Seattle
Seattle’s Real Estate Boom is Driving Up Transit Costs
High land prices + a blazing construction market = higher transit infrastructure costs.
July 27, 2018
Dallas and Seattle Ride the Dockless Bike-Share Rollercoaster
The two U.S. cities with the largest dockless bike-share fleets are now on different paths.
July 20, 2018
American Cities Are Drowning in Car Storage
Groundbreaking research presents credible estimates of the total parking supply in several American cities, and it's not pretty.
July 12, 2018
Should Seattle Extend Its Streetcar?
Like other cities that have built low-ridership streetcars, Seattle is facing a choice: keep throwing money at a mode of transportation that hasn't paid off, or stick with it in the hopes that more people will ride routes that connect more places.
July 2, 2018
Taking Stock of Dockless Bike-Share in Seattle
The most interesting experiment with dockless bike-share in an American city right now is happening in Seattle.
June 6, 2018
Pro Tip for Managing Dockless Bike-Share “Clutter” — Give Them Space on the Street
If cities really want to make dockless bike-share work, they'll have to get over their aversion to repurposing car parking spaces for other uses.
April 26, 2018
Transit Ridership Slumping? Not in Canada.
It's not complicated: Canadian cities run better, more abundant transit service than American cities.
April 23, 2018
Seattle Could Be the First U.S. City to Institute Congestion Pricing
Mayor Jenny Durkan says she wants to have a true central city congestion pricing system in place by 2021.
April 5, 2018
Landlords in Seattle Can’t Force Renters to Pay for Parking Anymore
Renters who don't own cars will no longer have to pay for parking spaces they don't use.
April 3, 2018
Seattle Bike Lane Opponents Say Moms Don’t Use Bike Lanes, Get Owned by Biking Moms
Do not mess with moms who bike.
March 26, 2018