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Swift Green Line starts rolling, from Bothell to Boeing
Thirty-four stations dot the 12.5-mile corridor, connecting two of the region’s largest job centers.
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Judge bottles up Inslee’s much touted clean air rule
Democratic lawmakers could help by proposing new regulations to be imposed on carbon polluters.
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Sen. Hobbs gets a key role in state transportation policy
The Lake Stevens Democrat will chair the Senate Transportation Committee.
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Mukilteo taking comments on proposed transportation district
MUKILTEO — City leaders here are the latest to consider forming a transportation benefit district, which would allow…
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Community Transit honors Seahawks with ‘Blue’ and ‘Green’ names
EVERETT — It’s hard to miss the far-flung influence of what may be the Puget Sound region’s most…
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Port of Everett receives $10 million grant for upgrades
EVERETT — The Port of Everett is getting a $10 million federal grant to help pay for strengthening…
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Temporary changes to I-405 express toll lanes become law
BOTHELL — A temporary change that has allowed cars, trucks and motorcycles to travel in the I-405 express…
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Which track? Sounder passengers no longer have to guess
MUKILTEO — In April, Mukilteo finally got its long-planned second boarding platform for northbound and southbound Sounder trains.
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Sound Transit board sends $54B expansion plan to the ballot
SEATTLE — On Thursday Sound Transit’s board of directors approved a plan to extend light rail to Snohomish…
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Railroad blamed for fiery derailment in Columbia River Gorge
PORTLAND, Ore. — Federal investigators on Thursday blamed Union Pacific Railroad for a fiery oil train derailment along…
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Agency seeks denial of Vancouver oil-terminal project
SEATTLE — A Washington state agency in charge of protecting millions of acres of state land from wildfires…
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Union Pacific resuming oil trains in Columbia Gorge
PORTLAND, Ore. — Union Pacific plans to resume transporting oil by train through the Oregon side of the…
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In Everett, lawmakers take a closer look at train congestion
EVERETT — For all of the publicity oil- and coal-train traffic has been getting recently, the fiery crash…
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Lynnwood getting federal help as it plans for light rail, development
LYNNWOOD — The city’s transportation situation is getting some attention from the federal government.
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NASA electric plane could spur cleaner aviation
NASA is developing an electric plane to accelerate the introduction of zero-emission aircraft that use less energy and…
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Ferry service reduced on Port Townsend run
COUPEVILLE — For the second time in as many months, ferry service between Coupeville and Port Townsend has…
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Leaders ask Oregon, Washington governors to ban oil-by-train
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland and Multnomah County leaders on Tuesday urged the governors of Oregon and Washington to…
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Proliferation of smartphones make ferry Wi-Fi service moot
At the end of the month, ferry riders will no longer be able to connect to the Boingo…
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Union Pacific fined over $7 million in 2 years
PORTLAND, Ore. — Union Pacific penalties surpass those of every railroad nationwide for the past two years.