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Perfecting Issaquah Light Rail

Among all the Link light rail extensions unleashed by Sound Transit 3 (ST3) lurks a weakest link: the Purple Line to Issaquah. But we...

Bellevue’s Downtown Signal Policy Discourages Walking

On Tuesday, KOMO TV reporter Steve McCarron tweeted about Bellevue police stopping pedestrians who tried to enter the crosswalk on the blinking red hand...

Off Limits: How Seattle’s Suburbs Are Blocking Housing

Suburbs surrounding Seattle, some of them literally islands, are pulling up the drawbridges to growth. That is putting even more pressure on Seattle to...

Bellevue Makes Progress on Vision Zero Action Plan, Seeks Feedback

Near the end of 2015, Bellevue City Council endorsed Vision Zero with a goal of reaching zero traffic deaths and serious injuries by the...

Sound Transit Refines SR-522 BRT, Cutting Woodinville Headways

Sound Transit is planning to bring bus rapid transit (BRT), now known as Stride, to the SR-522 corridor, running between Shoreline and Woodinville, by...

Seizing the Bellevue Grand Connection Opportunity

Bellevue Grand Connection is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. How do we get the most out of it? Downtown Bellevue is amidst its biggest growth spurt over...

Metro and Sound Transit Propose Major Bus Restructure on the Eastside

King County Metro and Sound Transit are proposing a significant restructure to routes on the Eastside, which would affect communities stretching from Bellevue to...
A person loading a bike on a Sound Transit bus, a Route 535 headed to Lynnwood.

Refining I-405 BRT, Sound Transit Seeks Input on Station Access and Amenities

Bus rapid transit (BRT) will stretch from Lynnwood to Burien via I-405 by 2024. It's the larger of two major BRT projects planned to...