Sunday Video: The Future Of Mobility

Västtrafik, a local transportation agency in Gothenburg, Sweden, has a new ad spoofing the marketing of autonomous cars. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KITqzFeJ-7Q

Let’s Add New Bus Lanes to Overcome ‘Period of Maximum Constraint’

The news on One Center City has not been very uplifting. The effort to keep Seattle moving during coming transit logjams got a re-brand...

State Legislature Passes Big Supplemental Transportation Budget Bill

Legislators were busy beavers this year passing a large number of bills affecting transportation policy across Washington. Several key bills made the final cut,...
An E Line bus heads northbound on Aurora Avenue N near Green Lake on a sunny day.

24/7 Aurora Bus Lanes to Keep Riders Moving During I-5 Overhaul

To keep buses moving as lanes are set to be shut down on I-5 over a three-year period, the Seattle Department of Transportation is set to convert peak-hour bus lanes to all-day. But the city isn't calling the change permanent.

Sound Transit Seeks Hail Mary Financial Tool to Complete ST3 Buildout

With creative tools needed to get the entire Sound Transit 3 network across the finish line as planned, Sound Transit is turning to the idea of 75-year bonds. If the Washington State Legislature OKs the concept, the move would mean extending debt to finance light rail projects into the next century.

Metro Announces Fall Service Improvements, Including Seattle and Amazon Investments

King County Metro Transit will invest an additional 88,000 annual service hours beginning at the fall service change in September. A good chunk of...

Sunday Video: The Seattle Streetcar Is Back On Track

https://youtu.be/zHKYuOA47jM The Downtown Seattle Association has released as short video celebrating Mayor Jenny Durkan's decision to move forward on building the Center City Connector. The...

Meetup Video: March 2022 with Anna Zivarts

Anna Zivarts joined for The Urbanist's March meetup. Zivarts is director of the Disability Mobility Initiative at Disability Rights Washington and is a low-vision...