From The News Tribune: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/street/2012/02/15/more-downtown-parking-changes-possible-in-puyallup/ Puyallup is working on changing its parking rules again. Recent changes which limited commuter parking but enabled more short-term parking downtown have worked OK but have caused many issues for commuters. Changes may allow some commuter parking closer in to the station. It would be great if a plan that [...]
From KING-5: http://www.king5.com/news/cities/seattle/Construction-begins-on-new-Rapid-Ride-bus-route-in-West-Seattle-139358233.html The RapidRide C line, connecting West Seattle with Downtown, has broken ground. I have ridden the A line from Federal Way to Tukwila and it is definitely faster than the regular buses, although not as fast as a train or monorail. Let’s see if this line helps out our West Seattle friends. [...]
http://trimet.org/choices/why-is-there-a-budget-shortfall.htm Unfortunately Portland’s Tri-Met is also facing budget problems like all of us right now. This site explains the problem and the options. Ben
From Sound Transit: http://www.soundtransit.org/About-Sound-Transit/News-and-events/News-releases/DSTT-travel-time-test.xml Sound and Metro Transit will be testing travel times on buses that will no longer be free later this year. While I understand the need, eliminating the ride free zone in the tunnel is a BAD idea. Already there are delays at rush hour. What is going to happen when all [...]
From The News Tribune: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/01/24/1996016/lack-of-service-compels-sumner.html Due to a lack of service, Sumner has opted to pull out of the Pierce Transit taxing district. While understandable, this may end up being a bad idea. Sumner is growing and has a large Sounder station with limited parking. A better solution would be a way to balance service [...]
From The News Tribune: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2012/01/18/sound-transit-bus-catches-fire-in-downtown-tacoma/ One of the big Sound Transit tour buses caught fire in Downtown Tacoma. No injuries. Ben
From The News Tribune: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2017171333_audit06.html The state auditor’s office will look at Sound Transit, including their ridership statistics and their promises to the public. I welcome an audit, but I hope they also look at things in context. For example, what is ridership like during the peak commute periods, and has it helped with traffic? [...]
http://metro.kingcounty.gov/tops/get-you-there/520-tolling/ Metro Transit provides information on ways to use transit to avoid the SR 520 Bridge toll. Ben
http://howweroll.trimet.org/ TriMet’s official blog. Ben
From the Tri-Met Blog: http://howweroll.trimet.org/2011/11/16/55-new-buses-to-join-the-fleet-in-2012/ Tri-Met will be getting 55 new low floor buses that are more efficient and include air conditioning. Four of the buses will be hybrids for testing. It is always good to see upgrades happening in heavily used systems. Ben