Yearly Archives: 2024

Sound Transit Teases New Paid Parking Strategy Still Well Short of...

Sound Transit is weighing parking rate structures as it works to expand its fledgling paid parking program to a projected 21 facilities along Link and Sounder lines by 2026.

Sunday Video: Just One More Lane, Bro

Will one more car lane really fix congestion? Jason Slaughter from Not Just Bikes digs into all those promises made by highway departments to...

The Little-Known Election Urbanists Should Vote in Right Now

One of the most urbanist local elections is taking place right now and most voters have no idea. King Conservation District Supervisor Brittney Bush Bollay explains what their organization does and what's at stake in this February election.

It Could Be the End of Line for the Seattle Streetcar

Support is dwindling for the Center City Streetcar project. Failing to connect two disconnected streetcar lines could spell a death spiral for Seattle streetcars, which are limping along without the central link.

King County Climate Plan Needs ‘Serious Course Correction’ on Transportation

King County is falling behind on its climate goals due to a reticence to tackle transportation emissions, the top source of climate pollution in the region.

Dubicki: Hazbin Hotel, Good Omens, and Fixing Divine Error

We are all fighting Heaven now. Ray Dubicki reviews the show Hazbin Hotel and bids farewell in his final column.

Everett Transit Still Studying Merger, Outlines Service Growth Strategy

Merging Everett Transit into Community Transit could take Everett from three 30-minute frequency or better local bus routes to 15. But consolidation is advancing slower than anticipated.

Sea-Tac Airport Got Very Close To Pre-Pandemic Passenger Peak in 2023

Just shy of its 2019 record, SEA clocked in with 50,887,260 passengers in 2023. That was up 10.7% from 2022.