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Morning Fizz: D's trying to sort out 1st District race

Mon, May 14, 8 a.m.

By Erica C. Barnett and Josh Feit

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring Dwight Pelz, a new parking garage, a new tunnel, Reuven Carlyle, Sylvester Cann, and Boring Machine Brenda.

A desire named streetcar

Mon, Apr 23, 2 a.m.

By Eric Scigliano

Is public transit all about getting there quickly and conveniently, or about having fun and looking cool? The new First Hill Streetcar line will give us one, but we could have had both.

Crosscut Tout: 2 serious students of transit will speak

Tue, Apr 17, 2 a.m.

By Douglas B. MacDonald

A chance for fresh insights and less predictability in our car-bike-bus-train fights.

Tax-increment financing, which is permitted in 48 other states, would be a powerful tool for encouraging more projects and amenities around light rail stations. Here's the case for its many benefits, and a look at progress and debate to date.

Train-spotting in Denmark

Thu, Apr 5, 2 a.m.

By Peter Miller

Struggling on the Mukilteo run, zooming along outside Copenhagen. And not missing the bus.

The secret lives of Seattle's neighborhood shoppers

Mon, Apr 2, 2 a.m.

By Eric Scigliano

Who uses Seattle's neighborhood main streets, how do they get there, what do they find, and what do they miss there? The city gets some hard answers, from Admiral, Othello, Columbia City, Ballard, and Fremont.

Are neighborhoods too privileged in Seattle land-use debates?

Thu, Mar 29, noon

By Roger Valdez

Historically, Seattle has deferred to the residents most directly affected by decisions such as development around rail stations. This is starting to change, enlarging the table for democratic debate.

Northgate Mall: battleground for transit and planning issues

Wed, Mar 28, 2 a.m.

By Jordan Royer

As a new round begins, over a Sound Transit parking garage, there are lessons to be learned from the successes at Northgate in recent years and from transit-oriented development along California's BART lines.

Midday Scan: A super-green building for Seattle; tax windfall from pot sales; PTSD questions

Wed, Mar 21, 11 a.m.

By Pete Jackson

Also, the ageless Jamie Moyer goes for a new record, and score one for the railheads who ask tough questions about transit costs.

Federal Way legislator wants annual state audits of Sound Transit

Mon, Jan 30, 2 a.m.

By John Stang

Democrat Mark Miloscia says it is all about helping the agency perform to public expectations, not retaliation for failure to reach Federal Way.

Bellevue's rendezvous with an urban destiny

Tue, Jan 24, 2 a.m.

By David Brewster

Updated: The 'Tateuchi Truce' over the Sound Transit wars on the Eastside made clear what a catalyst for an urbanized Eastside this long-aborning cultural center has become.

Tolls: a long road still ahead to get best results

Mon, Jan 9, 2 a.m.

By Douglas B. MacDonald

There are some encouraging signs, but tolls can't work as well as possible without more flexibility and wider adoption. And cross-lake efficiencies also require much more flexibility in transit than reliance on light rail.

Greyhound may test Seattle's commitment to mass transportation

Tue, Dec 20, 2 a.m.

By C.B. Hall

The bus line is losing its home on the north edge of downtown. Is a move to Pioneer Square's King Street Station the best choice, and perhaps the only way to keep the intercity service in Seattle?

Rail to Ballard: Nice idea, but didn't somebody already think of that?

Sat, Dec 17, 12:05 p.m.

By Eric Scigliano

Sound Transit and the city boldly go where the monorail tried to go 14 years ago.

Seattle, state's rail growth faces mud on the tracks

Thu, Dec 15, 2 a.m.

By Floyd McKay and C.B. Hall

With mudslide season approaching, officials are looking at what could be done to minimize disruptions. Does BNSF really have to halt passenger service for days after a slide?