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The Sound Transit Board is poised to finalize the ST3 Priority Project List (PPL) on Thursday. When creating a ballot measure in 2016, the Board will draw from the PPL, and only from the PPL. While alignment and station details are not final at this stage, the importance of this list is obvious. The Seattle Transit Blog […]

If all goes well, by 4:30pm today we’ll know what will be considered for an ST3 package. The Board will be deliberating the Priority Projects List that, if approved, would direct ST staff to study each project for cost, ridership, etc for inclusion in the System Plan and the eventual ballot measure. Like a cut […]

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One of the C# oddities I noted in my recent article was that I find it odd that creating a numeric type with less-than, greater-than, and similar operators requires implementing a lot of redundant methods, methods whose values could be … Continue reading →

The King County Council will soon consider the restructure proposal that Metro submitted last week to take effect in March. They’ve set up an online form for public testimony on these changes. Our sources tell us that the initial comments from this tool, not widely publicized, are running heavily against any changes. Most STB readers likely understand some basic […]

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SDOT seeking comment on more restrictions for ship canal bridge openings. Scott Bonjukian writes at length on Kitsap’s Transit high-speed foot ferries. WSDOT tackling mudslide issues on the North Sounder route. Hurrah! Seattle Police step up enforcement of bus lanes. UW may crown U-District station with a 240-foot tower. Only 0.1% of eligible Seattle residents have received a […]

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Bloomberg Business recently profiled the National Audio Company (NAC), one of the last companies still producing audio cassettes. NAC president Steve Stepp describes his business model as “stubbornness and stupidity” and credits his company’s success to the retro movement. By stubbornly sticking to producing cassettes while many other companies abandoned the format, NAC was ready when bands and […]

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Mark Professor loves the London bus system, and his Oyster Card. (Thanks for finding this, Andrew!)

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Kiwanis Club volunteers no longer providing shuttles to Puyallup Fair; alternatives remain. A mathematically rigorous example of how adding a road can increase congestion and travel times. Metro exploring “alternative services” for Vashon Island, looking for residents to participate. Yesler Terrace construction moving along ($), will increase the number of units by almost nine times. […]

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(h/t Gordon Werner)

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Move Seattle: RapidRide+ but no Center City Connector ST3 projects and completing the spine (9:27) HALA, Minimum Wages, and Developer Taxes (21:10) “towers in Madrona” (27:25) Single family homes and displacement (30:19) Martin regrets that circumstances forced him to use a microphone that makes listening to him even more unpleasant than usual. https://media.blubrry.com/seatransitblog/s3.amazonaws.com/stb-wp/wp-content/podcasts/STB_podcast_2.mp3 Subscribe via RSS […]

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This is a sponsored post. In a growing city with an aging transportation system, will Seattle voters support a $930 million property tax measure this November to Move Seattle? Seattle Speaks, a live, televised community forum, will consider the biggest levy in Seattle history — $930 million over nine years. The Move Seattle transportation levy, […]

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Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson says upgrading HOV lanes to 3+ “is part of the tools in the toolbox,” but there are no current plans to go beyond I-405. Feds grant $38.5m of the $53m cost of Clark County’s “the Vine” BRT, already under construction. USDOT also contributes $2m more to Tacoma Link; about $70m of […]

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Erin's view (NE Seattle Rider) from King County Transportation on Vimeo.

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At last Tuesday’s County Council meeting about the ULink restructure, Metro estimated walking times from various bus stops to UW station: 2 minutes to the Pacific Place stop, served by routes 44, 45, 65, 67, and 73/78 2 minutes to northbound Montlake Blvd stop, served by routes 65 and 73/78 2 minutes to UW Medical Center, served by […]

SDOT presents its report on projects to make things better on the West Seattle Bridge. Eric Scigliano looks into the mysterious disappearance of “Proximate Commuting.” Are Metro’s new Orion buses dangerous to pedestrians? There’s a bus driver shortage. Seattle makes its comments about the Westside SR520 plan. Transit priority is on the list; the bus volume […]

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This is a sponsored post. What is your main mode of transportation? Do you think Seattle is a safe city for bike commuters and pedestrians? We want to know what you think in advance of Seattle Speaks: Move Seattle?, a live, televised community forum, which will consider the biggest levy in Seattle history — $930 […]

A Ride the Ducks amphibious vehicle has collided with a Bellair Charters bus on the Aurora Bridge. As of 1:00pm, 4 have been confirmed dead, with dozens more wounded. Injuries were likely exacerbated by the lack of seatbelts on either vehicle. The historic 6-lane, 57′ bridge has anomalously narrow 9.5′ lanes and no median or […]

From January through the end of August, five people had been killed in Seattle traffic. In a single collision today, four people were killed, eight were critically injured, eight more were seriously injured, and one is in “satisfactory” condition, according … Continue reading →