The bus line is losing its home on the north edge of downtown. Is a move to Pioneer Square's King Street Station the best choice, and perhaps the only way to keep the intercity service in Seattle?
The Columbia River Crossing, the $3.1 billion replacement of the bridge between Washington and Oregon, has an entire chorus of detractors. The Coast Guard, with its objections that the bridge is too low to allow certain ships through, might want to get in line.
More than 130 passenger-train departures have been canceled due to slides in Washington since Dec. 1, and the cancellations remain in force even after BNSF deems the tracks safe enough for its freight trains. The problem has passengers angry, and state officials scratching their heads.
Because of bureaucratic delays, money for high-speed rail may not reach the Northwest until fall.
Washington ended up with the nation's third largest pot of high-speed rail dollars. Or should it be called "high-performance rail" money?
