Transit

Midweek Video: So You Built the Wrong Transit System… What Now?

RM Transit discusses how some cities may have built the wrong transit system for their needs. It may not be the end of the...

Final Segment of Alaskan Way Bike Trail Being Planned with Double Street Crossing

Earlier this year, we reported on a newly opened short segment of waterfront bike trail near Colman Dock, the first piece of the long-planned...
An articulated Route 25 bus in Spokane makes a turn on a downtown street after yielding to a passing pedestrian.

Welcome to the Move Ahead Washington Era

The final hours of the 2022 legislative session on Thursday night brought the last votes needed to bring the Move Ahead Washington transportation package...

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...

3rd Avenue Safety Improvement Could Speed Up Buses in Pioneer Square

The intersection of 3rd Avenue and Yesler Way in Pioneer Square is a very awkward spot where a few different streets come together and...

Market Street Developments Are Creating A New Urban Neighborhood East of Ballard

There’s a spot just inside Seattle's Gilman Park where the scent of turned earth and new asphalt mingles with that of cooking grains coming...

Legislature Passes Sound Transit Enhanced Funding Bill, but Fails to Lift Backyard Cottage Ban

Another set of bills died Friday as another legislative cutoff passed, but a bill boosting Sound Transit funding options was not among them. Senate...
A photo of an outdoor dining area with plants.

Transpo Notes: Café Streets Extended, Green Lake Outer Loop Advances, Metro Delays Service Improvements

This week’s Transpo Notes highlights include details on: Sound Transit's new ticket vending machines, the Green Lake Outer Loop project, transit service changes, Angle...