Even when it comes to seemingly contentious transportation projects that require converting a lane or traffic or parking spaces, Seattle voters are overwhelmingly supportive, a poll recently conducted for the Northwest Progressive Institute finds.
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Mudslides, washouts have made key sections of Cascadia’s major highways impassable
Mudslides and washouts precipitated by torrential rainfall have made highways on both sides of the United States — Canada border impassable, stranding travelers and further disrupting commerce just days before the onset of the holiday season.
Interstate 5 crossing in Lewis County damaged by bridge strike, WSDOT says
“The right lane on northbound Interstate 5 at milepost 69.5, near the Koontz Road overpass is closed due to an over height load striking the underside of the overpass, damaging the bridge and causing concrete to fall onto the roadway,” WSDOT advises.
Lynnwood’s $40 city vehicle fee stays intact in victory for multimodal transportation
A Tim Eyman-backed attempt in the Snohomish County city of Lynnwood to repeal the city’s $40/year vehicle fee has been thwarted by a mayoral veto, leaving funding for vital multimodal transportation projects intact.
East Link from the air: Get a bird’s eye view of Sound Transit’s new Line 2 light rail stations
This visually stunning special project, with eleven galleries of photos, showcases Sound Transit’s forthcoming light rail extension linking Seattle to Mercer Island, Bellevue, and Redmond across Lake Washington.
Travel Light! Northgate Link opens to riders in a watershed moment for mobility in Seattle
The inauguration of revenue service on Northgate Link marks the end of the work to deliver the original Sound Move plan approved by voters in 1996, which called for an initial light rail line running from SeaTac to Northgate.
Ready for Northgate Link to be open? Get an advance look inside the new Line 1 stations
If you’d like to take a peek inside the U District, Roosevelt, and Northgate Stations ahead of the Saturday, October 2nd 2021 opening, we’ve put together three photo galleries showcasing each one.
Sound Transit will get a new CEO next year: Peter Rogoff to depart in 2022, agency says
In an early evening press release, Board Chair Kent Keel said that Rogoff will remain as CEO until mid-2022 and then hand over duties to a yet-to-be-announced successor that the board hopes to find through a national search.
Link’s arrival in Northgate is a good reminder that Seattle voters are keen on getting more neighborhoods connected to light rail
76% of likely August 2021 Seattle voters surveyed support a new transit funding measure to connect more urban villages in the Emerald City with Link light rail, while a mere 19% are opposed.
Seattle voters eager for I‑5 to be modernized with seismic, accessibility improvements
Despite I‑5’s importance to Seattle, Washington, and the Pacific Northwest, it is falling apart. Decades of heavy use and inadequate maintenance have left the highway in increasingly bad shape. Voters in Seattle are enthusiastic about taking action to fix these problems.
Three new Seattle light rail stations will soon be here: Northgate Link opens in one month
University District, Roosevelt, and Northgate Stations will join the region’s growing high capacity transit system on October 2nd, 2021.
A huge majority of Seattle voters say they’d support a funding measure to speed up ST3
71% of respondents to our July 2021 survey of the Seattle electorate — all likely 2021 Seattle voters — told us that they would support a new transit funding measure, while 24% said they would be opposed. 5% said they were not sure.
Amtrak announces huge fleet modernization project to benefit Cascades, other routes
Travelers in Cascadia will be the first nationwide to ride new Siemens trainsets, built as part of a $7.3 billion Amtrak plan to upgrade rail infrastructure.
After a year of debate, Sound Transit moves closer to sanctioning ST3 project delays
With a month to go before a decision about a fix to a major budget hole, lengthy delays seem likely — but can they be averted by delaying the decision?