Tag Archives: buses

How to Build Bike Lanes on 4th Avenue

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Scott Bonjukian

The City of Seattle has cut back significantly on its plans for street safety projects citywide, but especially in Downtown and the southern neighborhoods. This has left advocates confused and frustrated, as the City had extensive plans for protected bike … Continue reading →

Posted in Biking, Buses, Cars, Parking, Transportation, Walking | Tagged 4th Avenue, Belltown, bicycle master plan, Bike Blog, bike lanes, buses, City Council, data, design, downtown, Implementation Plan, injuries, murray, parking, PBL, priority, proposal, protected bike lanes, right-of-way, space, street, transit, Vision Zero, volume, width | 1 Comment

University Link Opens To Great Fanfare

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Scott Bonjukian

Twenty years ago, when voters first approved Sound Move, the idea of rapid rail transit in Seattle was only a fuzzy concept. It was something that had been declined by 1960s voters and only the oldest residents might have recalled … Continue reading →

Posted in Density, Land Use, Megaprojects, Mixed Use, Public Art, Rail, Transportation | Tagged buses, Capitol Hill, connections, cost, expansion, frequency, King County, light rail, location, map, metro, opening, opening day, schedule, Seattle, service, sound transit, stations, transit, University Link, university of washington, uw | 4 Comments

The Good and the Bad of Driverless Cars for Cities

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Scott Bonjukian

The age of driverless cars is rapidly approaching, and no one seems to know what to do about it. The technology is picking up steam in the behemoth automotive industry while only a few states have regulations on the books … Continue reading →

Posted in Cars, Energy, Government, Land Use, Roads, Sustainability, Transportation | Tagged adoption, automated, autonomous, AV, buses, cars, charge, cities, computers, congestion, costs, Driverless, efficiency, electric, emissions, energy, fee, Ford, fuel, funding, gas, Google, highways, lyft, motors, roads, safety, self, sensors, streets, Tesla, timeline, transit, transportation, trucks, urban, vehicles | 3 Comments

Limited Madison BRT Will Still Deliver Great Benefits

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Scott Bonjukian

On Monday night the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) held its fourth open house on the $120 million bus rapid transit (BRT) project planned for Madison Street. SDOT staff and consultants from Nelson Nygaard chatted with a packed house about … Continue reading →

Posted in Biking, Buses, Transportation, Walking | Tagged bike, BRT, bus rapid transit, buses, Central District, concept, configuration, corridor, design, details, downtown, features, First Hill, funding, lanes, layout, layover, Madison, Nelson Nygaard, pedestrians, plan, project, roadway, routes, SDOT, Seattle, signal, street, study, transit, transportation | 4 Comments

King County Metro Launches Broad Planning Effort

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Scott Bonjukian

On Tuesday night King County Metro kicked off public outreach for a Long Range Plan that will outline the future of public transportation in the Seattle region. It’s the next in a series of past plans that guide the agency’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Buses, Government, Land Use, Transportation | Tagged buses, Dow Constantine, engagement, equity, event, integration, involvement, Jarrett Walker, kick off, King County, light rail, Long Range Plan, metro, participation, Planning, public, Seattle, service, sound transit, technology, transit, vision, visioning, workshop | 2 Comments

Top Apps Emerge from Seattle’s Commute Hackathon

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Scott Bonjukian

At the end of Seattle’s Hack the Commute on Sunday night the judges selected three potentially game-changing software applications for further development. Over the weekend 14 volunteer teams of data scientists, transportation experts, designers, and software developers created prototypes of … Continue reading →

Posted in Government, Transportation | Tagged applications, apps, bikes, buses, championship, design, ferries, Hack the Commute, hardware, integration, King County Metro, parking, results, Seattle, smarthphone, software, sound transit, teams, transit, transportation, users, WSDOT | 3 Comments

Seattle Area 2014 Election Results

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Scott Bonjukian

The votes are still being counted, but the early results of the 2014 election indicate good news for urbanists and transit advocates in the Puget Sound area. Here is a brief rundown on the key measures and races as of … Continue reading →

Posted in Buses, Government, Rail, Transportation | Tagged analysis, buses, district, Eastside, election, general, House, King County, legislature, light rail, metro, monorail, rail, results, Seattle, Senate, sound transit, state, transit, Washington | 6 Comments

Murray Announces Rerun of Prop 1

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Scott Bonjukian

This morning Seattle Mayor Ed Murray held a press conference on the city’s plan to save Metro bus service and collaborate with other regional municipalities. Once approved by the City Council, the measure will ask Seattle voters for approval of … Continue reading →

Posted in Buses, Government, Transportation | Tagged bus, buses, cuts, economy, environment, finance, funding, King County, legislature, low income, metro, murray, Prop 1, proposition, Puget Sound, reductions, region, sales, Seattle, service, tax, transportation, vehicle fee, Washington | 1 Comment

Vote Yes on Proposition 1

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Scott Bonjukian

King County voters are receiving ballots in the mail for a special election on April 22. The only measure up for vote, Proposition 1, will maintain funding for transit and increase maintenance funding for county roads if it passes with … Continue reading →

Posted in Buses, Editorial, Government, Policy, Roads, Transportation | Tagged buses, car tab, cuts, election, fee, funding, King County, metro, motor vehicle excise tax, MVET, Proposition 1, sales tax, Seattle, vote | 1 Comment

Public Voices Support, Concerns for Metro’s Last Funding Option

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Scott Bonjukian

On Tuesday night the King County Council held the only public hearing on its proposed ‘Plan B’, detailed in this earlier post, that would maintain transit funding. Most speakers supported the measure, but a number of important questions were brought … Continue reading →

Posted in Buses, Government, Policy, Transportation | Tagged ballot, budget, buses, Council, crowding, cuts, fee, funding, King County, low income, metro, Plan B, reduced fare, sales tax, state legislature, vehicle licensing, vote | 4 Comments