Songs of Willow Frost is the new novel by bestselling author, Jamie Ford. Like his first novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Songs of Willow Frost explores historic Seattle, but this time it's the Depression era instead of World War II. "Twelve-year-old...

This the first post in a series about how bus cuts will affect people in King County. College students are among the groups that will be hit hardest if King County Metro is forced to make cuts. A significant percentage of college students in our region (46% of...

Do you want better ways to communicate with your local transit agency? The Transportation Research Board (TRB) is sponsoring a study to explore the use of web-based feedback to improve transit service. As part of the study, researchers are interested in understanding...

This the first post in a series about how bus cuts will affect people in King County. Alex Rouse is graduate student and Seattle sports fan who uses King County Metro as her primary form of transportation. Here is what she had to say about what the bus means to her...

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) today released a report showing that Americans took 10.7 billion trips on public transportation last year -- the highest annual public transit ridership number in 57 years! And, yes, population has increased over...

Want to influence regional transportation policy? Now is the time to speak up. Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) is currently soliciting comments on their update to the Transportation 2040 plan. Transportation 2040 is an “action plan for transportation in the...

Last night, hundreds of citizens attended the King County Council’s public hearing about Executive Dow Constantine’s proposal to save Metro service. Labor, business, and environmental leaders—along with dozens of regular riders—urged the council to keep our county...

King County is moving ahead with its local strategy to prevent devastating Metro bus cuts. But before there can be a ballot measure to save service, the King County Council needs to form a Transportation Benefit District. The council is holding a public hearing to...

Six months after the members of the Low‐Income Fare Options Advisory Committee presented their final recommendations to King County Executive Dow Constantine and the King County Council, the Executive's office delivered a like-minded proposal to the Council for...