Transportation

Week in Review: downtown, ferries, and gun control

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Claudia Rowe, science reporter Jane C. Hu, and Puget Sound Business Journal tech reporter Alex Halverson

Crime

Negligent drivers who kill pedestrians in WA may face new penalties

Amidst what experts call a “crisis” of car-pedestrian crashes nationwide, lawmakers in Washington have increased the criminal penalties drivers can face for fatal crashes.

Environment

Could an aging WA fleet lead to more ferry mishaps?

The M/V Walla Walla has been running for 50 years and Seattle Times transportation reporter David Kroman says aging boats are having cascading effects on the state’s ferry system.

Eastside light rail expansion could be delayed after work along I-90 demolished

Sound Transit has announced that the light rail expansion project along I-90 may be delayed once again.

Environment

Rolling toward Washington state: support for e-bikes

E-bikes flatten hills and make it possible for people who aren’t strong bikers to go 20 miles or more without wearing themselves out – or trashing the planet.

Week in Review: Capital gains tax, Sound Transit construction, and landlords

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Axios Melissa Santos, Seattle Times Jonathan Martin, and KUOW’s Dyer Oxley.

'Build in Washington' rule may be cast overboard to obtain new ferries affordably and quickly

Every new car ferry added to the Washington State Ferries fleet over the past fifty years was built at a Puget Sound shipyard. Now, state lawmakers are considering a break from past policy in order to obtain new vessels faster and cheaper for the troubled state ferry system.