Transportation

After months of route preparation, driver training and public anticipation, the Spokane Transit Authority provided its first official public double-decker bus ride on Saturday.

The month-long labor strike halting projects across Spokane and north Idaho ended Monday morning when the worker's union and contractor's association reached a "tentative agreement" concerning contract negotiations.

No, you aren’t seeing double – or maybe you are, if you’re looking at one of Spokane Transit Authority’s new double-decker buses cruising down the interstate.

Spokane Transit Authority’s new CEO doesn’t hesitate when asked why someone might prefer taking a bus to the airport.

If you’re planning to travel for Labor Day, you’re not alone.

Parking at the Spokane County Courthouse will soon be more expensive, but there’ll be more ways to pay for it.

When an interstate closes for a full weekend, does it make a sound? No. At least that's what a small group of people gathered at downtown Seattle's Plymouth Pillars Park Saturday afternoon were hoping when they hosted a party on a perch overlooking a half-empty Interstate 5 to celebrate a temporary reprieve from the roar of I-5 traffic." The roar remained, however, as drivers instead flooded ...

A labor strike continues to put numerous construction projects in Spokane on hold .

A strike by the Local 302 union has indefinitely halted three construction projects in Eastern Washington, including the North Spokane Corridor.

The days of the “no-shoes rule” in security checkpoints might be over, but the age of endless airport annoyances isn't.

Taking a trip? You don’t have to board a plane to reach some of the best destinations in the country, according to a new list from Travel + Leisure. The travel publication released its roundup of the 23 best road trips in the United States in 2025— and two were in Washington state. “From the dramatic California coast to the history-lined thoroughfares of New England, the United States is ...

Jul. 30—The Interstate 5 Bridge Replacement Program cleared another bureaucratic funding hurdle Thursday when Metro, Portland's regional governing body, voted to spend $1.9 billion in funding that had already been awarded to the project. Thursday's vote moves the roughly $6 billion project forward even as questions remain about whether a megaproject bridging two blue states can succeed under ...

The year was 1986 when the Otterstrom family traveled from their home in Spokane to Vancouver, British Columbia, for the transportation -themed World ’s Fair. There, the newly built SkyTrain carted attendees to and fro.

Otterstrom succeeds Susan Meyer, who held the position for just under two decades before retiring last year. He has worked with Spokane Transit for over 15 years and held positions with King County Metro and the Federal Transit Administration prior.

Spokane Transit Authority released a promotional video featuring Jaws-inspired music and comedic acting to advertise that their new double decker busses do, indeed, fit under the necessary bridges of Spokane.

A 26-year dream to make U.S. Highway 95 a four-lane highway between Moscow, Idaho, and Lewiston is almost a reality.

OLYMPIA – Washington aspires for its largest-in-the-nation fleet of passenger ferries to operate reliably and emission-free by 2050.

Whether traveling by land, sea or air, here are some tips to get you to your Fourth of July festivities safely and on time.