Images from Ballard Commons’ Reopening, in All Its Imperfect Glory
On Saturday, the fences came down and the green space at the center of Ballard was reopened. Closed in December 2021 so the city...
New Look Schedules Would Improve Link and Metro Rider Experience
Gold standard 'Stem-and-Leaf' visuals clearly convey frequency and provide accountability.
In Puget Sound, transit riders live by schedules. They have places to go and their...
Incomplete Analysis Overlooks Rider Delay Caused by Skipping Union Station Hub
Sound Transit Expansion Committee votes today with momentum building for unvetted North of CID station concept.
Riders across the region are set to see longer...
Everett Link Must Think Out of the Box to Avoid Generational Errors
This is a second installment examining the Everett Link Extension alternatives currently undergoing scoping. The first piece focused on station and station area alignment...
SDOT’s Top to Bottom Review of Vision Zero Barely Skims the Surface
In September of last year, Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) Director Greg Spotts took the megaphone at a rally of around 100 people on...
How to Finance a Highway Spending Spree: Records Reveal Oregon’s Plans for Toll Hikes
Some commuters to pay as much as $30 per day. Tolls don't need to be this high to manage congestion, argues City Observatory.
This article...
Downtown Recovery Takes Center Stage in Harrell Speech Light on Details
The mayor has coined splashy acronyms from DAP to CARE, but the programs themselves are lagging behind.
Mayor Bruce Harrell titled his state of the...
The High Cost of Parking in Downtown Bellingham
When what is now downtown Bellingham was initially platted in the mid-1800s, it is likely that little consideration was given to parking. Mostly because...