Mayor Durkan proposes 51-cent tax on Uber, Lyft rides in Seattle to fund streetcar, affordable housing
The city would charge a new 51-cent tax on each Uber and Lyft ride, and use some of that money to finish the downtown streetcar.
Heidi Groover
Seattle is considering a plan to set minimum pay for Uber and Lyft drivers
Though the proposals have been under discussion for months, Mayor Jenny Durkan's administration is not yet releasing details on either a possible fee on ride-hailing...
Seattle to cancel $52M deal to buy streetcars but says First Avenue project still on track
The Seattle Department of Transportation announced the cancellation Monday, saying it would cost more to stay in the 2017 deal than to start over on...
Is fall here already? It’ll feel like it this week, says National Weather Service in Seattle
The forecast this week predicts "much cooler" weather than last week and at least three days of scattered showers and drizzle.
Sound Transit criticized over fare enforcement on first day of school
Sound Transit said fare-enforcement officers were doing standard enforcement Wednesday and were offering leniency to any students who hadn't paid their fare.
Seattle City Council approves new bike-lane requirements, calls for more funding
Under the new law, if SDOT plans to skip building a bike lane because of cost or other factors, the department would have to explain...
Decision time nears for Seattle's First Avenue streetcar — but big questions remain
A stop-work order on the contract for the new streetcars expires in September, so the city will soon determine whether to stay in the contract,...
‘Do people actually ride the streetcars?’ Your Seattle streetcar questions answered
Set to open eight years later than projected at a cost of tens of millions more than originally expected, the project faces a steep path.
‘Get out of this lane!’ Seattle transit riders wave cars out of bus lane
They waved red flags at drivers, stepping into the street to urge cars to get out of the bus lane and then scurrying back to...
Downtown streetcar moving ahead with $9 million loan approved by Seattle council
The 1.3-mile segment, once slated to open in 2020, would connect Seattle’s two existing streetcar lines in First Hill and South Lake Union, which together...