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Tacoma Link Extension alignment and stations. (Sound Transit)

Tacoma Link Extension Receives Final Approval

Tacoma Link is set for a significant expansion thanks to final approval by the Sound Transit Board of Directors. At a meeting yesterday, the...
An 2019 rendering shows Portland Avenue station in Tacoma. (Sound Transit)

Sound Transit Releases New Batch of Tacoma Dome Link Designs

Sound Transit is working on the Tacoma Dome Link Extension (TDLE) program--a four-station light rail extension south of central Federal Way--to determine a preferred...
Harrell stands at a lectern with a big pipe organ behind him on the Benaroya auditorium stage.

Harrell Teases Plans for Pedestrianizing Pike Place and Overhauling Aurora Avenue

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell teased a few urbanist-minded initiatives as he delivered his annual state of the city speech on Tuesday, putting support behind a push to pedestrianize Pike Place and launched a new "Northern Lights" vision to remake Aurora Avenue. Exactly when either change would occur remains unclear.

Op-Ed: Sound Transit’s Station Naming Policy Has Run Amok Again

With three “downtown” stations and counting, Sound Transit must overhaul its station naming policy and name its stations less confusingly so that riders can easily navigate a growing system.

University Link: Here We Go…Opening March 19th

A start date for the opening of the new University Link extension has been set for Saturday, March 19th at 10 a.m. King County Executive...

Residents Push for 2024 Opening of 130th St Link Station, Consider Zoning Changes

At a recent light rail station planning event for future Link stations at NE 130th Street NE and NE 145th Street, people crowded into...

Incomplete Analysis Overlooks Rider Delay Caused by Skipping Union Station Hub

Sound Transit Expansion Committee votes today with momentum building for unvetted North of CID station concept. Riders across the region are set to see longer...

Cascadia Needs New Zoning, Not New Cities

Abolishing apartment bans is how we grow as a region, not sprouting entire new cities in pasture. The Cascadia Vision 2050 report made it onto...