# The Sound Transit board approved the route for West Seattle Link Thursday, clearing the way for engineering work that will advance the project to 80% design by 2027. Opponents cited worries that rising project costs would jeopardize light rail extensions to Tacoma and to Everett.| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# Ballard Link is still in planning, eight years after the passage of Sound Transit 3. With the environmental review process essentially starting over, major action on the project isn't expected until 2025.| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# Offering a bold vision for Downtown Seattle that could include as many as 7,800 new homes, King County has released a full strategic plan for how it might redevelop its civic campus.| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# Mestas will serve as Deputy CEO of Megaproject Delivery with responsibility in managing projects from start to finish. With many projects behind schedule and overbudget, righting the ship is badly needed.| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# Speak out as the Sound Transit Board prepares to make a generational mistake and skip Chinatown with its new downtown light rail tunnel. Sound Transit is on the precipice of making decisions that will waste your time, over and over again, forever. In the spirit of setting a better example of how to not waste| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# King County Executive Dow Constantine has sided with those seeking to site light rail outside of the Chinatown-International District (CID). In his annual State of the County speech yesterday, Constantine backed using redevelopment of the King County Administration Building to site the new south downtown station as proposed in the 'North of CID' alternative --| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# Tacoma Dome Link is facing a three-year delay as Sound Transit recommends adding new options to avoid problems in Fife and South Federal Way. The Tacoma Dome Link Extension (TDLE) likely won't open until 2035, Sound Transit announced Monday. The extension will add four stations and ten miles of mostly elevated light rail extending south| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# An open letter to Julie Timm Hello and welcome Julie Timm, soon-to-be Sound Transit CEO: As you prepare to step into your new role as CEO of one of the nation's most rapidly expanding transit agencies, The Urbanist editorial board wants to congratulate you. We're excited for the Sound Transit Board to consider your nomination| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# Praised for delivering Seattle's massive waterfront revamp, the Office of the Waterfront has faced criticism for being shadowy and unaccountable. Now it will become a one-stop-shop for Sound Transit permitting.| The Urbanist - Examining urban policy to improve cities and quality of life.
Constantine Defends Bus Electrification Focus as King County Metro Service Lags| The Urbanist