This is the second post of our Live Car-Free blog series by Alison Turner.  Do you have a bike that you bought for recreation lying around collecting dust? Tune it up and get on it! You don’t need a fancy ride decked out with all the latest gadgets, or a wardrobe of...

We asked and you nominated your Transit Heroes. Now it's time to vote for the People's Choice Transit Hero! The nominees are (in alphabetical order):  Claudia Balducci, Mayor of Bellevue and Sound Transit Board member has worked for more than a decade to connect...

The Pierce County Council voted Tuesday to adopt a Complete Streets Ordinance. Complete streets are designed and operated to enable safe access for all everyone, including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and transit riders of all ages and abilities. Following the...

This is a guest post by our star volunteer Alison Turner We are bringing back our 100 Ways to Live Car-Free blog series. Ever wondered what life could look like without a car? How we get around has a huge impact on our lives. Whether it is getting to work, or to...

This may be our last chance to save bus service in Seattle. The Seattle City Council voted last week to place a Seattle-only, transit-only measure on the November 4th general election ballot. The plan will preserve transit service within the city of Seattle limits and...

Whether making cuts or expanding routes and hours, the way in which Metro allocates bus service in King County has a huge impact not only on how we get around town day to day, but on access to education and the economic vitality of communities for generations to come....

Bus cuts are coming. But, there is something the City of Seattle can do about it. The failure of King County Prop 1 means that devastating cuts are on the horizon. But there is some hope. Seattle voters approved the measure overwhelmingly. And, last month, Metro set...

Late last week, King County Executive Dow Constantine signed an executive order to further integrate regional transit planning and operations in the Puget Sound. Transportation Choices welcomes this news and continues to appreciate Executive Constantine’s leadership...

Yesterday, the King County Council passed a proposal by Councilmember Rod Dembowski that would delay the Metro bus cuts made necessary by the great recession and the failure of Prop 1 last April. Under Dembowski’s proposal, which was supported by councilmembers Hague,...