So far this year, Sound Transit’s governing board has approved five office leases totaling $90 million, underscoring the agency’s growth as a result of ST3.

Can Sound Transit projects be completed early? Will ST3 car tab fees come down? What impact will the Trump administration have on funding Seattle-area infrastructure? Mike Lindblom answered your transit-related questions.

Transportation reporter Mike Lindblom answers your questions about the future of Sound Transit's light-rail projects, which are facing growing budget pressure from rising land values and construction costs.

The half-billion-dollar increase for the Sound Transit 2 Lynnwood line comes as a surprise for taxpayers, and officials will negotiate simpler designs with cities along the tracks.

On episode 28 of The Overcast, Traffic Lab reporters Mike Lindblom and David Gutman get nerdy with us about Sound Transit 3 and the car tab fees that fund it.

The state Department of Licensing is getting hit with calls from King, Pierce and Snohomish counties about increased car-tab fees that are just starting to go into effect following the passage of Sound Transit 3.

Sound Transit is making deals for $2.9 billion in federal loans, bond sales and grants while money is cheap.

Pierce County voters’ opposition to Sound Transit 3 has prompted state Sen. Steve O’Ban to propose direct elections of transit-board members.

Political energy, less red tape or simpler design can speed projects. So can money, say, from the federal government. Disputes about track alignments, inaccurate cost forecasts, elaborate stations or tunnels, or a recession can create delays.

The Puget Sound region made a big step forward in transportation and the state advanced the condition of low-wage workers.

Toll-collection costs take 30% off the top mainly because the toll charges are lower than other highways, says a fiscal analyst for the Washington State Transportation Commission.

Riders said they are looking forward to higher, enforced standards under the new contract, such as narrowed pickup windows and more comparable trip times to fixed-route buses.

Tolls vary by time of day, from $1 each direction on nights and weekends, to a peak of $2.25 on weekday afternoons, also each direction.

After endless political bickering over mass transit — eight votes on light rail in the past 24 years, including the passing of tax-slashing Initiative 976 this week — it's time to give up on the rest of the state. King County should break away and just build its own light-rail system.

The state waited to impose tolls until after the Alaskan Way Viaduct demolition was finished, so road lanes along the waterfront could reopen.

Seattle uses a local car-tab fee that would be wiped out by the initiative to fund bus service, transit passes and road maintenance. Part of that fee was approved by city voters in 2014.

Details are beginning to emerge as elected officials scramble to address potential budget cuts imposed by the Tim Eyman-sponsored Initiative 976, which slashes car-tab fees to $30.

I-976 would lower the cost of vehicle registration for drivers across Washington state by capping many annual state vehicle license fees at $30.

OAKLAND — It was just “another day at work” for BART supervisor John O’Connor — until a disoriented man in his 20s suddenly stumbled from the BART Coliseum platform onto the tracks right in front of an onrushing train and startled bystanders. When O’Connor saw […]

State officials warn as many as half the tunnel drivers might try other paths the first week of tolling — a worst-case scenario that's unlikely to persist.