Transit

2025 Opening for Full East Link Sits on a Razor’s Edge

Track restoration work on the remainder of the 2 Line across I-90 is 80% complete, but any additional delays are almost certain to push a grand opening into 2026.
Crowds waiting at a light rail transit station.

Sound Transit Braces for Overcrowding As It Launches Lynnwood Link in 2024

The full opening of East Link will bring a reprieve, but overcrowding issues could resume with Federal Way Link. With approximately one year until Sound...

Mercer Island Abandons Long Legal Fight Against Sound Transit

Municipality will pay transit agency $2.1 million and drop claims surrounding East Link extension. Last week, without public discussion, the Mercer Island City Council approved...

Sound Transit Picks New Preferred Light Rail Route to Tacoma Dome

After navigating through a number of major issues that added years of delay, the Sound Transit board is poised to adopt a new preferred alternative for Tacoma Dome Link. The project isn't slated to reach full design until 2027 and to open until 2035.

Map of the Week: Sound Transit’s New System Expansion Map

Sound Transit upgraded its old ST3 map with a cleaner new map and website. The old map helped sell the package to the regional...

Summer in the Inside Passage: Riding the Alaska Ferry

There are three very important things you need to know about taking the Alaska ferry from Bellingham, Washington to Juneau, Alaska. First, the trip...

Amtrak Cascades Unveils Future ‘Airo’ Trainsets Launching in 2026

Amtrak Cascades will be the first Amtrak-branded service in the country to feature new "Airo" trainsets in 2026, which are part of a larger...

Station Codes Are Set to Replace Pictograms in Sound Transit’s Link System

Sound Transit will deploy a new station code system across the Link network for navigation much like sequential numbering systems used for airport gates...