What You Don’t Understand About Seattle’s Light Rail Expansion May Doom the System

There is no spine. There is no Ballard to West Seattle extension. There is no one coming to save us. By 2042, Seattle should have...

Next Rounds of ‘Future Ready’ Sound Transit Fixes Promise Less Disruption

Sound Transit has additional Future Ready maintenance and repair projects teed up for this year and next. In a briefing, agency staff outlined planned...

Balducci Wants a Good Transit Option for Chinatown

Sound Transit boardmember talks lessening third-party funding demands, honing decision-making culture, and kicking the can. The Sound Transit Board of Directors will determine Seattle's transit...

Service Changes for Seattle and Regional Transit Begin March 18th

Puget Sound transit agencies are moving ahead with modest service changes this month. Those changes cut both ways with some additions and some reductions,...

Sound Transit Needs Tune Up, Less Board Micromanaging, Expert Panel Says

Sound Transit's ad-hoc Technical Advisory Group (TAG) has delivered sobering and wide-ranging recommendations on how to improve agency processes and reduce capital costs. The...

New Look Schedules Would Improve Link and Metro Rider Experience

Gold standard 'Stem-and-Leaf' visuals clearly convey frequency and provide accountability. In Puget Sound, transit riders live by schedules. They have places to go and their...

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...

Constantine Backs ‘North of CID’ Light Rail Station, Bypassing Chinatown and Midtown

King County Executive Dow Constantine has sided with those seeking to site light rail outside of the Chinatown-International District (CID). In his annual State...