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Options for Everett Link Stations Whittled Down in New Survey

Public input requested on the slim pickings for regional light rail station sites. Sound Transit has an open scoping period for the Everett Link Extension,...

Fife Floodplain Fiasco Pushes Sound Transit to Delay Tacoma Dome Light Rail

Tacoma Dome Link is facing a three-year delay as Sound Transit recommends adding new options to avoid problems in Fife and South Federal Way. The...

Seattle Subway: Sound Transit Must Commit to a Shallower 4th Avenue CID Station

Plans for South Downtown "FrankenHub" would be disastrous for generations of light rail riders As we enter the seventh year of Sound Transit 3 (ST3) expansion...

Mapping Seattle’s Inequality and Diversity with Light Rail

Three maps comparing light rail station areas create a portrait of a complex region. Columbia City…Mount Baker….Beacon Hill…SoDo… When I first arrived in Seattle, the...

Build Ballard Link Faster and Better By Skipping Second Downtown Tunnel

Savings could elevate light rail in Rainier Valley, speeding up service, improving safety, and fully automate the system. Sound Transit is currently planning the West...

More Chinatown Station Ideas Floated as Sound Transit Meanders toward Decision

Will the station be shallow, deep, or somewhere between? On Fourth or Fifth Avenue? Or skip Chinatown and Midtown altogether for a Pioneer Square...
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Tacoma Link’s Theater District Station Reaches the End of the Line

Tacoma has a major extension of Sound Transit’s T Line streetcar to look forward to over the coming year: the Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension...
A flyer advertising the new 20 miles per hour speed limit in Tacoma in 2023

Major Transportation Improvements in 2023 to Test Tacoma’s Patience

2023 is looking to be a significant year for transportation in Tacoma. A number of city-led projects are reaching maturity, like the Hilltop Link...