Transit

Three Transit-Friendly Winter Dates to Ride Out Seasonal Depression

Do you and your partner dream of exploring the Tokyo subway together or taking a stroll through a pedestrian-friendly piazza? Are you living a...

Community Transit’s 2024 Budget Charts Path to a New Era

Snohomish County's bus network will grow, with frequent routes and feeders for light rail. Community Transit's new long-range plan and adopted 2024 budget offers quite...

2024 is Poised to be Puget Sound’s Biggest Transit Year in Decades

A new Swift line, a RapidRide line, and 12 new light rail stations are all on deck for the coming year. Public transit enthusiasts and...
Passengers board and disembark at Westlake Station's northbound platform.

Op-Ed: Quick CEO Ousting Points at Sound Transit Board Deficiencies

A new CEO can’t move mountains; board reform is needed. For the second time in two years, Sound Transit is seeking a new CEO following...

Sound Transit OKs Study of Vulcan’s New South Lake Union Station Alternative

Business leaders contend a 7th Avenue station comes with ill-considered utility relocation costs and convinced the agency to study their 5th Avenue alternative. The Sound...

Sound Transit Reveals Big Cost Overrun for Federal Way Train Base

With maintenance base costs rising as much as $1 billion, Tacoma Dome Link could be at risk of further delay. Sound Transit has unearthed meteoric...
Chinatown-Internation District station with Union Station, where Sound Transit holds its board meetings.

Sound Transit Approves $3 Flat Fare for Link

The change hiking fares on short-distance riders and lowering them for long-distance trips will go into effect when Lynnwood Link opens in the fall. Three-dollar...

Expert Advisors Tells Sound Transit a Culture of Urgency Still Lacking

Sound Transit boardmembers heard from experts on the agency's Technical Advisory Group (TAG) and their own independent consultant, Dave Peters, as part of a...