Frank Chiachiere
Seattle Transit Blog
Seattle, WA, United States
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Rethinking ST3 in the Covid Era
Like many people in the Puget Sound region, Covid has changed my commute patterns and my use of transit. As a result – and perhaps not surprisingly – my posting here has gone down dramatically as w… → Read More
Chinatown-International District open house tonight
Sound Transit is collecting feedback on the Chinatown-ID station for ST3 starting with an open house tonight. Much has been written about the various options, but it seems clear that the only optio… → Read More
More Link delays
Sound Transit: However, on both the east and west sides of the bridge, the contractor’s work to fix problems with cast-in-place concrete plinths supporting the tracks has led to the identification … → Read More
No station in Chinatown?
Mayor Bruce Harrell: “We are now hearing many community members questioning whether there needs to be a new station in the community at all – and as a matter of good government we need to answer th… → Read More
Harrell names new SDOT head
From the mayor’s office: Seattle (July 27, 2022) – Today, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced that he will appoint Greg Spotts to be the next Director of the Seattle Department of Transport… → Read More
News Roundup: flocking safety
The Seattle Times rightly asks why Seattle has been so eager to get a station at 130th but so reluctant to add zoning capacity Vancouver’s 16km SkyLink extension to Surrey to open in 2028, co… → Read More
News roundup: fully subsidized
Seattle Times’ Mike Lindblom has a long dive into light rail crashes on MLK. It’s too in-depth to summarize but well worth reading. Meanwhile, Times Columnist Naomi Ishaka argues for mo… → Read More
News roundup: cracked up
Denver and Los Angeles are cancelling freewaysThe Seattle DOT would like your comments on the new city-wide transportation planVisit the online hub to learn moreAlso from SDOT: West Seattle Bridge … → Read More
Sound Transit’s new CEO: Julie Timm
Sound Transit: Timm is currently CEO of Greater Richmond Transit Company, where her more than 400 employees operate successful regional bus routes serving the Richmond, Virginia area. Timm is known… → Read More
Friday news roundup
New Eastrail bridge breaks ground next to future Wilburton station. Could open before East Link?Capitol Hill Seattle: Seattle city council moving back to some in-person meetingsWest Seattle bridge … → Read More
Bikes, buses and Rainier Avenue
Ryan Packer, The Urbanist: SDOT says that the first phase of this transit lane could save riders on the Route 7 one minute per trip, but that the full extension could save riders 6 minutes during t… → Read More
News roundup: delayed
King County Metro and Parks: Trailhead Direct starts May 28.Seattle is kicking off the new comprehensive plan with a website and survey. If you are interested in zoning reform, direct your energy t… → Read More
Free transit this weekend, new ORCA on Monday
King County Metro: The current ORCA website will be permanently shut down at 11:59 p.m. tonight, Thursday, May 12, and will transition to the new site on May 16. Customers can still add cash to th… → Read More
SDOT shuffles the scooter & bike share mix
Ethan Bergerson, SDOT blog: After careful review, we selected three scooter companies to receive operation permits for 2022–2023: Lime, LINK (by Superpedestrian), and Bird. In addition to scooters,… → Read More
Sound Transit’s CEO search
Mike Lindblom, The Seattle Times: Above all, the position “requires incredible soft skills,” the search firm, CPS-HR of Sacramento, heard from staff and interest groups. “Most often, we heard about… → Read More
Portland’s driving dilemma
The New York Times recently ran an excellent feature on Portland’s efforts to curb emissions while still building highways: But despite Portland’s efforts, the number of cars and trucks on it… → Read More
Brief site maintenance today
Finishing on the server moves from last week. Apologies for any downtime! → Read More
Comment period for West Seattle – Ballard link ends today
No guarantees that ST staff will read your incisive 1500-word comment on STB, unfortunately, so you might want to share it with them directly. Re-read Seattle Subway’s post and the comments below if you want to refresh your memory. → Read More
Site maintenance on Wednesday 4/27
We’re migrating to a new server and comments may not post on Wednesday 4/27 and possibly into Thursday 4/28. → Read More
Eliminating cash fares
Erica has an excellent overview of Metro’s latest report on the possibility: In a recent report on the future of Metro’s fare system, the agency outlined its plans for smoothing the transitio… → Read More