Transit

Summer On The Rails: Traveling on Amtrak’s Empire Builder

Cross-country train rides with and without kids, dining cars with and without meat, and making travel part of the vacation. To ride a train across...

Sunday Video: Metro Systems With No Fare Gates

There’s a lot of talk about using fare gates instead of proof of payment in Seattle, but can proof of payment be just as...

Sound Transit Should Open Eastside Light Rail Stations in 2023 as Planned to Rebuild...

As a bustling region that over four million people call home, central Puget Sound deserves a high-quality transit system to move us around safely...

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...

Midweek Video: How To Improve A Stroad (Seattle’s Aurora Avenue)

Ray Delahanty of CityNerd visited Seattle to showcase the city's preeminent stroad: Aurora Avenue. Delahanty offers a sobering overview of the road, but he...

Seattle-Vancouver, BC Amtrak Cascades Train Service Returns September 26th

Amtrak will restore international Cascades train service to Vancouver, British Columbia on September 26th. Initially, Cascades service will only be one roundtrip daily between...
The 255 bus route in Juanita

Build on Kirkland’s Success with More Housing Near Route 255 and a Simple Parking...

Often overshadowed by Bellevue and Redmond, not to mention Seattle, Kirkland doesn't get the credit it deserves for the crafting of its lively downtown...

Transpo Notes: Sounder Fleet Expands, Des Moines Foot Ferry Pilot Launches, and Bus Driver...

This Transpo Notes roundup touches on a mix of transit stories, including: New Sounder cars arrive;$30 million in federal bus grants for Washington transit agencies;A...