Lizz Giordano
Seattle Transit Blog
Seattle, WA, United States
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Light rail cascades into Snohomish County
Light rail tracks running toward Northgate Transit Center (Lizz Giordano) Lynnwood Link Extension (Sound Transit) Light rail tracks now snake north along I-5, more than a year and a half after Soun… → Read More
Time to Start Planning for the Next Transit Measure
In 2014, Seattle residents voted 62% - 38% to raise taxes to prevent cuts to King County Metro Transit Seattle routes after a Countywide transit measure had failed just months before. A rebound in → Read More
Reimagining Bellevue for Light Rail
This post is part of an STB series examining how suburban cities are preparing for light rail. Read the intro post here, or about how planning has reshaped Redmond’s urban form to leverage light rail → Read More
ST Draft TOD Policy Lacks Specifics, critics say
This spring, construction will finally begin on four seven-story mixed-use buildings above the Capitol Hill light rail station. Though an ideal place to build transit-oriented development (TOD), the → Read More
Bellevue Eases into Bike-sharing
As the colorful dockless bike-shares, which began operating last summer in Seattle, stray past city boundaries, some suburban cities want to come along for the ride. Bothell was the first suburb → Read More
As Puget Sound region grows, park and rides fill up
The region faces big questions about how to meet demands for parking spots near transit — and who should pay. → Read More
Seattle Edging Closer to Implementing Impact Fees
With over a quarter of blocks missing sidewalks and a backlog of street projects, the city is contemplating adopting a transportation impact fee as a way to help pay for new infrastructure needed to → Read More
Pushing to be Included in ST3
This post is part of a STB series examining how suburban cities are preparing for light rail. Read the intro post here and how planning has reshaped Redmond’s urban form to leverage light → Read More
King County Council takes control of 4Culture
Amid warnings of a power grab, the King County Council took more authority over the arts-funding agency. → Read More
Residents Think Big During Early Scoping
Residents are thinking big, and some of the proposals Sound Transit received during the early scoping period for the West Seattle Ballard Link Extension (WSBLE) could strain the ST3 budget. ST → Read More
Kenmore: Casting off an Industrial Past
Kenmore wants to bring a new mix-used development to the shores of Lake Washington and eventually replace the cement and asphalt plants. Credit: Lizz Giordano Home to one of the last remaining → Read More
One Center City Plans Delayed
Commuters face a collision of multiple transportation projects in a small place at one time. While delay of the Washington State Convention Center Addition project offers a slight reprieve, when buses → Read More
Q & A with Sound Transit’s Executive Director of Operations
Over a decade ago, when Bonnie Todd, executive director of operations, joined Sound Transit, the agency was focused on constructing the first phase of the light rail system. With less than two years → Read More
Trailhead Direct to Continue for a Second Hiking Season
Declaring the first season of Trailhead Direct a success, King County is preparing for a second season while considering expanding the program to North Bend. Trailhead Direct provided hikers an → Read More
ST Set to Raise Bus Fares for a Majority of Riders
Thursday, Sound Transit’s Operations and Administration Committee moved forward a staff recommendation that would establish a flat fare of $3.25 for all Sound Transit Express bus routes. This change → Read More
ST CEO Accused of Inappropriate Workplace Behavior
The Sound Transit Board denied CEO Peter Rogoff a salary bonus following reports from employees alleging he engaged in inappropriate workplace behavior, during a special meeting held → Read More
Smart Technology Alerting Commutes in Bellevue
Large five-lane intersections dominate Bellevue. To eke out every little bit of roadway capacity, the city in 2015 finished installing adaptive signal technology at all 203 of its signalized → Read More
Operating Link Light Rail
At least 55 metro lines in 37 cities around the world are fully automated, according to the International Association of Public Transport, an advocacy group that promotes public transit. Many of → Read More
City Pushes for Apartments Without Onsite Parking
In response to a successful challenge by a Phinney Ridge neighborhood group over the lack of onsite parking proposed for a 57-unit apartment building, the city is planning changes to the land use and → Read More
Artists tell King County: Hands off 4Culture
The King County Council is considering a proposal that would change how 4Culture currently operates. → Read More