Mayor Durkan’s Broken Promises on the Center City Connector
Yesterday's scoop published by The Urbanist showing that Mayor Jenny Durkan has refused to meet with more than 100 groups supporting the Center City...
Mayor Durkan Refuses to Meet with Coalition Backing Center City Streetcar
While the city awaits Mayor Jenny Durkan's decision on the fate of the Center City Connector, scores of business owners, individuals, and organizations have...
Sunday Video: Behind the Scenes on the Seattle Streetcar
https://youtu.be/AKnglLROr6M
https://youtu.be/cp9Wi6arkHo
Hear what John and Calvin have to say about operating and maintaining the Seattle Streetcar system.
Mayor Durkan Wants More Alternatives to Streetcar Studied, Delaying Budget Review
Mayor Jenny Durkan’s outside budget review of the Center City Connector streetcar project is ten days past due.
The consultant KMPG delivered a draft of...
Let’s Add New Bus Lanes to Overcome ‘Period of Maximum Constraint’
The news on One Center City has not been very uplifting. The effort to keep Seattle moving during coming transit logjams got a re-brand...
Sunday Video: Zaragoza CAF Urbos 3 Tram
https://youtu.be/YG0v5GDNXSk
In 2012, Zaragoza, Spain resurrected trams in the city using the CAF Urbos 3 series. If the pause on City Center Connector is ever...
Two Urbanists and Joni Balter Debate Decongestion Pricing, the Streetcar and Parking on KUOW
Last Friday's KUOW's Week in Review ended up being an excellent discussion of popular recent urbanism topics: decongestion pricing, the center city streetcar, and...
Amazon Should Help Close the Center City Connector’s Budget Shortfall
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) estimates Center City Connector's budget shortfall is $23 million, which prompted Mayor Jenny Durkan to put a six-month...