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Friday Roundtable: Wilson Transition Committee Recommendations

Seattle Transit Blog 3/6 1:12A Michael Smith
A group of transition team members and Mayor Wilson. ( Mayor Wilson on Bluesky ) Over the past few months, the Wilson Transition Committee has met with thousands of Seattlities to better understand...

Midweek Roundup: from farms to ferries

Seattle Transit Blog 3/3 10:52P Nathan Dickey
Road work and utility upgrades on Yesler Way at the end of the Roaring Twenties. Photograph looking east from First Avenue on April 10, 1929 ( #3365 , Seattle Municipal Archives Series 2613-07 )....

Metro Operator Shortage to End Next Year

Seattle Transit Blog 3/2 11:00P Nick Sattele
Metro plans to operate at pre-covid service levels by Fall 2027. ( Zach Heistand ) For most transit agencies in the United States the largest constraint to providing more service is funding. In...

Sunday Movie: The Hill of Hysteria & Cargo Bikes

Seattle Transit Blog 2/28 11:00P Mike Orr
Two videos partly related to Friday s Pedestrianize the Ave article. The biggest opposition to congestion pricing and pedestrianizing streets comes before they re implemented, then they open and often become big successes. The Hill of Hysteria....

Friday Roundtable: Pedestrianize The Ave

Seattle Transit Blog 2/27 1:00A Michael Smith
University Way NE ( The Ave ) is the historic main street near the University of Washington campus in Seattle. The street is lined with dozens of shops, restaurants, and bars that cater to thousands...

Current and proposed overnight service along the Link 1 Line

Seattle Transit Blog 2/23 11:00P Alex Kvenvolden
As part of its 2026 Service Plan , Sound Transit is proposing a new overnight bus service in the corridor of the Link 1 and 2 Lines. These routes would also continue to Everett, Tacoma, and Lakewood....

Sunday Movie: North America’s Elevator Problem

Seattle Transit Blog 2/22 6:02A Nathan Dickey
About Here and Sightline Institute partnered to produce a video discussing how elevators in the US and Canada cost nearly three times as much to build and maintain compared to peer cities which makes it much more difficult to build small...

Crosslake Simulated Service Suspended Indefinitely

Seattle Transit Blog 2/21 5:00A Michael Smith
Northbound and southbound 2 Line trains at Shoreline North/185th station Following a power outage between Bel-Red station and Downtown Redmond station that started on Thursday, Sound Transit has...

Friday Roundtable: ORCA Tap to Pay Begins on Monday

Seattle Transit Blog 2/19 11:00P Michael Smith
On Thursday, Sound Transit CEO Dow Constantine announced Tap to Pay will launch across the ORCA system on February 23, 2026. Tap to Pay, also known as open payments, will allow passengers to tap a...

Seattle Transit Measure: History as the STBD (2014 to 2020)

Seattle Transit Blog 2/18 11:00P Nick Sattele
A Route 4 trolleybus climbs Taylor Ave N in Queen Anne. ( Ken Robinette ) The Seattle Transit Measure (STM) is a 0.15% sales tax that raises $50 million each year to boost bus service and make transit...

Midweek Roundup: 200,000 riders

Seattle Transit Blog 2/18 12:01A Nathan Dickey
Headlines: Vehicle Barrier Plan for Pike Place Market Comes Into View (The Urbanist) Issaquah Pitches Case for Keeping Its Light Rail Line on Track (The Urbanist) Light rail carried over 200K riders on Seahawks Super Bowl parade day (The Seattle...

Sound Transit 2 Travel Times and Recap

Seattle Transit Blog 2/16 11:00P Wesley Lin
The full build out of Sound Transit 2 coming close after the December 6 opening of Federal Way Link Extension and the upcoming March 2026 full East Link . This article will go over the a map of...

Learn from Mexico City: Multi-modal network

Seattle Transit Blog 2/15 11:00P Martin Pagel
While Mexico City s population keeps growing (currently at 23 million ), it has become the city with the worst traffic and one of the most polluted cities in the world. To address these challenges,...
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