf6-vLJU
In March, British Columbian leaders announced that SkyTrain in Vancouver would be extended partially on the 99 B Line, the busiest bus line in...
SDOT Chooses Harder Path on Rainier Avenue South Bus Lane’s Next Phase
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has selected a layout for a bus lane on Rainier Avenue south of Judkins Park Station, a project...
Op-Ed: Shrinking Sound Transit’s Oversized Stations Could Save Hundreds of Millions
Sound Transit diverges from international standards by building oversized underground stations that add hundreds of millions in costs to little benefit. Overhauling the agency’s planning framework to promote more efficient designs could help keep projects on track as they face massive financial strain.
Move Seattle Levy Goes To The Voters
At a full council session yesterday, the Transportation Levy to Move Seattle was unanimously approved by the City Council in an 8-0 vote (Okamoto being absent)....
Feds Pledge $790 Million Grant for Federal Way Link
Under Secretary Elaine Chao, the United States Department of Transportation has been known for slow-walking or canceling transit grants, putting transit projects across the...