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Transit

Seattle Looks to Rescue Sound Transit’s 4th Avenue Transit Street Plan

With the loss of the SoDo Busway for Sound Transit light rail expansion, 4th Avenue S in SoDo will have to accommodate dozens of additional buses per hour. The Seattle Department of Transportation is pushing for a plan that won't worsen safety on the street.

Sunday Video: A Way To Fix Portland’s Very Slow Light Rail

Anyone who has ridden the TriMet's MAX light rail in Portland knows that it is undeniably slow through the city center. Recee Martin from...

Sound Transit Doubling Sounder North Service This Fall with Four Runs/Day

Sound Transit's Sounder N Line between Everett and Seattle will see four round trips starting September 14, finally returning to pre-pandemic levels of service.

Metro Flex Shuttles Launch in Delridge/South Park on July 22

Metro Flex on-demand shuttle service is expanding to Delridge and South Park starting on Monday, July 22. The expansion is funded by $1.2 million in Seattle Transit Measure funds.
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SLU Decision Points to Uphill Battle for Chinatown Station Advocates

The Sound Transit board showed it was taking delay costs seriously in rejecting late changes to the South Lake Union's Ballard Link stations. However, that principle could indicate a harder path to resurrect Chinatown's 4th Avenue station, based on how the board has designed the process.

Where Have All the Washington State Ferries Walk-on Passengers Gone?

A perfect storm of factors is creating a drag on walk-on ridership on Washington State Ferries. Reasons include service reductions, fast ferries poaching riders, and the trend toward working from home.

Community Transit Plans ‘Swift Gold Line’ Bus to Arlington

Community Transit is hosting an online open house through August 7 to narrow down options for the Swift Gold Line bus from Everett Station north to Marysville and Arlington.

Seattle Sends $1.55 Billion Transportation Levy to the November Ballot

It's official: Voters this fall will get to weigh in on whether Seattle should invest $1.55 billion over eight years to improve transportation infrastructure, with most funding allocated to road and bridge maintenance.