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Transit

Feds Grant $1 Million to Study Cascadia High-Speed Rail and Amtrak Cascades Upgrades

Washington State came up short in its bid for a larger $198 million grant to advance high-speed rail planning. On Friday, the Federal Railroad Administration...

Sound Transit Committee Advances $3 Flat Fare for Link Light Rail

Sound Transit's rider experience and operations committee voted 5-1 on Thursday to recommend that the agency adopt a flat $3.00 fare for the entire...

How Link Service Could Be Right-Sized in ST3

Splitting up the four-line, 116-mile system into smaller segments allows greater frequencies with fewer traincars. Link is in trouble. Service planning estimates widely missed the...

Flat Fare Push Shows Sound Transit Is Embracing a Self-Defeating Suburban Identity

The agency is squeezing riders who take short trips to subsidize long rides and a suburb-focused service profile. Sound Transit is poised to implement flat...

Sound Transit Preps 2024 Budget Updates Facing a Strained Financial Plan

Sound Transit is in the midst of its budget season when agency policymakers decide on priorities for next year and manage the agency's long-term...
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Metro Flex’s Mixed Bag of Reviews May Impact Its Future

In March, King County Metro launched Metro Flex, an on-demand neighborhood van transit service. With a handy app, users can book rides to destinations...

Amtrak Cascades Launching Two More Daily Seattle-Portland Trips on December 11

Two new daily roundtrips on Amtrak Cascades between Seattle and Portland will start on Monday, December 11. The extra trips will help fill out...
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A Guide to Transit-Oriented Running in Seattle

Great transit can open up a city for runners of all abilities. Transit is a marginal consideration, if it's one at all, for most runners....