Puget Sound Transportation Projects

At the iTunes Store: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wsdot/id387209224?mt=8 Official app from WSDOT provides traffic and travel information and updates for the state of Washington. Ben

From The News Tribune: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/08/31/1321610/pierce-county-not-on-our-bus-tackles.html Program involving undercover and uniformed security personnel on buses to address disruptive and illegal behavior. We will see if this helps. Ben

From The News Tribune: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2010/08/26/sound-transit-reverses-bid-decision-for-tacoma-rail-project/ Back in July 2010 there was some controversy over the lowest bidder for the D to M streets Sounder track extension project being disqualified for turning in some paperwork late. While it is important to follow policies and procedures there also should be some leeway, especially with the difference in [...]

http://www.maritimefest.org/ This weekend. Ben

From the Washington State Transportation Commission: http://wstc.wa.gov/WTP/default.htm Site provides the draft transportation plan for Washington State. Ben

Press release from WSDOT: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2010/08/NationaltollingexpertstoreviewI-405ExpressTollLaneStudy.htm National experts will be coming to Washington State to study the proposed 50 mile Express Toll Lane system on SR 167 and I-405. Implementation of this system would dramatically help the commute from both the South and North ends up I-405 to Microsoft and other large employers. Currently that drive [...]

From Kirkland Views: http://www.kirklandviews.com/archives/19846 Photos of a tour inside the SR 520 floating bridge. More pictures are available here. Why don’t I ever get invited to things like this? Ben

Grass roots effort to build a fence at Titlow Beach to stop people from crossing the tracks. Formed after a teenager was killed by an Amtrak train earlier this month. http://www.fenceforamanda.org/ Ben

Still only, but photos from the Capitol Hill and University Station sites. Capitol Hill:  http://www.earthcam.com/client/soundtransit/?page=cam2 University Station: http://www.earthcam.com/client/soundtransit/?page=cam1 More: http://www.pugetsoundtransportation.com/univlink/index.php http://projects.soundtransit.org/Projects-Home/University-Link.xml Ben

http://www.downtowntacomaparking.com/ To free up parking spaces, Tacoma is adding parking pay stations downtown, similar to those in Seattle. The idea is by charging a parking fee, users will not stay parked all day. The rate will be .75 per hour, much lower than in other Northwest cities. While it is frustrating to lose free parking, [...]