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Seattle Bus Restructure Takes Effect, And an Ode to the 70-Series

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Scott Bonjukian

Last Saturday, one week after two new light rail stations opened in Seattle, King County Metro implemented its major service change intended to more efficiently connect people with the stations. The changes consist of new, revised, and deleted routes mostly … Continue reading →

Posted in Buses, Editorial, Rail, Transportation, Uncategorized | Tagged alignment, alternative, bus, Capitol Hill, central, Central District, changes, deleted, frequency, King County, Link, metro, Montlake, network, new, Northeast, Planning, restructure, revised, route, routing, schedule, SDOT, Seattle, station, stops, time, transfer, U-District, university district, university of washington, uw | 2 Comments

CascadiaCast Episode 6: Nathan Vass

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Scott Bonjukian

On this episode of CascadiaCast I had a lively chat with Nathan Vass, who splits his time between driving for King County Metro and his artistic pursuits in photography and video. He also frequently writes short stories about his experience … Continue reading →

Posted in Biking, Buses, CascadiaCast, Demographics, Government, Housing, Land Use, Parks, Policy, Schools, Transportation, Walking | Tagged affordability, art, artists, blog, bus, changes, culture, driver, film, growth, homeless, King County, light rail, metro, Nathan, operator, painting, photography, Seattle, transit, travel, Vass, video, View from Nathan's Bus | Leave a comment

Let’s Make Olive Way a Better Street for Everyone

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Scott Bonjukian

Capitol Hill is Seattle’s most dense and walkable neighborhood. Despite this there are a number of pedestrian trouble spots which should be fixed to improve the safety and quality of the street environment. A number of them are centered on … Continue reading →

Posted in Biking, Buses, Land Use, Megaprojects, Roads, Transportation, Walking | Tagged 10, 43, 47, 8, bicycle, bike, bus, Capitol Hill, channelization, convention center, cost, crosswalk, curb, design, downtown, extension, fix, freeway, funding, improvement, intersection, lane, lanes, light rail, Olive Way, package, public benefits, ramps, rechannlization, redesign, road diet, route, sidewalks, signal, station, suggestion, tabletop, transit, unprotected, upgrade, walking, WSCC | 4 Comments

First Hill Streetcar Opens with Lessons for Future Lines

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Scott Bonjukian

Seattle’s new streetcar route, the First Hill line, finally opened on Saturday. Despite the cold and rain, months of tantalizingly empty test runs and the promise of free rides drew large crowds along the entire route. The new line runs from … Continue reading →

Posted in Biking, Buses, Cars, Land Use, Parking, Rail, Transportation | Tagged Avenue, Broadway, bus, CCC, Center City Connector, cost, critique, design, downtown, FH, First Hill, impression, International District, Jackson, Kubly, light rail, line, murray, opening, option, photos, pictures, Pioneer Square, ridership, route, schedule, SDOT, Seattle, SLU, South Lake Union, streetcar, transit | 2 Comments

Seattle’s Draft Comprehensive Plan Takes on the Big Issues

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Scott Bonjukian

By 2040 the Puget Sound region is expected to have a population of 5 million, up from 3.9 million today. Seattle expects to be at the center of this growth and is planning for 120,000 new residents in 70,000 housing units, along with … Continue reading →

Posted in Event Writeup, Housing, Land Use, Policy, Public Participation, Transportation | Tagged 2035, affordable, bike, bus, chapters, comp plan, comprehensive plan, document, DPD, draft, drive, elements, environmental impact, expansions, GMA, goals, Growth Management Act, HALA, housing, land use, light rail, LOS, open house, parking, Planning, policies, Seattle, transportation, urban design, urban enters, urban villages, version, vision, walk | Leave a comment

Seattle’s Aurora Bridge Needs a Safety Redesign

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Scott Bonjukian

Author’s Note: This article was updated September 24 and 28, 2015 to add new information. On Thursday morning a tragic crash on Seattle’s Aurora Bridge between an amphibious Ride The Ducks tour vehicle and a charter bus left at least … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorial, Roads, Transportation | Tagged Aurora Bridge, barrier, bus, channelization, collision, crash, design, fatalities, George Washington Memorial Bridge, injuries, killed, lane width, median, redesign, Ride the Ducks, road diet, safety, sidewalks, speed, traffic | 10 Comments

King County Council Receives Recommended U-Link Bus Restructures

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Scott Bonjukian

On Tuesday King County Executive Dow Constantine transmitted his recommendations for connecting new light rail stops with Seattle bus routes to the County Council. The recommendations come after nine months of public feedback and detailed input from a community Sounding … Continue reading →

Posted in Buses, Government, Transportation | Tagged bus, Capitol Hill, comment, Council, Executive, frequency, King County, light rail, Link, metro, Northeast, recommendations, restructure, revision, schedule, SDOT, Seattle, service, sound transit, Sounding Board, system, transfers, U-Link, university of washington | 4 Comments

On Growth, Transit, and Bikes in Vancouver B.C.

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Scott Bonjukian

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of visiting Vancouver, B.C. again and have finally gotten around to writing about it. I managed to stay for a weekend instead of 30 hours and had a real excuse to go: … Continue reading →

Posted in Biking, Climate, Event Writeup, Government, Public Space, Sustainability, Transportation | Tagged biking, bioregionalism, bus, cities, funding, government, highways, light rail, Planning, referendum, regionalism, resilience, resources, SCARP, sustainability, Symposium, transit, UBC, Vancouver, vote | 2 Comments

A Planner’s Visit to Vancouver

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Scott Bonjukian

After growing up and living the Pacific Northwest for many years I finally had an opportunity to visit Vancouver, British Columbia last weekend. Along with Seattle and Portland, it is an important hub of the Cascadia region and I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorial, Housing, Land Use, Parks, Public Space, Sustainability, Transportation | Tagged Amtrak, Burnaby, bus, Canada, Cascadia, complete streets, Gastown, Granville Island, light rail, mixed-use, Pacific Northwest, Seattle, Simon Fraser University, Stanley Park, transit, trip, University of British Columbia, urban, urbanism, Vancouver | 5 Comments

It’s All About Streets

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Scott Bonjukian

Think of different types of public space and parks, plazas, and piers probably come to mind. Streets are another type that often make up the largest share of publicly-owned land within cities, but they may not be obviously “public” in … Continue reading →

Posted in Cars, Land Use, Policy, Public Space, Sustainability, Transportation | Tagged automobile, bike, bus, car, complete street, dense, mall, mixed-use, multi-modal, parklet, pedestrian, right-of-way, road diet, Seattle, small town, sprawl, street tree, streets, suburb, traffic, transit, trees | Leave a comment