Mayoral Elections Highlight Controversies Over Transit Provision
» Third in a series of three articles on today’s elections. The first considered governor’s races; the second reviewed ballot measures. In six big cities across the country — Atlanta, Charlotte,...
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In Seattle, as in Most Cities, Transit Works Best When It’s Not Highway-Bound
» Sound Transit advances plans for East Link light rail; Bellevue council member leads push for I-405 alignment. In few places in the country is the choice between a quality transit alignment and a...
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Light Rail Along Road Rights-of-Way: a Cheap Solution to an Expensive...
» Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn proposes to build a new transit line to West Seattle and Ballard along the street. The dividing line between what Americans reference as a streetcar and what they call...
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Seattle’s North Link Light Rail, Originally Considered for Highway-Running,...
» Underground route may actually save money — but it raises possibility of altering the alignment. Seattle’s light rail expansion program may be one of the most ambitious in the nation: Not only did...
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When the Recession Strikes, Little Maneuvering Room for Better Transit
» Seattle’s large rail expansion program will be delayed thanks to a decline in local tax revenues. The sales tax comes back to bite. The recession has not been kind to transportation agencies...
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In Atlanta and Seattle, Hope for Better Transit Through Referendums
» Recognizing the limitations of federal aid, local leaders in Atlanta and Seattle propose tax increases or additional fees to improve the quality of their transit networks. Despite the skepticism...
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The Appeal of Modern Streetcars Continues to Mount, But There Are Obstacles...
» Streetcar projects are advancing seriously in cities across the nation, but their quick rise to the top of municipal transportation priority lists may not be matched by sound thinking in terms of...
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Agreement on Downtown Tunneling for Seattle Region’s East Link Light Rail
» City of Bellevue will get its desired underground segment through downtown thanks to an agreement from Sound Transit. At a cost of $2.5 billion, Seattle’s planned East Link light rail extension...
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Does Seattle offer the path forward for the national streetcar movement?
» The city will begin studying dedicated lanes for its streetcar. Will it be the first among many to do so? During its first four years of operation, Seattle’s South Lake Union streetcar—the nation’s...
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You’ve got $50 billion for transit. Now how should you spend it?
» Metropolitan Seattle plans to offer its voters the chance to fund a large new transit expansion program. But are the projects chosen for initial funding the right ones? Building a regional...
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