Transportation

Tuesday Jolt: WSDOT Secretary Says "Small Possibility" Tunnel Won't Be Built

On KIRO's Dori Monson Show, state transportation secretary Lynn Peterson says there's a "small possibility" that the downtown tunnel will never be built.

04/29/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Transportation

Metro Head: Seattle-Only Bus Plan Would Stiff Suburbs

King County Metro director Desmond says while Metro will do whatever it can to reduce cuts, a proposed Seattle-only initiative would stiff the suburbs.

04/24/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Transportation

"Friends of Transit" Plan Would Fund Bus Service for Routes Mostly in Seattle

A new proposal by a group of transit proponents would fund bus routes whose lines are at least 80 percent within city of Seattle boundaries.

04/23/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

On Other Blogs

On Other Blogs Today: Vote Yes on Metro Funding

An eloquent argument for saving Metro service.

04/21/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Transportation

WSDOT: Tunneling Won't Start Until March of Next Year

The state Department of Transportation now says the tunnel-boring machine, which the state initially said might start up again in September, won't get back to work until March 2015.

04/21/2014 By Afternoon Jolt

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: "Literally the 11th Hour."

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring Democrat vs. Democrat?, no comment, emergency transportation, and a minimum wage deal?

04/17/2014 By Morning Fizz

The C Is for Crank

Don't Listen to the Seattle Times on Prop. 1

Don't listen to the Seattle Times. Vote "Yes" on Metro funding this April.

04/08/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Isn't It Weird That

Isn't It Weird That: The Eastside and the Seattle Police

Some weird things we noticed about transit opposition on the Eastside and the former interim police chief's retirement announcement.

03/28/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

One Question

One Question for King County (Re: Metro)

One question for King County's budget guru regarding Metro's finances.

03/20/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Transportation

Unanimous Council Gives Nod to Ridesharing

Unanimous city council approves new rules regulating ridesharing services like UberX and Lyft.

03/17/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Isn't It Weird That

Isn't It Weird That...

Some weird things we noticed about density and its discontents.

03/14/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Transportation

Tunnel Update: Tentative Repair Plans and an Archaeological Scavenger Hunt

State officials announce tentative plans for accessing—and hopefully fixing—the stalled tunnel-boring machine.

03/13/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Council Wants "Verifiable" Uber, Lyft Numbers Before Approving Rideshare Bill

City council members say they want solid numbers from ridesharing services before they pass new rules allowing them to legally compete with taxis.

03/10/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

City Transportation Chair to WSDOT: Give City Some Reassurance on Tunnel

One question about the tunnel for city council transportation chair Tom Rasmussen.

03/07/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

One Question

One Question for Sen. Marko Liias About Whether Sound Transit Should Subsidize Parking

One question for state Sen. Marko Liias about a proposal to link Sound Transit funding to subsidies for parking in neighborhoods near light-rail stations.

03/05/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Opinion

Isn't It Weird That the Latest Transportation Proposal Reverses the Transit/Roads Split

Something weird we noticed about Sen. Tom's transportation proposal.

03/04/2014 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: "What I Get Paid Is Not Enough to Live On."

Caffeinated news and gossip featuring no transportation deal, no veto, and no living wage.

03/04/2014 By Morning Fizz

Transportation

WSDOT Tunnel Lead Unfamiliar With Report Finding Poor Communication between Agency and Contractor

The head of WSDOT's tunnel project says he's unfamiliar with a state report concluding that the state and the tunnel contractor have failed to communicate with each other.

02/27/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

This Washington

MCC Says It's Finally Ready to Talk Transportation

Republican transportation leader Sen. Curtis King sends letter to Democrats.

02/13/2014 By Josh Feit

Transportation

Tunnel Plans Due Tomorrow. Maybe.

The state DOT says it hopes to hear an update from the tunnel construction firm on its plans to fix the stuck tunnel-boring machine tomorrow.

02/13/2014 By Erica C. Barnett