Read more about the challenges facing Seattle and the Puget Sound region with bus service, light rail, other forms of mass transit.
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...
Sound Transit says it uses a proof-of-payment system instead of turnstiles because it is less costly, is more effective at preventing fare evaders and is...
The Coast Guard sees an abandoned bike and treats it the same way it treats an abandoned car — guardsmen start a search-and-rescue response, fearing...
Busing is a popular option among City Council members, while the police handle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s transportation.
The Federal Transit Administration awarded Community Transit $43 million to build a bus-rapid transit line from Everett to Bothell. It’s the first of eight Washington...
“Transit cannot determine whether its model of fare enforcement makes sense, in terms of costs or outcomes, or identify ways to improve it,” a new...
Transit managers suggested a more flexible policy in response to the March 16 incident at UW Station, when both downward escalators from the mezzanine to...
The program, designed to expand access to hiking trails and reduce trailhead congestion, cost less than budgeted and received rave reviews last year.
Stopping and then restarting work on Seattle’s downtown streetcar expansion will come with significant costs. But city officials are not confident in some financial estimates...
An initial review of Seattle’s streetcar expansion project found that costs have ballooned by $23 million. Mayor Jenny Durkan ordered an immediate stop to the...
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