Transit

Sound Transit’s 2022 Service Plan Rests Heavily on Boosting Staffing Levels

Staffing levels at transit agencies continue to remain a challenge due to pandemic impacts. That could mean parts of Sound Transit's 2022 Service Plan...
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Seattle Expands Free Transit Passes to All Middle Schoolers

Seattle is now offering all public middle school students in Seattle free transit passes through the ORCA Opportunity program. This builds upon a program...

Transit-Oriented Development Planned for Kent/Des Moines Station, Additional Feedback Sought

Two surplus lots are up for redevelopment at the future Kent/Des Moines Station. Sound Transit has about four acres of land that it wants...
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Pandemic Impacts Force Pierce Transit Service Reductions

Pandemic impacts are lingering and hitting transit hard as operator shortages persist. Pierce Transit has announced a round of temporary service reductions because of...

Midweek Video: Throwing Good Money After Bad Car Infrastructure

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds-v2-qyCc8 Not Just Bikes takes on the issue of how cities often throw a lot of money at bad car infrastructure. Through the lens of...
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Tacoma Needs a Better Sounder and Streetcar Expansion

As a regular reader who lives in Downtown Tacoma, I’m always excited to see articles that address the challenges and opportunities in our city....
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Issuing Bonds For Bridges is Back On the Table as Council Discusses SDOT Budget...

A proposal for the City of Seattle to issue bonds to pay for maintenance on several key bridges has been put back on the...

Midweek Video: The Magic of Cross-Platform Transfers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgW1_Njbums Why are cross-platform transfers for transit so good?