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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 →

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Featuring a Seattle Transit System bus driver. (h/t Erik Griswold)

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The reconstituted STB Editorial Board is beginning its endorsement process for the general election. We have the information we need on Seattle City Council races, Move Seattle, and the Community Transit measure, and are looking at some races outside Seattle. If there are any you’re afraid we’re going to miss, please say so in the […]

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With the proposed U-link restructures headed for council this week, I recorded a podcast with Zach and David to talk about the restructure, the history, and what will change when U-link opens next year. We tried to give a good overview of the changes, some of the challenges (both technical and political) and the […]

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Is the Move Seattle transportation levy a smart investment of property-tax dollars? That was the question at Seattle Speaks, a community forum televised live on Seattle Channel from Town Hall on Tuesday night. The $930 million levy has been touted by city leaders as the key to a safe, interconnected, affordable and innovative city. But […]

SDOT paints West Seattle Bridge bus lanes red, cites statistics on improved compliance elsewhere. Are developers paying their fair share? “new construction now accounts for 25 percent of the city’s sales-tax revenue.” ($) Expedia move slips from 2018 to 2019, various commuter incentives in play. ST Board approves limited permit parking at 10 lots. Developer […]

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This November’s election is big, with the entire Seattle City Council up for election and at least four incumbents out, and Move Seattle and Community Transit Now on the ballot. This Monday, October 5, is the deadline to register to vote or change your voter registration address. You can register or change your address online, […]

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Shoreline’s 145th St Multimodal Study Open House materials are online. You can participate in the “citizen exercise” through October 11th. ST Board approves reserved permit parking at some of its lots. SDOT taking over management of Pronto Bike Share. How Seattle’s proposed commercial linkage fee will work. I-405 toll lanes having little effect on general-purpose traffic […]

Bay D before 2012 bus restructure / photo by Oran I used my rare afternoon off Wednesday to check out the state of Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel joint operations, now that Link Light Rail trains are running every six minutes each direction during peak, and six bus routes have been moved upstairs. A pair of […]

We are waaaay overdue for a Bike News Roundup. So I hope you’re ready to sink the rest of your day into a couple weeks of interesting transportation news from around the region and the world. First up! The Late … Continue reading →

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