Op-Ed: Join the Save Ballard Rail March on April 19
Transit advocates will march from Ballard to Smith Cove to draw attention to Sound Transit's plans to jettison this section of light rail, promised in the ST3 ballot measure.
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Op-Ed: Reconnect and Automate Ballard to West Seattle Rail to Save ST3
Sound Transit can halve the cost of light rail to Ballard and West Seattle by building them as a connected automated light rail line with slimmer stations, according to two transit experts who have launched the Sound Transit Now campaign.
King County Council's D2 Race Heats Up with Dueling Public Safety Platforms
Last week, Toshiko Hasegawa and Rebecca Saldaña, the two leading candidates for King County Council’s District 2 seat, each released public safety platforms. Both are focused on reforming the criminal legal system and decreasing incarceration.
Citations Virtually Nonexistent After Metro Resumed Fare Enforcement
King County Metro restarted fare enforcement on its buses last spring after a five-year hiatus. But between May and December, the agency issued just eight citations for repeated non-payment, with none of those citations being resolved.
Katie Wilson Scales Bicycle Weekends on Lake Washington Boulevard Back Up
Seattle's only annual open streets festival along the South Seattle waterfront will run every single weekend this summer outside of Seafair. Wilson's changes are a bold reversal of her predecessor's scaling back of Bicycle Weekends.
Builders Push for Temporary MHA Fee Break to Spur Housing Starts
A group of builders is urging Seattle to reduce Mandatory Housing Affordability fees for three years with the aim of kickstarting a sputtering homebuilding industry. They say 125 stalled projects encompassing 12,000 units could be resurrected.
Light Rail Connection Arrives in Bellevue at a Political Inflection Point
Completion of the full 2 Line has brought Bellevue so much closer to the rest of the region. That's set to provide Bellevue's slate of elected leaders, transformed to match the city in recent years, with major opportunities to advance progressive citybuilding.
Op-Ed: Night Court Could Help Seattle Deliver Timely Justice
Seattle’s courts face a simple challenge: the number of cases far exceeds available courtroom hours. Night court could help move cases more efficiently, improve access to justice, and ensure compliance with Washington’s strict speedy-trial requirements.
Op-Ed: Dear Ferguson, Call a Special Session, Play Offense, Not Defense, Prevent Austerity
John Burbank argues Governor Bob Ferguson should call a special session to ensure universal health care and child care in the face of Trump’s devastating federal cuts. Taxing corporate oligarchs could provide the revenue necessary.
Amtrak's Seattle Trainyard Expansion Hits Halfway Mark
Amtrak's $300 million expansion of its SoDo trainyard hit the 50% complete mark this month and is on budget and on track to open in 2027. Officials welcomed local media for a tour of the facility on Thursday.