Weary of I-5 traffic, bus agencies want to drop Snohomish County riders at Northgate light rail in 2021
Passengers would hop off the bus and ascend to the elevated light-rail platform to catch a train into Seattle.
Mike Lindblom
Staff reporter Mike Lindblom covers transportation for The Seattle Times.
Facing objections, Sound Transit drops ‘Red Line’ as the name for its light-rail route
Citizens said the name evokes redlining, the historical practice of denying home loans and ownership to nonwhite families in sections of Seattle and many other...
WSDOT told drivers to bail out of the tunnel the other morning. Nobody did.
Drivers and passengers didn't leave their vehicles and instead slowed down and continued through the tunnel to South Lake Union. The high-severity response was chosen...
How is your Highway 99 toll money spent? A big chunk goes to collecting the tolls
Toll-collection costs take 30% off the top mainly because the toll charges are lower than other highways, says a fiscal analyst for the Washington State...
FAQ: What you need to know about tolls, which start Nov. 9, in the Highway 99 tunnel
The state waited to impose tolls until after the Alaskan Way Viaduct demolition was finished, so road lanes along the waterfront could reopen.
Seattle, King County to sue over Eyman car-tab initiative; bus cuts to be determined
Details are beginning to emerge as elected officials scramble to address potential budget cuts imposed by the Tim Eyman-sponsored Initiative 976, which slashes car-tab fees...
Seattle’s next traffic challenge: Thousands of tunnel drivers will switch to city streets when tolls start Nov. 9
State officials warn as many as half the tunnel drivers might try other paths the first week of tolling — a worst-case scenario that's unlikely...
Washington Supreme Court tells trucking companies, not WSDOT, to pay for I-5 Skagit bridge collapse
Trucking companies involved in the 2013 I-5 Skagit River bridge collapse are on the hook to pay for the damage, while taxpayers are not, the...
Rusty steel beam closes a lane on busy Aurora Bridge all week — and maybe longer
The pavement sagged a half inch near the middle of the bridge, in the right lane that carries 50,000-pound buses every few minutes, along with...
Rust damage in the Aurora Bridge’s steel arch might close a traffic lane all week
One of three southbound lanes will be closed for several more days, causing delays for drivers who use the busy route.