Transit

Sound Transit Board Adopts Alignment for Lynnwood Link, Bellevue MOU

The Sound Transit Board met yesterday afternoon to vote on a slate of options for the Lynnwood Link extension and a Memorandum of Understanding...

Transit Trouble is Brewing in Tacoma

Planned transit bypasses downtown and threatens investments across the city. It is not too late for a reset. By virtually all metrics, a 15-minute...

Major Milestones for Sound Transit Light Rail Expansion

Sound Transit is making substantial progress on the Northgate Link and South Link extensions. This week, two key milestones were reached with tunneling work and the...

Facing Constraints, Sound Transit Previews 2024 Service Plan

Lynnwood Link will operate at reduced frequencies, as would an Eastside-only East Link starter line. Sound Transit shared its early service plan concepts for 2024...

Sunday Video: The Swiss Do Wonders With Trains and It’s Not Just Because of...

In some circles, there is a belief that you have to have large populations to support high quality rail services. Switzerland shows that might...

King County Council Taps Reserves to Avert Deep Cuts in Newly Approved Metro Budget

On Tuesday, the Metropolitan King County Council approved a $2.67 billion biennial budget for King County Metro. The budget will provide funding for the...

First Look at South King County’s Three New Light Rail Stations

Sound Transit gave reporters a sneak peak at the three new light rail stations set to open in Kent Des Moines, Star Lake, and Downtown Federal Way. Check out the station designs and their custom artwork ahead of the grand opening Saturday at 11am.

New Eyman Initiative Seeks To Stall Transportation Investments Statewide And Kill ST3

Washington's perennial anti-tax troll Tim Eyman is back, fresh off of his failure to hurl another initiative (I-1550) across the finish line and reeling...