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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...

Forward Thrust Part 2: The Art of Picking Sides

The Forward Thrust bond initiatives of 1968 and 1970 were a success because of their ambition. They were also failures because of their myopia....

Issaquah Updates Its Central District Visions

As the part of the Central Issaquah development moratorium, the city is refreshing the district visions established in the original Central Issaquah Plan (CIP)...

Bellevue Adopts New Downtown Livability Standards

Bellevue has been chugging away on a Downtown Livability Initiative for its business, retail, and housing core over the past four years. In 2013,...

Bothell Way 11-Lane Redesign Doesn’t Quite Stick the Landing

Don't say they didn't ask for it. First, Bothell residents asked the City of Bothell to design Bothell Way NE as a walkable street to...