Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Seattle

Washington state voters passed a ballot initiative Tuesday that will severely limit the state's ability to maintain and expand its vaunted transportation systems.

Seattle Sues To Keep Car Tabs And Save Transit

By Aaron Short | Nov 7, 2019 | No Comments

Seattle leaders are not wasting any time to stymie a statewide ballot measure voters approved on Tuesday, announcing a lawsuit to block Initiative 976, which could drain tens of billions in transportation funding across the entire state by reducing annual vehicle registration fees. King County Executive Dow Constantine along with Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and […]

Houston voters on Tuesday approved a $3.5 billion bond measure that will significantly expand transit services throughout the region.

ELECTION ROUNDUP: Transit (Mostly) Wins

By Aaron Short | Nov 6, 2019 | No Comments

Voters across the country showed that they support transit.

Transit ridership improved in the second quarter of the year thanks to passengers returning to the New York and DC subway systems. Image: Thomas Hawk

Urban Transit Systems are Adding Riders (Mostly)

By Aaron Short | Oct 15, 2019 | No Comments

You asked for a deep dive on transit ridership numbers — you got it!

Transit systems that focus on providing good service, like SFMTA's buses which allow all door boarding, over maximizing revenue can retain passengers without sacrificing much profit. Image: Paul Sullivan

Pushing For A Fare-r Deal For Riders

By Aaron Short | Oct 11, 2019 | No Comments

Transit can raise ridership and improve service while avoiding regressive fare hikes, experts say.

The mayor of Seattle wants to tax Uber and Lyft rides to help pay for a new streetcar line. Photo: SeattleStreetcar.org

Seattle: Uber/Lyft Riders Should Pay for New Streetcar

By Vince DiMiceli | Sep 19, 2019 | 3 Comments

Mayor Jenny Durkan hopes to raise nearly $25 million a year with a 51-cent tax on every Uber and Lyft ride — with a portion of the money funding new transit.

Activists want San Francisco to consider car free zones in neighborhoods like the Tenderloin where a spate of pedestrian injuries and deaths have occurred this year.

Car-Free Zones Eyed in SF, Elsewhere

By Aaron Short | Sep 18, 2019 | 1 Comment

A string of pedestrian injuries and deaths in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district has spurred city leaders to demand a ban on cars in some densely populated neighborhoods — the latest in a nascent and long-overdue move by activists nationwide to get reckless drivers off at least a tiny handful of city streets. San Francisco Supervisor […]

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