A sneak peek at Redmond Link

Seattle Transit Blog 5/8 12:44A Sherwin Lee

Outside Marymoor Village Station, looking north Yesterday, Sound Transit invited members of the media to preview the two-station Redmond Link extension, which is on track for a grand opening this...

Midweek Roundup: “Deadmond” to Redmond

Seattle Transit Blog 5/7 12:31A Nathan Dickey

3 days until the Downtown Redmond Link Extension opens this Saturday, May 10! Sound Transit has more opening day details . Local Transit News: Sound Transit staff will present a review of comments heard regarding the Tacoma Dome Link Extension...

Swift Ridership with Lynnwood Link

Seattle Transit Blog 5/5 12:00A Michael Smith

Community Transit operates three bus rapid transit routes under the Swift branding: Blue, Green, and Orange. These routes provide fast and frequent transit between key destinations in Snohomish...

Sunday Movies: Disability Activism

Seattle Transit Blog 5/4 2:00A Mike Orr

They took sledgehammers to sidewalks. How curb cuts originated. (PBS American Experience) Big box stores. Why they exist, and how they re becoming more urban friendly. (City Beautiful) The Target at 6:49 appears to be the one in downtown Seattle....

Midweek Roundup: Nervous

Seattle Transit Blog 4/30 12:31A Nathan Dickey

10 days  until the  Downtown Redmond Link Extension opens on May 10. Sound Transit has more opening day details . Seattle ST3 Project Updates: The Sound Transit Board is still nervous about the cost of the West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions...

Sunday Movies: China

Seattle Transit Blog 4/27 2:00A Mike Orr

Shenzhen Metro, staggering powerhouse. (RMTransit) Shanghai Metro, the world s largest. (RMTransit) This is an open thread.

Midweek Roundup: Crosswalk Hack

Seattle Transit Blog 4/23 12:00A Nathan Dickey

Washington Street, East from First Avenue, April 10, 1929, courtesy of the Seattle Municipal Archives ( Item 3257 ). Similar view in February 2023 (Google Street View). 17 days  until the  Downtown...

Sunday Movie: Zürich Walk and Funiculars

Seattle Transit Blog 4/20 1:55A Mike Orr

A walk around Zürich interviewing transportation engineering professor Norman Garrick. (Active Towns) Two rides on very different funiculars at 2:05 and 52:23. The first part of the video is the old town and, at the other end of the first...

Midweek Roundup: ST Merch

Seattle Transit Blog 4/16 12:00A Nathan Dickey

24 days until the Downtown Redmond Link Extension opens on May 10. Sound Transit recently announced opening day details . Local Transit News: Surveys! WSDOT is asking for input on revising the state rail plan by June 24. This affects Cascades,...

Sunday Movie: Where Gondolas Make Sense

Seattle Transit Blog 4/13 2:34A Mike Orr

Where gondolas make sense and where they aren t, La Paz and London edition. (Wendover Productions) The Seattle Gondola Blog continues . This is an open thread.

Link 1 Line in Downtown Seattle reduced to “shuttle train” April 14-23

Seattle Transit Blog 4/12 1:00A Nathan Dickey

Riders transfer between trains via a temporary center platform built at Pioneer Square Station for Connect 2020 (Sound Transit). Permanent center platforms would vastly improve rider experience. As...

Montlake Lid Bus Stops Opening April 12th

Seattle Transit Blog 4/11 4:00A Alex Kvenvolden

Bus stop on Montlake Blvd NE opening April 12th. King County Metro announced today that the bus stops on the Montlake lid over SR 520, which are the last element of the Montlake interchange and lid to...

Ridership Patterns for East Link Connections

Seattle Transit Blog 4/10 12:00A Michael Smith

In preparation for the upcoming openings of Sound Transit’s Downtown Redmond Link Extension and full East Link Extension , King County Metro has outlined the planned changes to its Eastside network....

Midweek Roundup: Save Curby

Seattle Transit Blog 4/9 12:00A Nathan Dickey

31 days until the Downtown Redmond Link Extension opens on May 10. Sound Transit recently announced opening day details . WSDOT opened the state s first e-bike rebate lottery today (Seattle Bike Blog). The state will award about 10,000 rebates at...

Sunday Movie: I-90 in the 1970s

Seattle Transit Blog 4/6 3:00A Mike Orr

Driving from Mercer Island to downtown Seattle in 1973. (Mark Tyrrell) Seattle Now & Then article on the video. There s one mistake in both the video and the article. US Highway 10 had been renamed to I-90 earlier, even though the road wasn t...