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Metro Bus Driver Theresa Tobin, In Her Own Words

As King County Metro faces budget cuts, an 18-year veteran bus driver has her eyes on the road ahead.

09/01/2014 By Matthew Halverson

City Hall

Bike Master Plan Delayed; Rasmussen Lights Into SDOT

Bike master plan delayed; council transportation chair not amused.

08/12/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City

The New Transportation Director's Dress Rehearsal

New city transportation director nominee Scott Kubly answers the council's questions.

08/07/2014 By Erica C. Barnett and Josh Feit

The C Is for Crank

The C Is For Crank: Drivers vs. Reality Edition

TV news reporters round up drivers who are livid that parking rates in six areas are going up 50 cents. Apparently, that doesn't leave much room to interview drivers in the five areas where rates are going down.

08/05/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Transportation

No Arrest Made in First Hill Hit-and-Run, Although SPD Knows Driver's Identity

A Cleanscapes truck driver hits a Seattle pedestrian on First Hill, killing her instantly.

08/01/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Antsy Friday Likes & Dislikes

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring a lot of angry people.

08/01/2014 By Morning Fizz

The C Is for Crank

The C Is for Crank: Carpocalypse Never

As usual, a road closure fails to lead to gridlock, despite hyperbolic predictions that narrowing I-90 to one lane would result in a traffic disaster, including 10-mile backups and travel times six times as long as usual.

07/21/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Election 2014

Here Are the Routes that Are Going to Be Cut No Matter How You Vote

The bus routes, including several in Seattle, that are slated for cuts in September—two months before the big November Metro vote.

07/21/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Transportation

City: Murray Doesn't Plan to Cut Sound Transit Rail Study

City staffers say Mayor Ed Murray does not, contrary to a published report, plan to cut funding for a rail study to pay for buses.

07/08/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Mayor Murray: Cut Rail Funding For Buses

Mayor Ed Murray argues that the city should save money by cutting rail funding for buses.

07/07/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

New SDOT Director Meets the Press

New SDOT director nominee Scott Kubly faces the press at his first public appearance this morning.

07/02/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Council Plans Changes to Parking Rates

A city council committee considers raising some street parking rates, and lowering others.

06/10/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Transportation

County Council Likely to Adopt Republican Metro Proposal

The King County Council appears poised to adopt a Republican-backed Metro cuts proposal. However, KC Executive Dow Constantine could veto the deal, and Democrats have offered an 11th-hour compromise.

06/06/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Mount Baker Upzone Moves Forward

Over protests from neighbors opposed to density, a council committee approves a long-overdue upzone near the Mount Baker light rail station.

06/04/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Transportation

County Council Split on Metro Cuts

The King County Council splits along surprising lines on how, and how much, to cut Metro transit service.

06/03/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Opinion

Seattle Flirts with a Cut Your Nose to Spite Your Face Transportation Policy

In a guest op/ed, the Downtown Seattle Association's Jon Scholes argues that two Metro funding proposals are "misguided."

05/21/2014 By Jon Scholes

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: Transportation and Budget Allocation

Today's picks for civic nerds

05/13/2014 By Ezra Parter

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: Where Do We Go From Here?

Today's picks for civic nerds

05/12/2014 By Ezra Parter

City Hall

Murray: Support My "Methodical" Approach to Transit Funding, not Property Tax

Mayor Ed Murray lays out his argument for a "methodical" approach to funding transit, as opposed to an upstart property-tax ballot proposal.

05/09/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

As Seattle-Only Bus Measure Moves Forward, Murray Says He'll Announce Competing Proposal Next Week

As supporters of a Seattle-only Metro funding measure collect signatures, Mayor Ed Murray says he'll announce his own temporary funding proposal next week.

05/08/2014 By Erica C. Barnett