by MIKE ORR The King County transportation committee held a public hearing last Monday on Metro’s proposed September 2012 service changes. Around thirty-five people spoke. Metro first proposed these changes last year, and in two rounds of public feedba... »
Last week, I got a tip about a great new minor-capital transit improvement project that Seattle DOT is undertaking in the Belltown-Uptown area, specifically at the interface between Uptown (aka Lower Queen Anne) and Belltown. This project has only just... »
Yesterday afternoon, King County Metro made public the legislative package which, after formal consideration (and possible amendment) by the King County Council, will turn the Fall 2012 restructure into a reality. To get to this point has taken about s... »
Although it’s natural to get excited about any proposal to run grade-separated transit between Ballard and West Seattle, the monorail proposal Oran described this morning is not one worth supporting. First of all, the proposal is deeply flawed for all ... »
On the 50th anniversary of the Seattle Center Monorail, a new group called the Century Transportation Authority (CenTran) is making an attempt at building a Ballard to West Seattle monorail line by forming a city transportation authority and building o... »
Not yielding to buses is actually illegal in Seattle. Who knew? Sound Transit Board asking great questions about parking around Northgate Station. Update on 125 and 128 service proposals. Dan Bertolet provides a good roundup of all the big projects, of... »
King County Metro has a very specific function. Their voter base is spread throughout the county, and it is their job to provide the highest quality transit service to the most of these citizens that they can. If you were in charge of the county and ... »
King County Metro has been a hive of activity this week. Without further ado, here’s the news: Contrary to widespread reports, the status of Route 2 has not changed. Yesterday, in widely-circulated emails and reports on Capitol Hill Seattle and Central... »
New transit taxing authority has already cleared major hurdles in Olympia. President Obama’s transportation budget is great, has no chance of being enacted; would cover most of the cost of light rail over the Columbia. PubliCola talks waterfront. Rento... »
Today, Metro begins its second round of open houses to gather feedback on the revised Fall 2012 service change proposal. These open houses are a great opportunity to share your thoughts on these proposals directly with Metro planners. The schedule is a... »
There are three things missing from efforts to grow sustainably in the Puget Sound region, a story about why supporting more growth is a good thing, a punch list of policy changes to help get there, and political accountability. I’m going to focus on t... »
2000 and 2010 US Census Housing Statistics for City of Seattle 2000 Count By Units in Structure 2000 Percentage By Unit in Structure 2010 Count By Units in Structure 2010 Percentage By Unit in Structure 2000-2010 Count Change Change in Percentage of Ho... »
Lots of stuff to watch this year! Sounder extends to Lakewood in October. ST Express routes are adjusted accordingly. In October, The RapidRide C and D lines open. Metro totally restructures service in West Seattle and Ballard. Metro’s worst performing... »
Last week the Sound Transit board took action on a bunch of pretty major items: Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy replaced Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon as ST Board Chair. The board approved the 2012 ST Budget: $733m for capital, $199m fo... »
Ben’s report on bringing forward ST3 planning money should assuage a lot of fears that Sound Transit’s resources are being diverted to something less than Link-standard rail. Federal funding requires an alternatives analysis, which may as well leverage... »
