4 days ago · Sound Transit has opened an “Online Open House” and public survey sharing updates on the Graham Street Station project, one of three infill station projects included in ST3. This latest online open house and survey closes on Friday, February 7.For an in-person experience, Sound Transit is hosting a public workshop tonight (5pm to 7pm) at the Filipino …

Jan 30, 2025 · At the future Marymoor Village Station this morning, Sound Transit announced the Downtown Redmond Link Extension will open on May 10, 2025. The opening will extend the 2 Line by 3.4 miles from its current terminus at the Redmond Technology Station to Downtown Redmond, with a stop near Marymoor Park south of the intersection of State Route 520 and …

5 days ago · Last year, Seattle voters approved the Transportation Levy, which will spend $1.55 billion on transportation projects over the next 8 years, averaging $193.75 million each year.Last week, SDOT announced its delivery plan for 2025, in which it expects to spend $174.8 million across the 11 Levy program areas.The plan notes that a major focus this year will be …

Dec 31, 2024 · This year saw a handful of new writers join STB’s staff and a few excellent serial posts sparking good discussion. In the transit world, we saw the opening of the RapidRide G Line, the Link 2 Line Starter Line, the Lynnwood Link Extension, bus restructures in King and Snohomish Counties, and continued rebound in ridership from the lows of 2020.

Jan 25, 2025 · Last year, Seattle voters approved the Transportation Levy, which will spend $1.55 billion on transportation projects over the next 8 years, averaging $193.75 million each year.Yesterday, SDOT announced its delivery plan for 2025, in which it expects to spend $174.8 million across the 11 Levy program areas.The plan notes that a major focus this year will be …

Dec 30, 2024 · Seattle Now & Then reviews the history of the Bon Marche’s Christmas Train display. Transit & Streets: The bus lanes on Aurora will be enforced 24/7 while WSDOT works on repaving I-5 from Downtown to Northgate from 2025-2027 (The Urbanist); Bus operator and writer Nathan Vass comments on the killing of Shawn Yim and transit safety (The Urbanist). ). …

Dec 4, 2024 · The November 14 system committee largest topic was about the CID station selection. However, there were plenty of other news regarding Redmond Link Extension, East Link Extension, Tacoma Link Extension, Stride BRT and at-grade crossing improvements

Nov 13, 2024 · Transit & Streets: RapidRide G Bus Ridership Starts Strong and Is Trending Upward (The Urbanist); Seattle Police Department Updates Its Emergency Driving Policy (PubliCola); Rob Saka Pushes to Decommission the South Lake Union Streetcar (The Urbanist); also on Puget Sound Business Journal, paywall passable with a Seattle Public Library …

Oct 18, 2024 · Transit: Metro Matters: Metro’s first battery-electric base to be named Tukwila The Platform: Sound Transit Police bike unit boosts system safety with increased visibility and flexibility The Platform: Making it easier to take the S Line; Sound Transit summarizes five station access and parking projects under way at Sounder South Line stations. The Seattle Times ($): …

Sep 16, 2024 · So many homeless people yet so many jobs. Even worse, we have jobless people living on welfare (basically our tax dollars that could be going towards better transit and competitive labor wages), and “work at home” people making minimal contributions but earning huge salaries from tech companies.