“It wasn’t that long ago that there weren’t any protected bike lanes downtown. The bike network is better than it’s ever been in Seattle,” he said. “If people haven’t ridden downtown recently, I encourage everyone to try it again.” Great to chat with @nickdeshais.bsky.social about this connection!

'Megan Rohrssen speaks for the blue herons of Winslow': Great piece on battle for seabirds on Seattle's Bainbridge Island @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social @nickdeshais.bsky.social www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

A Newly Discovered Recording Lets You Hear Delta Blues Legend Robert Johnson in Stunning Clarity

How rotten wood and degraded bolts hampered a rehab. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

A smart follow-up story by @nickdeshais.bsky.social: Seattle's useful G Line, which carries 6,600 daily passengers between downtown and busy First Hill, lost $650k to fix a 1-inch mismatch between pavement levels and four bus stops. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

A useful guide by @nickdeshais.bsky.social: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

I’m inside at our Seattle terminal until 4:30 today handing out these limited edition ORCA cards! Come find me! @TheORCACard

The future is plastic. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

When the world’s best footballers descend on Seattle this summer for the World Cup, the city wants visiting fans to join in on the footwork by filling a gap in the downtown bike network, connecting the Space Needle to Lumen Field. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Light rail service from between Seattle and Bellevue will start in March, a long-overdue connection to the Eastside that will provide congestion-free rides across Lake Washington. via @mclindblom.bsky.social www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Trains across Lake Washington. A four-car demonstration train cruised at 55 mph over floating sections of the former Interstate 90 express lanes Wednesday, with no shimmy and barely perceptible vibration. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

US Postal Service opens bidding for last‑mile delivery access to raise revenue reut.rs/4b4a6Lv

Night owls and early birds will have a new way to take flight this year, as Sound Transit will run buses from midnight to 4 a.m. between Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and downtown Seattle beginning in March. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

The slowdown is a result of WSDOT’s decision to point I-5 express lanes north 24 hours a day, to aid the flow of stymied northbound traffic, leaving thousands of southbounders to cram into the general lanes. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Before Niners fans make their long, sad way back to the Bay after Saturday’s playoff game in Seattle, they and the tens of thousands of jubilant Seahawks supporters first have to get to and from Lumen Field. Good luck with that. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

The ballooning costs and angry legislators are just the latest chapter in a long saga to build a bridge on a major urban highway that connects two states. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Can the L8 be punctual with some red paint? www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

The damage from December’s storms and flooding will cost between $40 million and $50 million, Washington transportation officials say. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

The commute for ferry passengers on the Chimacum and at the Bremerton terminal will become a lot more entertaining, productive or simply distracting later this year, depending on how they use the internet. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Endure or detour. This weekend marks the start of what is arguably the most disruptive highway construction job in Washington state’s history. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

The estimated price tag of the Interstate Bridge Replacement project more than doubled from $6 billion to $13.6 billion, but staff told a bistate panel Dec. 15 it didn’t have new numbers. www.oregonjournalismproject.org/interstate-b...

Well well.

Broken roads, old ferries and devastation left by December’s storms are top of mind for the Democratic and Republican leaders on the Legislature’s transportation committees. That’s where the agreement ends. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Express Wagons (1 horse) ------- 967 Express Wagons (2 horses) --- 1,108 Lumber Wagons (2) ------ 414 Lumber Wagons (3) ------- 2 Lumber Wagons (4) ------- 37 Horse Trucks (2) ---------49 Horse Trucks (4) --------- 3 Buggies ------------------------165 Total: 2,745

Old boats break. For Washington State Ferries, this inescapable fact was no truer than during the first three days of the New Year. The fleet is missing a third of its ferries. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Can Washington state use funds collected from the Climate Commitment Act to help repair storm-damaged roads? www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Gov. Bob Ferguson wants to spend $1 billion to buy three new state ferries and an additional $150 million to help keep the oldest boats in Washington State Ferries’ fleet on the water as long as possible before those new vessels arrive. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Seattle Mayor-elect Katie Wilson is naming Angela Brady as interim director of the Seattle Department of Transportation. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

#OnThisDay in 1966, the ferry Hyak was launched. Now retired, its horn lives on as the goal horn at Seattle Kraken hockey games. historylink.org/File/5304 @seattlekraken.com

“Mother Nature is driving some of the planning and timing. ... Most timelines for repairs and damage estimates are not yet available — and there is another round of rain, snow and wind on the way." www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

In today's paper: FEDERAL WAY — For the fourth weekend in less than two years, throngs celebrated the growth of light rail in the Seattle region, this time for an 8-mile, three-station extension into South King County. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Twenty years ago, when the only light rail in Washington state was a 1.6-mile line in downtown Tacoma, transit riders might’ve wondered if the train would ever arrive in Seattle. Some probably still do. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

We dig into this weekend's light rail extension and the ever important discussion of how to pronounce Des Moines and Deshais. Give it a listen!

Seattle motorists spent nearly three extra days behind the wheel this year, as the typical driver in the metro region lost 68 hours to traffic congestion. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

This Saturday, Seattle's light rail system will grow 8 miles, add 23,000 riders to the already 120,000, and open 3 stations in South King County. With this fourth expansion in the past two years, the spine of the system will stretch 40 miles. Who will ride it? www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Cyclists have long helped out their motoring cousins. After all, the nation’s earliest paved roads, including in Seattle, were done by and for bicyclists. Now cars are giving back. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Parking in a paid lot will get more expensive next spring after the council adopted a 12% parking tax expected to raise $2 million in a normal year. www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

Nice write up about the Great American Rail Trail 🚲 ⤵️

In print today, go buy your local newspaper (whether you live in Seattle or not)! www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-m...

"As I ride through the heart of the mountain, a tiny fear takes hold. I should’ve anticipated it, considering all the warnings I’d heard at the old Hyak train station moments before I entered the dark, 2.3-mile Snoqualmie Tunnel." Print tomorrow, online now! www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-m...

Our Commercial E-Cargo Bike Program launches today. We want to work with businesses of all sizes to help our freight network become more cost-effective as delivery volumes continue to increase. Learn what's next: https://sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/11/20/seattle-commercial-e-cargo-bike-program/

A power outage forced a shutdown of the Highway 99 tunnel through downtown Seattle on Thursday morning, but crews with Seattle City Light restored power just before 10 a.m. and the tunnel should be reopening to traffic once final checks are performed. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Trump’s DOT has been on a deregulation blitz, with 30 regulatory moves that could reduce safety and cost lives, according to experts. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Of the top 30 cities, three are in North America: Montreal (15), Quebec City (29) and Vancouver, B.C. (30). If the lack of U.S. cities surprises you, go ride in Utrecht, Copenhagen, Ghent, Amsterdam or Paris and get unsurprised. www.fastcompany.com/91442963/the...

Everyday is a stop on Taylor Swift's 2023 Eras Tour, according to Sound Transit. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Oh là là!

I recently asked SDOT why car parking can't be used for scooters, etc. They said: "Repurposing car parking can be a more costly solution and there are a limited number of 24/7 spaces, especially downtown. We want to find efficient, balanced solutions that support all modes of travel."

This Saturday Ballard Fremont Greenways, Councilmember Strauss, and @seattledot.bsky.social are celebrating the new crosswalk on 15th Ave in Ballard. When: This Saturday at 2 PM Where: 15th Ave NW and NW 51st St in Ballard. Learn more: sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/11/05/1...

Happy 146th Birthday to the Bicycles of Washington State! "The first bicycle arrived in Washington Territory on Nov. 14, 1879, and was prominently displayed in the window of a Seattle stationery and book shop at 617 Front Street owned by William H. Pumphrey." www.historylink.org/File/20810

Missouri Republican Rep. Sam Graves, chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said infrastructure for biking and walking to be an important federal priority. usa.streetsblog.org/2025/11/12/g...