Service Changes for Seattle and Regional Transit Begin March 18th
Puget Sound transit agencies are moving ahead with modest service changes this month. Those changes cut both ways with some additions and some reductions,...
Sound Transit Needs Tune Up, Less Board Micromanaging, Expert Panel Says
Sound Transit's ad-hoc Technical Advisory Group (TAG) has delivered sobering and wide-ranging recommendations on how to improve agency processes and reduce capital costs. The...
New Look Schedules Would Improve Link and Metro Rider Experience
Gold standard 'Stem-and-Leaf' visuals clearly convey frequency and provide accountability.
In Puget Sound, transit riders live by schedules. They have places to go and their...
Incomplete Analysis Overlooks Rider Delay Caused by Skipping Union Station Hub
Sound Transit Expansion Committee votes today with momentum building for unvetted North of CID station concept.
Riders across the region are set to see longer...
Constantine Backs ‘North of CID’ Light Rail Station, Bypassing Chinatown and Midtown
King County Executive Dow Constantine has sided with those seeking to site light rail outside of the Chinatown-International District (CID). In his annual State...
Safety Strategies Abound for Rainier Valley Link, Yet Urgency to Implement Lags
Rainier Valley has seen more than its due share of collisions over the years. Martin Luther King Jr. Way S is a particularly problematic...
Tacoma Should Ditch 19th for a 6th Avenue Streetcar to TCC
The transit system of the Tacoma area is at a critical juncture. As I have documented in previous articles, should long-range plans advance unmodified,...
Everett Link Must Think Out of the Box to Avoid Generational Errors
This is a second installment examining the Everett Link Extension alternatives currently undergoing scoping. The first piece focused on station and station area alignment...