Yearly Archives: 2024
Sound Transit Taps Transportation Veteran Goran Sparrman As Interim CEO
Twice picked as interim SDOT director, Sparrman hopes to right the ship at Sound Transit.
The Sound Transit Board of Directors is tapping transportation industry...
Micro-apartments Could Become Fully Legal in Washington, Again
The Washington State Legislature is considering legalizing "co-living housing" in cities and towns across Washington, which could open the door to new micro-apartments offered...
Op-Ed: The Seattle Police Department Has an Efficiency Problem
SPD’s refusal to offload low-priority calls is undermining its ability to solve serious crimes.
Over recent decades, the Seattle Police Department (SPD) has increasingly handled...
Harrell Proposes Doubling Affordable Housing at Fort Lawton Site to Overcome...
The move could be a jolt to a long-delayed plan for the decommissioned site, spreading infrastructure costs across more homes -- if the bid...
Seattle’s Neighborhood Greenway Network Faces a Turning Point
As the greenway program turns 12 years old, the network of pedestrian and bike corridors along low-traffic streets could see redoubled commitment or deemphasis.
Jenny...
Sunday Video: What’s Better Than Open Loop Payments For Transit?
As transit agencies modernize their fare payment systems, digital payment methods are becoming more widespread. Many transit agencies are allowing use of open loop...
How Fried Chicken Can Ruin Cities or Enrich Them
Clogging arteries is a fast food joint specialty, but good urban planning can get things flowing.
You may have seen in the news that some...
Constantine Appoints Zahilay, Birney, and Strauss to Sound Transit Board
This afternoon, King County Executive Dow Constantine unveiled three new appointments to the Sound Transit Board of Directors: King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay, Redmond...