Harrell Reverses Course, Backs Westlake Avenue Option for Denny Station

The move appeases advocates who fought to save a critical South Lake Union light rail station on Harrison Street that would have been cut. Transit...

Sound Transit Can’t Deliver Planned ST3 Service Levels Without Major Changes

Starved of vehicles and storage space, the full light rail expansion program is threatened with reduced service levels and quality. Another major reset is...
Daytime rendering of the mountain option. (Pierce Transit)

Pierce Transit’s Plan for Pacific Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Project Collapses

Hopes for the first high-quality Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line in Pierce County were formally dashed this week when Pierce Transit told its board...
Spokane Council Member Zack Zappone and others in front of a new Spokane apartment building.

Spokane Leads the Way with Parking Reform

One year ago, Spokane shocked the state by passing a sweeping housing reform bill that, among other things, reduced minimum lot sizes and legalized fourplexes anywhere...

Sound Transit’s Draft Service Plan for 2024 Charts Some Service Growth

Sound Transit is advancing some service change proposals for next year. By and large, the proposals are similar to concepts that the agency shared...

Modern Digital Signage Coming to Community Transit Swift Buses

Community Transit is the first transit agency in Puget Sound to debut modern onboard digital signage for buses. The signage tracks the progression of...

Finish Pierce County’s Light Rail Starter Line

Sound Transit built the last two miles of Pierce County’s Link light rail spine decades ago in the downtown core of Tacoma. The rail...

Sound Transit Board Okays Displacement Heavy Everett Link Alternatives

Alignment and station alternatives to be studied for the Everett Link light rail extension have been set. In June, the Sound Transit board adopted...