Transit

South Bellevue station

How to Rescue South Bellevue Station from Suburban Asphyxiation

From a transit-oriented development perspective, in the nearly $3.7 billion East Link light rail extension, the most shameful station area, by far, is around...

Transpo Notes: Digital Ads Arriving, Security Incidents Trends, and Pessimistic Service Plans

This Transpo Notes roundup touches on a mix of transit stories, including: New digital advertising screens appearing at Link stations;Security incident trends on Sound Transit;Sound...

Midweek Video: Can Quality Transit Heal Car-Oriented Suburban Wounds?

Los Angeles was a city built on good transit bones, but somewhere along the way went off the rails with cars and suburbanization. Ray...

Transpo Notes: Delayed Bus and Bike Facilities, Ferry Pylon Strike, and West Seattle/Ballard Study...

This Transpo Notes roundup touches on a mix of transit and bike stories, including: A delayed bus layover project and bike lanes in South Lake...

Plan for ST4’s Future By Preparing for Light Rail on SR 99

Once in a life-time chances are just that, once. New York City planners did the right thing in 1870 debuting the subway system, Barcelona...

Sunday Video: Why Don’t We Have More Double-Decker Buses?

North American transit agencies are discovering double-decker buses, but there's often a lot of excuses for why they aren't more common. Reece Martin looks...

Sound Transit Tests Future Link Wayfinding Sign And System Map Concepts

On Thursday, Sound Transit shared future Link system map and station wayfinding sign concepts with members of the Sounding Board. The system maps and...

Zero Youth Fares Approved For King County Metro And Sound Transit Just In Time...

This week, more zero youth fare programs got approval in Puget Sound. Add King County Metro and Sound Transit to the list where youth...