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Transportation

Seattle Transit Funding Shouldn’t Be Used To Cut Service

This fall Seattle voters could approve new taxes to pay for bus service -- and still lose their bus route. It sounds crazy, but...

Westlake Cycle Track Open House

On Wednesday, May 5th, there was another open house event for the Westlake Ave cycle track. This was the latest in a series of events...

Sunday Video: Google’s Self-Driving Car

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk3oc1Hr62g Google has put out a fascinating video of its self-driving car. It's amazing how well behaved the vehicle is around pedestrians, cyclists, and other...

When Thinking Globally and Acting Locally Is No Longer Optional: Why Seattle Needs Buses

The scientific evidence for anthropogenic climate change is now irrefutable.* Climate change is not some far off disaster that can be passed on to...

Mayor Murray’s Seattle-Only Plan for Metro

 After a whirlwind week, the bus saga continues. Today, Mayor Ed Murray presented his blueprint for a Seattle-only measure to restore King County Metro Transit...

Follow Up: Factoria Frequent Service

 A map of frequent service to and from Factoria. The thick red line is the frequent corridor shared by routes 240 and 241 and...

Riding and Running Heatmap

Strava Labs is an online community of athletes that is collecting data about activities one person at a time. You can sign up for...

Pronto! Emerald City Cycle Share Revealed

We've been anticipating the launch for the Puget Sound Bike Share (PSBS) for quite some time now, and we still have a while to...