To keep Seattle moving, we need a powerful menu of strategies and we need to act now. Community discussion will help shape and refine our efforts as we move forward - but move forward we must.
Action is already underway on faster and more reliable bus service in several transit corridors.
For the longer term, we can invest in technology like trams or monorail to connect neighborhoods to each other, to downtown, and to regional rapid transit. We'll be working together with neighborhoods and our partner agencies like Metro on Quick Start projects that can be done in one or two years that will improve both the speed of and access to transit. Whether it's re-timing signals, improving transit stops, installing better lighting, or giving buses the green at lights, these are things we can get done soon that will make a difference. Any improved transportation system must start with well-maintained streets, sidewalks, and bridges. We have made a four-fold increase in funding for transportation since 1995 and we're getting more efficient in how that money is spent.