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SDOT crews working on Montlake Boulevard. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

State Transportation Bills Grapple with I-976 Mess, but Face a Ticking Clock

Washington Democrats have dueling transportation funding bills pending in the upper and lower houses that would raise or protect transportation revenue. On Wednesday, Senator Liz...

Senate Democrats Propose Car Tab ‘Fix’ with $2.9 Billion Hit to Sound Transit

A new state bill would slash more than $1 billion in Sound Transit revenues in order to satisfy a minority of anti-tax voters in...

University Street Station Renaming Is a Debacle in Agency Inconsistency

On Thursday, the Sound Transit Board of Directors met to decide on the fate of a light rail station's name. University Street Station, they...
Pioneer Square Station platform from the mezzanine level.

Sound Transit Weighs Fare Enforcement Reform, New Name for University Street Station

It was a busy week at Sound Transit headquarters. Agency staff briefed regional policymakers on a range of topics from Connect 2020 progress to...
Elevated light rail with pylons next to a street in Northgate.

Sound Transit Has a Plan to Deliver 130th Street Station in 2025, but Will...

The first Sound Transit Board committee meeting of 2020 was an eventful one as staff presented three options to deliver a NE 130th Street...

The Case for a Permanent Center Platform at Pioneer Square Station

For months, Sound Transit has been gearing up for the Connect 2020 project, the 10-week construction effort to tie the East Link light rail...

Sound Transit Seeking Bids for Large TOD Site in Bellevue’s Spring District

A new transit-oriented development (TOD) in Bellevue could happen on surplus property owned by Sound Transit. The transit agency is actively seeking private bids...

Connect 2020 Light Rail Service Disruptions Coming in January

Light rail disruptions in Downtown Seattle are only a few weeks away. Sound Transit plans to begins construction work near International District/Chinatown Station in...