The big deal is we have a federal government that can’t, for political reasons, invest in public transportation. It’s infuriating. — Commuter Andrea Lynch, decrying
LaunchWSDOT apologizes for power failure on MV Tacoma
Washington State Ferries wishes to apologize for the downsizing you experienced this evening, May 8, when the Tacoma went out of service on the Bainbridge
LaunchState Senate doing its oily best to ignore us on transportation
State Senate doing its oily best to ignore us on transportation The Republican-controlled Washington State Senate is doing its best to ignore a plan proposed
LaunchA Super Bowl in Seattle? Link light rail makes the Emerald City a contender
Seattle Times sports reporter Geoff Baker, who now writes about the business of sports for the paper, has an article today exploring the possibility of
LaunchAllstate: Seattle, Portland area drivers are among the least safe in the country as a group
A new report created by insurance giant Allstate has found that drivers in the Seattle and Portland metropolitan areas are among the least safest in
LaunchMeet the Denny, a bicycle designed for Seattle
Meet the Denny, a bicycle designed for Seattle. From the designers: The Denny bike is about returning the rider (and ourselves) to those early days
LaunchIf not a viaduct or a monorail on the waterfront, then what?
She is determined to build something elevated along the waterfront. What happens if this fails? Maybe she’ll propose an aqueduct. — Seattle Transit blog commenter
LaunchArs Technica commenter explains why firms like Lyft and Uber shouldn’t be above the law
PENGIN9: I don’t get why we need to have laws for who can drive a taxi. In my humble opinion, if you’re brave enough to
LaunchWho can make peace between bicyclists and the rest of D.C.?
Who can make peace between bicyclists and the rest of D.C.? The Washington Post’s Sarah Kaplan profiles Nelle Pierson of the Washington Area Bicyclist Association
LaunchA new South Park Bridge: The neighborhood made it happen
This bridge is the last thing of this kind we will do for a while unless the Legislature gets off its butt. — King County
LaunchGolden Gate Bridge board OKs $76 million for suicide barrier
Golden Gate Bridge board OKs $76 million for suicide barrier After decades of debate, the board of directors responsible for managing the Golden Gate Bridge
LaunchThe sharing economy and the mystery of the mystery of inequality
The sharing economy and the mystery of the mystery of inequality The rise of “ridesharing” companies like Uber and Lyft was made possible by their
LaunchRepresentative Joe Fitzgibbon laments the apparent defeat of King County Proposition 1
Not my favorite Earth Day present. Life becomes harder for those who can’t afford a car. Much more work to do if we will ever
LaunchThe NHTSA’s brutal new anti-distracted driving ad will shock you
The NHTSA’s brutal new anti-distracted driving ad (“Manifesto”) was created for maximum shock value, and features a carload of young people. (Video courtesy of the
LaunchSearch for Flight MH370 tests limits of satellites
Imagine driving down the street at seventy miles an hour with a pair of binoculars and trying to look at every single mailbox… You can’t
LaunchAviation security analyst: Get rid of the on/off switch for aircraft transponders
In the movies, radar screens show incredible detail about everything. In real life, radar is easily confused, doesn’t see small planes, and may have trouble
LaunchVancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt calls CRC death ‘a travesty’
This will become known as one of the largest failures to act in recent history in the United States… The demise of this infrastructure project
LaunchReport: Use of public transit in U.S. reaches highest level since 1956
Report: Use of public transit in U.S. reaches highest level since 1956 The American Public Transportation Association announced in its annual report that more Americans
LaunchThe Onion: American Airlines to phase out complimentary cabin pressurization
The Onion: American Airlines to phase out complimentary cabin pressurization The Onion brilliantly satirizes the U.S. airline industry’s less-for-more trend, mocking the endless cost-cutting moves
Launch“Jet train” still holds U.S. rail speed record
We are so far behind Japan and Europe in developing a high speed rail system that the United States rail speed record continues to belong
LaunchLocal propositions to increase transit service passing; roads measures failing
State Representative Joe Fitzgibbon writes: Little-noticed results from last Tuesday: voters in Grays Harbor County overwhelmingly (70.8%) approved a 0.1% sales tax increase to protect
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