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Snohomish County Selects Two Preferred Light Rail Station Locations, Begins Subarea Planning

Snohomish County has formally identified preferred locations for two light rail stations, between Everett and Lynnwood, planned in urban unincorporated areas as part of...

Let’s Build a New West Seattle Bridge That Carries Light Rail Too

Yesterday, West Seattle got more bad news as the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) announced the West Seattle Bridge would be closed for at...

Alphanumeric Lines Will Replace Colors and Names of Sound Transit Services

Light rail is not the only thing getting a rebrand by Sound Transit next year. In an announcement on Thursday, the transit agency outlined...

Perfecting Issaquah Light Rail

Among all the Link light rail extensions unleashed by Sound Transit 3 (ST3) lurks a weakest link: the Purple Line to Issaquah. But we...

Transit Cuts Are On The Way for Every Corner of Seattle

Yesterday King County Metro announced broad service cuts affecting nearly every route starting on Monday March 23, while Sound Transit is also reducing service...
Portland Aerial Tram. (Photo by Cacophony)

Gondolas Offer A Way to Rise Above West Seattle’s ST3 Controversy

A gondola tram could be the ideal way to deliver West Seattle’s Sound Transit 3 stations without unnecessary expense and complications of light rail--and...

Sound Transit Cancels Union Street Symphony Renaming and Approves Funds to Move Up 130th...

Union Street/Symphony Station? Not so fast, says Sound Transit's board of directors. On Thursday, the board adopted an amendment to its earlier motion to...

Sound Transit Committee Votes to Advance Opening 130th Street Station Earlier

Last week, Sound Transit's System Expansion Committee unanimously voted to put forth a motion to the agency's Board of Directors that sets the stage...