Route Ridership Index

Seattle Transit Blog 11/2 11:00P Michael Smith

Here s an index of the routes in our Ridership Patterns series so far, and the next ones on the todo list. Each route article has stop-by-stop ridership data, and which stops have all-day bidirectional demand vs peak-hour peak-direction, and...

Sunday Movie: Amtrak is Looking Up

Seattle Transit Blog 11/1 10:32P Mike Orr

Amtrak is fulfilling its mandate, increasing ridership, getting new trains, and getting better at partnering with states for potential new routes. Cascades is at 9:21; the eastern end of the Empire Builder is before that. (Wendover Productions)...

Trolley bus improvements

Seattle Transit Blog 10/31 10:17P Martin Pagel

While the rollout of battery-electric buses (BEBs) has been slowed by the cost of building the charging infrastructure and availability of capable BEBs, Metro is upgrading and expanding its trolley bus network. The current trolleys have only a...

Friday Roundtable: Ghost Bridges, Spooky Stops, and Haunted Wires

Seattle Transit Blog 10/31 3:58A Michael Smith

Tucked along the roaring edge of I-5, just north of the Ship Canal Bridge, sits an island platform with a Metro bus stop sign with spots for 18 routes. Yet, no buses will stop at this platform today....

Midweek Roundup: “Tactical Urbanism”

Seattle Transit Blog 10/29 11:05P Nathan Dickey

2025 General Election: Ballots are due Tuesday, Nov. 4, by 8pm . Use a ballot drop box to ensure your vote is counted! Check your County s voting guide to find a box near you. We posted our endorsements last week. For further reading, there s...

Dangerous By Design: Candidate Perspectives on MLK Way

Seattle Transit Blog 10/28 11:00P Michael Smith

This is part 3 of a 3-part series. Over the past two days, we ve discussed the hazardous conditions of MLK Way and outlined a few possible changes the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) and...

Dangerous By Design: Potential Improvements for MLK Way

Seattle Transit Blog 10/27 10:32P Michael Smith

This is part 2 of a 3-part series. Martin Luther King Jr Way South is a dangerous street for everyone. As discussed in Part 1 , the 2,772 crashes since 2009 prove that something needs to change. Both...

Dangerous By Design: MLK Way’s Current Conditions

Seattle Transit Blog 10/26 11:00P Michael Smith

This is part 1 of a 3-part series. Every time I find myself using Martin Luther King Jr Way S (MLK Way) to travel somewhere, I know I m in for an adventure. Regardless of the mode of transportation,...

Sunday Movies: Free Transit & Parking

Seattle Transit Blog 10/25 11:00P Mike Orr

Pros and cons of fare-free transit. (Transit Tangents) Free parking is always an illusion. The tax break behind it. (Urban3) With free transit it s obvious taxpayers are paying for the buses and trains. With free parking, people just imagine there...

Seattle Transit Blog 2025 Endorsements

Seattle Transit Blog 10/22 11:00P Ross Bleakney

The following is our set of endorsements for the 2025 General Election. We didn t weigh in on every race. We focused on transit-related issues with candidates representing parts (or all) of Seattle. Feel free to comment on other races. Keep the...

Midweek Roundup: literal glow-up

Seattle Transit Blog 10/21 11:07P Nathan Dickey

Harrell, Wilson take different roads with Seattle transportation ideas (The Seattle Times, $) Seattle Releases First 3-Year Outlook to Advance City’s Long-term Transportation Vision (SDOT Blog) Sound Transit is upgrading the lighting systems at...

Link Monthly Maintenance

Seattle Transit Blog 10/20 6:58P Mike Orr

Link is starting a monthly maintenance program, with the first batch of work Tuesday-Thursday night. Here s an excerpt from the press release : Buses will replace 1 Line trains between Rainier Beach and Angle Lake stations during late night hours...

ST Express: How 10 minutes could expand your travel options

Seattle Transit Blog 10/20 4:00A Alex Kvenvolden

ST Express 594. Photo credit: Zach Heistand on Flickr. This month, Sound Transit finally presented its first proposal for Sound Transit Express bus service in 2026 . The upshot? Good news if you were...

Sunday Movie: Chicago

Seattle Transit Blog 10/18 11:00P Mike Orr

Chicago is a vibrant city, not a crime-ravaged third-world hellhole. (CityNerd) Ray rides several L lines and checks out the station areas. This is an open thread.

Midweek Roundup: The Shoup Doctrine

Seattle Transit Blog 10/14 11:09P Nathan Dickey

Local Transit News: Election season is ramping up: here s how the two candidates for King County Executive differ on the future of light rail (The Seattle Times, $) King County Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda sent a letter to SDOT urging the agency...