As the region becomes accustomed to its fledgling mass transit system, signs of development along its line are starting to appear. As Seattle shifts to the next stage in Sound Transit's growth, it is increasingly important to remember to develop intelligently. more ›

Have you met Brenda, the tunnel boring machine yet? Even if you don't catch a look at her, you'll definitely hear all about what she's up to in the coming weeks. more ›

Start your morning off right with a hot pile of news, including shots fired in Everett, bad news for Federal Way commuters and a message from Maria Cantwell (and her mom). more ›

Uncovering pieces of Seattle's history, one high-speed rail station at a time. more ›

Were you burned by the demise of the Monorail Project and, with it, the Green Line from West Seattle to Ballard? Fear not - McGinn won't let it drop. more ›

Seattlest will be counting down to 2011 with a series of posts on our highlights of this year and what we're looking forward to in the next. Got a list to suggest? Send it our way. See the entire series here. more ›

We departed Seattlest world headquarters at 12th and John Street at 11:49 and landed at SeaTac at 12:45. Our trip included a ride on the #10 bus to Westlake, a light rail ride from Westlake Center to Tukwila, and a shuttle bus from the Tukwila station to the airport. For speedphiles, the actual train trip ride from Westlake to Tukwila was 34 minutes. It was also 34 minutes last Friday. It will probably be 34 minutes next week. more ›

Make way for the light rail. That's what the City Council is doing after voting unanimously last night to change up the residential parking zone program (RPZ) throughout Seattle. The vote--ushered in before the light rail launch--is to help prevent parking chaos on residential side streets. The plan: the council will yank away half of the household permits, but it says neighborhoods who've been infiltrated by at least 35 percent of unwelcome parkers can still apply for residential parking restrictions. Now that the council addressed where people can't park, how about they focus on where the commuters and shoppers can park before their prized commuter rail opens without any commuters. more ›

• Dog people, stop reading and just look at these cute puppies instead. Cat people, keep reading. PhinneyWood blog reports that Greenwood's cat-loving-adoption organization PAWS celebrates the adoption of it 10,000th kitty.
• Still wringing out their clothes, photos and soggy possessions, the residents of the recently flooded Wedgwood neighborhood want the city to foot the bill for all the damages the broken water main caused.
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