Ridership Patterns for RapidRide G Line

Seattle Transit Blog 7/17 2:00A Michael Smith

King County Metro’s RapidRide G Line travels inbound from Madison Valley to downtown Seattle on Madison St. Outbound trips travel in the reverse direction. In May 2025, the G Line had 6,113 average...

Midweek Roundup: beat the heat

Seattle Transit Blog 7/16 12:00A Nathan Dickey

Transportation: How to beat the heat by taking Metro to cooling centers (Metro Matters). Community Transit recommends a few transit-accessible boba tea shops (CT). The Harrell administration quietly cancelled safety upgrades planned for Lake...

Accelerated Federal Way Opening

Seattle Transit Blog 7/13 1:13A Alex Kvenvolden

In a surprising turn of events, Sound Transit CEO Dow Constantine announced Thursday that he now wants the agency to open the Federal Way Link Extension on the 1 Line as soon as possible, and move its...

Sunday Movie: Trams!

Seattle Transit Blog 7/13 1:12A Mike Orr

A love letter to trams. (Not Just Bikes) Trams in this sense mean surface light rail with transit-lane priority on arterials, like Link on MLK, or the MAX Blue Line outside downtown. Not stuck in car congestion or shunted away to freeways. He...

Race the L8

Seattle Transit Blog 7/12 12:00A Michael Smith

On Thursday, Fix the L8 hosted a race between people walking, rolling, and dancing vs a Route 8 bus. The race was on Denny Way from Dexter Ave to Stewart St. On paper, this should be an easy win for...

Friday Roundtable: Everett 4th Festival

Seattle Transit Blog 7/10 9:05P Mike Orr

On the Fourth of July, Everett has a downtown parade, a festival at a waterfront park, fireworks in the evening and two bus shuttles running every 5 minutes. I used it as an excuse to check out American Legion Memorial Park and the arboretum there...

South Link Connections Phase 3 Proposal

Seattle Transit Blog 7/10 12:00A Michael Smith

King County Metro has shared their revised South King County restructure proposal in preparation for Sound Transit s Federal Way Link Extension (FWLE) opening in 2026. Metro is accepting feedback via...

Midweek Roundup: Crosslake Update

Seattle Transit Blog 7/9 12:00A Nathan Dickey

Local Transit News: Sound Transit s new blog series, Crosslake Update, will provide monthly check-ins on the 2 Line s connection to Seattle (The Platform). Additional coverage by The Seattle Times ($) . The opening across Lake Washington is...

Sunday Movie: The 30% Housing-Cost Metric

Seattle Transit Blog 7/6 2:00A Mike Orr

The metric that housing should cost 30% of income is not based on any scientific estimate of people s total living expenses. (Radical Planning) Instead it has an arbitrary history, and has evolved to be detrimental to both affordable housing and...

Friday Roundtable: Metro Trolley Wire Map

Seattle Transit Blog 7/4 12:00A Michael Smith

While most people looking at the sky today are hoping to see fireworks, I prefer to look at overhead trolleybus wires. The map below outlines the location of all trolleybus wires in Seattle. This dataset was created by King County and last updated...

4th of July Transit Service

Seattle Transit Blog 7/3 12:00A Michael Smith

Tomorrow is a Independence Day, so Puget Sound transit agencies are running reduced schedules. To help everyone travel to and from the celebrations throughout the region, some agencies are running...

Midweek Roundup: fancy new trains

Seattle Transit Blog 7/2 12:00A Nathan Dickey

Contractors have pulled up tracks on the I-90 bridge (taken 6/18), does this mean more 2 Line delays? Local Transit News: Did you attend the FIFA Club World Cup games in Seattle in June? Sound Transit...

A Bus Network for Access Above Demand

Seattle Transit Blog 7/1 12:00A Matt Laquidara

Hypothetical King County Metro 24/7 Network map of north Seattle. Route colors are chosen arbitrarily. This is a hypothetical redesign of King County Metro s transit service in the Seattle area, with...

Add Bus Service to First Avenue

Seattle Transit Blog 6/30 12:00A Ross Bleakney

Ryan Parker had a recent editorial about adding bus service on First Avenue. I completely agree. There are many options and issues to consider. Center Running with Normal Buses Many of you are...

Sunday Movie: Freeway River Restoration

Seattle Transit Blog 6/29 2:00A Mike Orr

Turning an elevated freeway back into a river in Seoul. (Not Just Bikes) This is an open thread.