Transit

Tabling a second light rail tunnel through Downtown Seattle and redesigning Ballard Link to use the existing tunnel could save $4.5 billion, and Sound Transit has been too quick to dismiss the idea, Scott Kubly argues. The money saved could reduce delays and fund important transit upgrades elsewhere.

Shoreline and North Seattle's evening and weekend transit will see a big boost as Metro restructures its bus network to pair with the soon-to-open Lynnwood Link light rail extension. However, Route 20 and Route 73 with get cut with no replacement service in some sections.

Road construction begins today on Columbia Street to deliver future transit improvements. The first phase of the project is focused on a stretch of...

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has announced via a letter to Community Partners, that the long-delayed, long-awaited First Hill Streetcar will begin service...

https://youtu.be/9viTTRd8iP8 Dave Amos documents the history of railway towns in America in this video. Railway companies in the 1800s expanded quickly to the West, platting...

King County Metro is continuing to boost bus service via three rounds of service restorations. Changes coming in October and March will bring the...

Sound Transit revealed a plan to boost Lynnwood Link frequencies to 10 minutes and provide more four-car trains. Officials had warned of a severe capacity pinch after the 1 Line extension opens but before light rail can cross the I-90 bridge to reach Sound Transit's new Bellevue train base.

State legislators received a briefing this week on the Washington-led effort to study and plan high-speed rail in the Cascadia Megregion, stretching from Vancouver,...