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Seattle Restored program facilitates pop-up shops and art installations in and around downtown Seattle – check out how get there via transit and other travel options!

April 13, 2022

Summary: Seattle’s Office of Economic Development (OED) is partnering with Shunpike and Seattle Good Business Network to host the Seattle Restored program. Seattle Restored matches local small businesses and artists with vacant downtown Seattle storefronts to help revive the central city with creativity and commerce! Pop up shops and art… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Biking, Busses, Community Involvement, General, Light Rail, Parking, Pedestrians, Streetcar, Transit, Water TaxiTagged With: Art, art installations, biking, Downtown Seattle, driving, Parking, pop up shops, restoration, Rolling, seattle restored, transit, travel information, Walking

City of Seattle extends ORCA Recovery Card Program through the end of 2022

December 13, 2021

The ORCA Recovery Card Program provides free ORCA cards to essential workers and encourages people to take transit while saving money on transportation. Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced today that the ORCA Recovery Card Program, which provides free ORCA cards to essential workers in Chinatown-International District and Pioneer Square, will… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Busses, Community Involvement, Ferries, Light Rail, SDOT, Streetcar, Transit, Water TaxiTagged With: economic recovery, equity, essential workers, free transit pass, mobility, opportunity, recovery, students, transit

Traveling during the holidays? Skip the traffic, save time, and reduce pollution by considering walking, rolling, biking, or taking transit!

November 23, 2021

The holiday season is here! This year, do yourself a favor and go car-free if you can for your trips to visit family, do your holiday shopping, and get wherever else you need to go. It could save you time, stress, and reduce traffic congestion to help others travel faster,… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Biking, Busses, Ferries, Light Rail, Pedestrians, SDOT, Streetcar, Transit, Water TaxiTagged With: Bikes, bus, Driving/Commuting, Holidays, light rail, transit

Vaccination clinics open now in the City of Seattle – here’s how you can travel to your free COVID-19 vaccine or booster appointment

October 26, 2021

Editor’s Note: This blog post was updated on January 6, 2022 to add the new Virginia Mason vaccination clinic location in First Hill, which opens on Monday, January 10. This update also removes the former South Lake Union clinic location, which has adjourned its operations, and other minor updates throughout… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Biking, Busses, Community Involvement, General, Light Rail, Parking, Pedestrians, Rideshare, Safety, SDOT, Streetcar, TransitTagged With: boosters, clinic, COVID-19, free, Health, opportunity, partnerships, resource, safety, travel information, vaccination

Local and national leaders celebrate the start of construction for the new Madison – RapidRide G Line, which will connect some of Seattle’s densest neighborhoods with frequent, reliable transit in 2024

September 30, 2021

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and King County Executive Dow Constantine welcomed Federal Transit Administration Administrator Nuria Fernandez to Seattle today, as they joined other local leaders and congressional delegates at a groundbreaking event to celebrate the start of construction on the Madison – RapidRide G Line. This bus rapid transit (BRT)… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Busses, Ferries, Funding & Levies, Light Rail, Move Seattle, SDOT, Streetcar, Traffic and Construction, Transit, Water TaxiTagged With: bus, bus rapid transit, Construction, groundbreaking, kickoff, madison, mobility, partnerships, RapidRide, seattle

Seattle’s buses, trains, and ferries are ready when you are!

June 18, 2021

Summary: During Ride Transit Month, we’re celebrating public transit in Seattle. Transit will play a key role in our COVID-19 recovery. Thanks to your Levy to Move Seattle and Seattle Transportation Benefit District dollars, we’re making transit improvements across the city. Check out some of the transit projects that are… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Busses, Ferries, Funding & Levies, Light Rail, Move Seattle, Safety, Streetcar, Transit, Vision Zero, Water TaxiTagged With: bus, Levy to Move Seattle, Public Transit, trains, transit, Vision Zero

We’re working on a new mobility on demand solution thanks to a grant from Transit Planning 4 All!

December 29, 2020

We were recently awarded a grant from Transit Planning 4 All to inclusively plan and implement a mobility on demand solution in the Seattle-King County region! Although many Seattleites are not moving around nearly as much as we used to because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us still rely on transit. Transit Planning 4 All supports communities across… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Busses, Community Involvement, Light Rail, Rideshare, Streetcar, TransitTagged With: accessibility, bus, link light rail, New Mobility, Sound Transit, transit, Transportation Equity

We want to hear from you: Weigh in on transportation upgrades from downtown Seattle to Roosevelt

January 14, 2020

The new RapidRide J Line is scheduled to begin service in 2024. The RapidRide J Line will provide high-quality service connecting Downtown Seattle with the neighborhoods of Belltown, South Lake Union, Eastlake, University District, and Roosevelt. We’re working with King County Metro to ensure a comprehensive plan that includes better transit… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Move Seattle, SDOT, Streetcar, Transit

Patience is a virtue, & we are grateful you have it!

January 10, 2020

Is your New Year’s resolution to practice patience? We can tell! Link light rail trains are running every 13-15 minutes. We know that waiting longer for trains can be a pain, which is why we’re working with Sound Transit to do all we can to make sure trains stay on schedule…. [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: SDOT, Streetcar

NEW year = NEW commute!

January 3, 2020

Have you set any New Year’s resolutions for 2020? How about doing something good for yourself (stress-less), your city, & your planet. Pledge to commute car-free 1x a week. We’ve all set too-audacious New Year’s resolutions that we’ve given up on before we even start. Did you stress out a… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Streetcar, Traffic and Construction, TransitTagged With: Driving/Commuting, Seattle Squeeze

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