Seattle Transit Blog is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization that reports on transit in the greater Seattle area and advocates for improvements. Seattle Transit Blog also focuses on density and the urban form, and other forms of alternative transportation like bicycling and walking. Below is an introduction to everyone who’s ever had a byline at Seattle Transit Blog since its inception in April 2007.
All current contributors to Seattle Transit Blog are volunteers, and Seattle Transit Blog is wholly supported by private donations. Opinions expressed by contributors to Seattle Transit Blog are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of their current employer or other organizations.
Seattle Transit Blog is proudly committed to publishing original reports and commentary without the use of Generative AI. Every post is written by human volunteers and guest contributors. Quotes and imagery borrowed from outside sources are used with attribution to the source. Seattle Transit Blog strives to avoid reproducing AI-generated materials when possible.
If you are interested in writing a post, please review our guest post guidelines and reach out to our contact address.
Current contributors
- Mike Orr
- Ross Bleakney
- Martin Pagel
- Nathan Dickey
- Sherwin Lee
- Alex Kvenvolden
- Wesley Lin
- Michael Smith
- Frank Chiachiere, Webmaster
Past contributors
- Martin H. Duke
- Brent White
- Bruce Englehardt
- David Lawson
- Oran Viriyincy
- Andrew M. Smith
- Adam B. Parast
- Zach Shaner
- Lizz Giordano
- Peter Johnson
- Bruce Nourish
- Dan Ryan
- Matthew Johnson
- Ben Schiendelman
- John Jensen
- Erica C. Barnett
- Brian Bundridge
- Roger Valdez
- Matt Gangemi
- Garrett James Black
- Nick Lecarjegui
- Eric Butler
- Gordon Werner
Guest contributors
We frequently accept guest contributions by authors from all walks of life that meet our editorial standards. Elected politicians, transit agency leaders and staff, and various activists and experts have written pieces here (generally listed in chronological order):*
- Politicians:
- Seattle Mayors Greg Nickels, Mike McGinn, and Ed Murray
- Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland
- State Representatives Marko Liias and Joe Fitzgibbon
- King County Councilmembers Joe McDermott and Larry Gossett
- Seattle City Councilmembers Sally Bagshaw, Tim Burgess, Richard Conlin, Lisa Herbold, Rob Johnson, Tom Rasmussen, and Peter Steinbrueck
- Bellevue City Councilmember John Chelminiak
- Seattle City Council electoral candidates Brad Meacham and Joshua Newman
- Transit Agency Leaders:
- Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff
- Metro General Manager Kevin Desmond
- Metro Director of Service Development Victor Obeso
- Sound Transit executive Ric Ilgenfritz
- SDOT Director of Transit & Mobility Andrew Glass-Hastings
- the combined Seattle Transportation Advisory Boards
- former State Transportation Commissioner Virginia Gunby
- Advocacy Organization Leaders:
- onebusaway developers Brian Ferris, Caitlin Bonnar, and Kari Watkins
- Seattle Transit Riders Union General Secretary Katie Wilson and Disability & Access Committee Co-Chair Sam Smith
- Rainier Valley Post editor Amber Campbell
- Downtown Seattle Association president Jon Scholes
- the boards of nonprofit organizations Seattle Subway and Cascadia Rail
- Commute Seattle director Jonathan Hopkins
- Capitol Hill Housing Senior Director of Sustainability and Planning Joel Sisolak
- Transportation Choices Coalition Policy Directors Andrew Austin and Hester Serebrin
- Cascade Bicycle Club Policy Director Vicky Clarke
- Capital Hill EcoDistrict Acting Executive Director Alex Brennan
- Sierra Club Washington Chapter Transportation & Land Use Chair Tim Gould
- Co-leader of the Fix the L8 Campaign and volunteer for Central Seattle Greenways Jason Li
- Founder of Fix the L8 and co-leader of Central Seattle Greenways Nick Sattele
*Positions and honorifics indicate titles held at time of individual contribution, and may not reflect current status.
There are also guest pieces by private citizens Anton Babadjanov, Josh Benaloh, Ross Bleakney, Tim Bond, Ben Broesamle, Alex Broner, Charles Cooper, William Condon, Ricky Courtney, Robert Cruickshank, Aleksandra Culver, Ann Dasch, Joan Devraun, Al Dimond, Arthur Donby, Mark Dublin, Kona Farry, Eric Feiveson, Stephen Fesler, Matt Fewins, Jeremy Fichter, Kevin Futhey, Tom Gibbs, Neil Greenberg, Vlad Gutman-Britten, Jeff Hammerquist, Brad Haverstein, Bernie Hayden, KJ Hiramoto, Fa’aumu Kaimana, Chris Karnes, Bryce Kolton, Joe Konzlar, Dan Kostelec, Keith Kyle, Alon Levy, Andrew Lindstrom, Will Lisska, Matt Loar, Jason Lu, Tim McCall, Dale Menchhofer, Kelsey Mesher, Wes Mills, Kian Naeemi, Chad Newton, Mike Orr, Guy Palumbo, Jason Rogers, Alex Wakeman Rouse, Kyle Rowe, Troy Serad, David Seater, Jason Shindler, Mike Skehan, Sarah Snider, Renee Staton, Zach Stednick with Michael Logsdon, John Stewart, Carl Stork, Steve “Fnarf” Thornton, Calvin Tonini, Jack Valko, Jake Vanderplas, Shane Valle, Garrett Wedam, Jim Whitehead, Kate Whiting, Jonathon Morrison Winters, Ben Woosley, Eric Wright, and Lu Zeng.
Updated June 17, 2026.