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Seattle Bus Restructure Takes Effect, And an Ode to the 70-Series
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
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Let’s Make Olive Way a Better Street for Everyone
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
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First Hill Streetcar Opens with Lessons for Future Lines
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
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The Tale of My Epic Transit Failure
If you saw a large good-looking man with a duffel bag sprinting through Seattle’s Roosevelt neighborhood in desperate search of a car2go on a crisp morning in April, that was me. That the car wasn’t where it was supposed to … Continue reading
Posted in Buses, Cars, Ferries, Rail, Transportation
Tagged Amtrak, app, Bellingham, BoltBus, Bremerton, car rental, car2go, Cascades, cost, fare, ferry, foot ferry, Greyhound, King County Metro, Kitsap Transit, Planning, problem, route, scheduling, Seattle, smartphone, time, transit, transportation, trip, trip planning, Washington State Ferries
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Redesigning 15th Avenue NE
The “complete street” movement has picked up steam as urban planners and city leaders have relearned that public rights-of-way need to accommodate all modes of transportation. With the growing interest in this urban design strategy I tried my hand at … Continue reading
Posted in Biking, Buses, Editorial, Parking, Public Space, Roads, Sustainability, Transportation, Walking
Tagged 15th Ave, 15th Avenue, bike path, complete street, corridor, department of transportation, design, drawings, efficiency, Lake City, mode, multi-modal, NE, on-street parking, Pacific Street, parking, plantings, project, proposal, renderings, Roosevelt, route, safety, Seattle, speed limit, traffic, transit, U-District, university of washington, walking
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