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Community Transit Receives Approval and Grants, Closer To Swift II

Last week, we reported on Community Transit's future plans for Swift II, a new bus rapid transit line in Snohomish County that would connect...

Rider Alert: Christmas and New Year’s Service Reductions

Be sure to check out our comprehensive roundup of service reductions for all Puget Sound transit agencies--including the ferries. Many have service reductions on...

Tweet of the Week: “I am traffic.”

https://twitter.com/MikeLindblom/status/545350307316654080 This week's tweet is a refresher course on one of the most basic laws of urbanism. A city is a place with a lot...

Sound Transit Board Adopts Updated Long Range Plan and Approves 2015 Budget

Yesterday, the Sound Transit Board held their final meeting for 2014. There was a lot on the agenda in order to close out the...

More Puget Sounders get parking benefits than transit benefits

The Puget Sound Regional Council, the regional authority charged with managing growth, published some interesting results on subsidized transportation from their Spring 2014 Regional Travel...

Governor Inslee Announces New Transportation Package for State

Yesterday, Governor Jay Inslee (D-WA) held a press conference on a new 12-year transportation policy for Washington State. His backdrop for the event was...

Vastly Disproportionate Investments

While reading through a thesis on transit investment in the Puget Sound Region, this graph caught my eye. It shows the stark neglect transit...

Community Transit Envisions Swift II by 2018

Community Transit is toying with the idea of a Paine Field-Mill Creek-Bothell BRT line dubbed as Swift II on the fifth anniversary of their highly successful Swift...