ST3 Level 1 Alternatives: Ballard & Interbay

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Yesterday we discussed the first cut of alternatives for light rail to West Seattle.  Today we’ll focus on Ballard and Interbay at the opposite end of the line.  The general route is a familiar one, dating back to Forward Thrust in 1968, showing up again in the Monorail vote in 1997, briefly making an appearance […]

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SDOT Nixes Bus Lanes through Montlake

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In another unfortunate setback for Vision Zero and the Move Seattle Levy, SDOT has elected to remove the dedicated bus lane planned for 24th Avenue to give more space to cars. 23rd/24th Avenue, home to the 43 and 48 routes and used by over 6,000 bus riders daily, is one of Seattle’s supposed “transit priority […]

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Monorail Survey Hints at Potential Improvements

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Seattle Center and the Seattle Monorail have a survey in the field: With plans underway for renovating KeyArena and bringing a new NHL hockey franchise to Seattle, Seattle Center and Seattle Monorail Services are planning ahead by exploring how to make it easier to use the monorail to travel to and from Seattle Center and […]

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Podcast #56: East Coast Style

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Sound Transit’s flat fare Peter Rogoff and the ST Board (13:05) – Martin regrets that he neglected to expound further on certain allegations, so that it came across as more dismissive than he intended. MVET bill (19:35) Signal priority in Bellevue and Seattle (29:07) http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_056.mp3

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To Avoid SR-99 Diversions, Toll All the Roads

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The new SR-99 tunnel has a problem. No, Bertha isn’t stuck again.  This time, problem is financial: setting the toll rates. The initial results of an investment-grade analysis of tolling options, performed by a consultant for WSDOT, show that setting a price point for the new tunnel continues to be as tricky a proposition as […]

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Podcast #53: Elite Projection

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Amtrak derailment (1:46) Positive train control (4:56) Free Metro on New Years’ Eve (16:47) Jarrett Walker vs. Elon Musk (21:10) The Dangers of Elite Projection The most expensive mile of subway on Earth (24:58) Transit Riders Union, taxes, and advocacy (33:35) Streetcar turns 10 (42:22) Lynnwood Link garages (51:40) http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_053.mp3

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Seattle’s Streetcar Turns 10

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10 years ago this month, to great fanfare, Seattle’s modern streetcar line opened, a 1.3-mile route between Westlake and South Lake Union. Though it seems insignificant now, cast your mind back to 2007. The Seattle Monorail Project died just two years earlier, after costing the city $125M. A month before the streetcar opening, the Roads […]

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Podcast #52: The Biggest Shoupista

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Seattle City Council Member Rob Johnson joins the podcast to talk ST3, HALA, Key Arena and more. ST3 – Crossing the ship canal (1:30) ST3 – West Seattle (5:57) ST3 – Permitting (8:50) 130th Street (14:47) Car tabs (18:46) HALA (23:52) Parking (27:40) Beyond HALA (31:21) Move Seattle Levy (33:29) Key Arena (38:58) http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_052.mp3

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Podcast #51: Load Factors

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Streamlining ST Express Fare Collection (2:00) Load factors on Link (7:24) Parking Hypocrisy (15:55) The Regional Housing Gap (24:55) Mailbag (29:30) PS: by listener request, the podcast is now available on Google Play as well as iTunes. http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_051.mp3

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Durkan, Mosqueda, Dhingra Leading Big in Key Races

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And the next mayor of Seattle will be 🥁 🥁 🥁 Jenny Durkan #seamayor #waleg #waelex A post shared by Crosscut Public Media (@crosscut_news) on Nov 7, 2017 at 8:39pm PST With the first batch of ballots counted, Jenny Durkan has a commanding 61-39% lead over Cary Moon in the race for Seattle Mayor. Teresa […]

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Vote Tomorrow!

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Tuesday is the deadline for sending in your ballot.  A brief recap of our endorsements: Cary Moon for Mayor Teresa Mosqueda, Lorena González for City Council Endorsements beyond Seattle For more on voting: King County Elections Pierce County Elections Snohomish County Elections

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