Equity
Amtrak Cascades: Is it robbing social services here?
The costs and benefits of Amtrak Cascades deserve closer attention from Washington state.
Douglas MacDonald
Doug MacDonald is a pedestrian activist who lives in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood. He served as the Secretary of Transportation for Washington state from 2001 until his retirement in 2007.
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Politics
Metro Transit giveth and it taketh away, all in one weekend
Rapid Ride bus service launches this weekend (Oct. 2-3), but simultaneous service cuts will hit at the heart of Metro's regional system: densely populated Seattle.
Culture
A meandering bicyclist weighs in on the 'road diet' debate
True, Northeast 125th isn't very bicycle-friendly. But aren't road diets about safer, better roads for everyone?
Politics
The tunnel: McGinn should be careful what he wishes for
Suppose the mayor succeeds in his relentless pursuit of the problems he sees with the tunnel. Then what?
Politics
Transit train wreck: Revealing bus-route ridership
We've got buses going everywhere, and guess which routes are logging the biggest increases in ridership? Not the route that would become light rail to the Eastside suburbs. Part 2 of 3