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Sound Transit 3: Progress in West Seattle, paralysis in Chinatown International District

Sound Transit 3: Progress in West Seattle, paralysis in Chinatown International District

by Maggie | Aug 12, 2022 | Front Page, News

Almost six years after voters approved a massive light-rail expansion, Sound Transit made progress this summer by declaring preferred locations for three stations and a short tunnel in West Seattle. But the agency’s board members are still flailing when it comes to...
The collateral damage from urban planning by Marie Wong Ph.D

The collateral damage from urban planning by Marie Wong Ph.D

by Maggie | Aug 9, 2022 | Front Page, News

  August 8, 2022 The Chinatown-International District (CID) is facing one of the most potentially (and likely) devastating urban planning disasters with the four light rail alignments that are proposed with the Sound Transit 3 (ST3) expansion.    ...
Nation’s neglected bus stops pose early test for infrastructure money, by Ian Duncan

Nation’s neglected bus stops pose early test for infrastructure money, by Ian Duncan

by Maggie | May 7, 2022 | Front Page, News

  Along much of the No. 94 route Stevens takes into the city, there are no shelters. That pattern is repeated across the country: Less than one-fifth of more than 122,000 bus stops served by 16 of the nation’s largest transit agencies have shelters, according to...
VTA approves $235 million San Jose BART extension contract — so why is it also reviewing its controversial design? by Eliyahu Kamisher

VTA approves $235 million San Jose BART extension contract — so why is it also reviewing its controversial design? by Eliyahu Kamisher

by Maggie | May 7, 2022 | Front Page, News

  “The unanimous vote from the board puts the VTA in the unusual position of awarding a $235 million contract that moves forward with the extension’s “single-bore” tunnel plan, while simultaneously launching a new analysis of the contentious design.”...
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