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...
Seattle Launches Shared Transit Stops With Microsoft And Children’s Hospital
A new pilot program for shared transit stops launches today. The City of Seattle, King County Metro Transit, and employers from Microsoft and Children's...
Sound Transit’s 2022 Service Plan Rests Heavily on Boosting Staffing Levels
Staffing levels at transit agencies continue to remain a challenge due to pandemic impacts. That could mean parts of Sound Transit's 2022 Service Plan...
Initial Assessment Results Revive Hopes of Light Rail Station in Heart of Ballard
Sound Transit has some big decisions on the horizon regarding light rail alignments for Ballard Link and West Seattle Link. Having just released Initial...
King County Metro Faces Looming Fiscal Cliff
King County Metro is projecting a significant budget shortfall by 2028 if its current spending plan is maintained, thanks to lagging sales tax revenue, increased costs, and ambitious fleet electrification plans.
King County Set To Part With Convention Place Station for $161 Million
Last week King County announced a tentative deal to sell perhaps the largest remaining undeveloped property in Seattle's city center. The 4.1-acre Convention Place...
Transpo Notes: Zero Youth Fares Begin, Fare Ambassador Program Expanded, and Equitable TOD
This Transpo Notes roundup touches on a mix of transit stories, including:
Zero youth fares and ORCA Lift fare reduction begin;ORCA card readers are getting...
Want to Revitalize Downtown? Here’s Eight Ways How
In the spring of 2020, downtown Seattle sat empty. A once bustling and growing core of tower cranes, thriving businesses, and active neighborhoods was...