Metro's daily ridership has collapsed during the viral outbreak, from 413,000 in May 2019 to 112,000 this May. Source: Seattle Times - Traffic Permalink: King County Metro will cut bus service 15% due to coronavirus-sparked recession this fall
The solicitation calls for "a partial or full replacement of the bridge." Source: Seattle Times - Traffic Permalink: SDOT solicits engineers to design a replacement for the cracked West Seattle Bridge
The city's spending on bridge maintenance and replacement is far below what is needed, according to the Seattle Department of Transportation’s own experts. Source: Seattle Times - Traffic Permalink: West Seattle Bridge is a surprise crisis, but plenty of other aging Seattle bridges are also vulnerable
Seattle's Lake Washington Boulevard is by far the most popular street voters in a Seattle Times online survey said should close to most traffic to make room for people walking, biking and recreating. Source: Seattle Times - Traffic Permalink: Here are the Seattle streets readers want closed to most vehicles to make room for walkers and cyclists
Earlier this month, Seattle announced it was permanently closing about 20 miles of streets to most vehicle traffic even after the coronavirus pandemic ends. Source: Seattle Times - Traffic Permalink: Vote: Which streets — if any — should Seattle close to most vehicle traffic?
Sound Transit and Community Transit will begin charging fares on some buses and trains June 1. Trips on King County Metro buses will remain fare-free for now. Source: Seattle Times - Traffic Permalink: Local transit systems make slow return to charging fares as coronavirus restrictions ease
The seven-page "conceptual modes of failure analysis" explains why the city must race against time to temporarily support the 150-foot-high mainspan. Source: Seattle Times - Traffic Permalink: West Seattle Bridge report explains how a partial collapse would lead to demolition
Traffic Lab reporter Mike Lindblom and engagement editor Michelle Baruchman answered your questions about the West Seattle Bridge closure in a live Q&A on Tuesday. Source: Seattle Times - Traffic Permalink: WATCH: Seattle Times reporters answer your questions about the West Seattle Bridge
Even amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has kept most people off the roads, drivers are already facing congestion on alternative routes. Source: Seattle Times - Traffic Permalink: Join Traffic Lab for a live Q&A about the West Seattle Bridge
Contractors are now racing to shore up the span, to preserve it long enough to determine if it can be repaired. Source: Seattle Times - Traffic Permalink: What cracked the West Seattle Bridge? Hidden design problem may have doomed it all along
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