# To keep buses moving as lanes are set to be shut down on I-5 over a three-year period, the Seattle Department of Transportation is set to convert peak-hour bus lanes to all-day. But the city isn't calling the change permanent.| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# Sound Transit plans a mix of articulated and double-decker buses for Stride, all of which will be battery-electric. Sound Transit is poised to move forward with the purchase of a new fleet for its Stride bus rapid transit program. Agency staff hope to win approval for the contracts this week at the agency's System Expansion| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# The much-delayed Stride bus rapid transit program continues to get more delayed. Generally speaking, the three projects -- dubbed the S1, S2, and S3 Stride lines -- are trending one to two years behind the 2021 realigned schedule and three to four years behind the original Sound Transit 3 plan, according to a recent update| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# NE 130th Street Station opens in 2025 and Graham Street and Boeing Access Road Stations open in 2031 under the amended plan. The Sound Transit Board of Directors voted Thursday to pursue a hybrid plan that mostly avoids delays beyond modest "planning delays" to the vast majority of the Sound Transit 3 (ST3) program. An| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# Work on Sound Transit's bus rapid transit program--Stride--is progressing, though slower than originally hoped. Some Stride lines' targeted openings have slipped from 2024 to 2025. Agency staff recently briefed the Sound Transit Board of Directors about a revised delivery timeline and some flashy vehicle branding. The program is composed of three distinct projects: Lynnwood to| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
Overview I-405 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) connects communities along I-405 and SR 518 from Lynnwood to Burien. With buses running as often as every 10 minutes,| www.soundtransit.org
The only closure impacted by Revive I-5 work this weekend will the Columbian Way off-ramp, according to WSDOT.| king5.com
Constantine Defends Bus Electrification Focus as King County Metro Service Lags| The Urbanist