Seattle begins search for new transportation director
Interim Director Goran Sparrman will continue to lead the agency through the end of August, Mayor Jenny Durkan announced. He's had the job since the...
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Seattle’s transportation department struggles with rising costs, unkept promises
SDOT says it can’t deliver on promises made by its massive 2015 construction levy, called Move Seattle. The department also is dealing with an over-budget...
Seattle’s Uber unionization law on hold after 9th Circuit rules against city
The years-long legal battle over Seattle's law allowing Uber and Lyft drivers to unionize will continue -- and the law will remain on hold --...
Tim Eyman loans $100,000 to initiative effort that would reinstate $30 car tabs
Tim Eyman has loaned $100,000 of his own money to his latest initiative to cut car-tab taxes, and pledged $400,000 more. Eyman hopes to be...
Seattle still using bike shares, but we’re not big fans in bad weather, new data shows
Still, bike-share bikes were used nearly 2,600 times on an average day in Seattle from mid-July through December last year. Each bike was ridden an...
Stuck in traffic? These folks found a solution by joining a vanpool
People are turning to vanpools as a cheaper alternative to driving alone and a more flexible and direct travel option than taking a bus. King...
$930 million Move Seattle levy falling behind on project promises, review finds
The 2015 transportation levy is twice as large as its predecessor, but a new city report now says that funding isn't keeping up with rising...
As Seattle struggles with bike lanes, Vancouver, B.C., has won the battle
Seattle’s leaders are working to build a network of connected bike lanes, but every inch of pavement is contested and tensions run high. In Vancouver,...
Seattle puts the brakes on shareable electric scooters — for now
Electric-scooter sharing is the newest app-based transportation option to pop up in American cities. They’re not coming to Seattle just yet. The city wants to...
Is this the future of Seattle transit? A look at Vancouver, B.C. — a city that figured it out years ago
With three fully-built light-rail lines and an interconnected bus network, Vancouver’s transportation system is like Seattle’s, just a couple of decades in the future. But...