Transit

Saint Petersburg Metro Offers Architectural Lessons for American Transit

Transit conveys culture as its conveys passengers. The former Russian capital provides some lessons on how the Seattle region could do better. Seattle has begun...

Sunday Video: Portland’s Streetcar Extension Hopes to Transform Montgomery Park

Urbanism-focused Youtuber Fourth Place delved into Portland's streetcar extension planned to its Montgomery Park neighborhood, just northwest of its existing streetcar loop.
An 2019 rendering shows Portland Avenue station in Tacoma. (Sound Transit)

Sound Transit Releases New Batch of Tacoma Dome Link Designs

Sound Transit is working on the Tacoma Dome Link Extension (TDLE) program--a four-station light rail extension south of central Federal Way--to determine a preferred...

Mayor Durkan Boosts Funding for Police and Transit in Proposed Budget

Mayor Jenny Durkan delivered her first budget address today at Fire Station 10. While the mayor had broadcast her desire to trim department budgets...

Sound Transit Supporters: The Campaign Is Not Over

The passage of ST3 was one of the few joyous moments on an otherwise bleak November election night. Voters approved the proposal by more...

Metro Gets First 40-Foot New Flyer Battery Bus, Ambitious on Zero-Emissions Fleet

King County Metro has received its first 40-foot battery-electric New Flyer bus. The agency has already taken possession of 60-foot articulated variants from the...

Study Finds Limited New East-West Washington Passenger Rail Line Could Generate Substantial Ridership

On Tuesday, the Washington State Joint Transportation Committee (WSJTC) and its consultants presented findings to state legislators on the east-west intercity passenger rail study....

Roosevelt RapidRide Predictably Scales Back Bike Plans

On Tuesday, the Seattle City Council got an update on the proposed Roosevelt RapidRide corridor. Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) staff shared details on...