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.

Passengers would hop off the bus and ascend to the elevated light-rail platform to catch a train into Seattle.

Much of the car-tab initiative would take effect Dec. 5, according to the state. But that doesn't mean car and truck owners will see $30 car-tab fees then.

Citizens said the name evokes redlining, the historical practice of denying home loans and ownership to nonwhite families in sections of Seattle and many other cities.

Drivers and passengers didn't leave their vehicles and instead slowed down and continued through the tunnel to South Lake Union. The high-severity response was chosen by mistake and no one was in immediate danger.

Des Moines police closed southbound lanes of Pacific Highway South near the Kent-Des Moines Road for several hours Thursday morning as officers investigated a collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian. The pedestrian was killed in the crash, Q13 reports. The southbound lanes of Pacific Highway […]

I-976 aims to lower many car-tab costs to $30, repeal city authority to charge local car-tab fees and roll back Sound Transit car-tab taxes.

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.