Puget Sound Transit Agencies Returning to Regular Vehicle Capacity in July
Puget Sound transit agencies have announced an end of pandemic-era capacity limits on buses, trains, and ferries. In a joint notice, the agencies said...
Sound Transit Plans to Introduce Tacoma Link Fares In 2022
Sound Transit is pursuing introduction of Tacoma Link fares. The 1.6-mile streetcar line has operated fare-free since 2003 when it opened. But an extension...
Sunday Video: A Race to Seven Modes in Seattle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYnJdylkjPM
Dave Amos visited Seattle very recently and rode seven kinds of transit in Seattle. He wanted to see how long it would take to...
Mayor Durkan ‘Pivots’ from Road Pricing to Electrification Blueprint
In 2018, Mayor Jenny Durkan made a splash by embracing the idea of enacting downtown cordon tolling to reduce car congestion, pledging to realize...
Mangan: Build a Sand Point Way Streetcar and Unlock Transit-Oriented Development in Northeast Seattle
A tram line along Sand Point Way could speed up transit connections in Northeast Seattle and loosen the apartment bans blanketing much of the...
Sound Transit Temporarily Cutting Back Link Services in Response to Ill Staff
Sound Transit is running up against staffing challenges due to the pandemic, which has led the agency to temporarily cut back light rail and...
Metro Fares Are Back In October With Covid-Safe Features, Mixed Bag Budget Changes Ahead
Fares are coming back to King County Metro buses in October. The agency has been busy putting September service changes into effect and rolling...
Sound Transit Shores Up Tacoma Link Budget and Receives TOD Code Grant
Sound Transit has allocated additional funding to the Tacoma Link extension project to shore up the budget. Costs have primarily risen from unforeseen right-of-way...