3 days ago · On January 21, Sound Transit interim CEO Goran Sparrman identified Link’s ongoing reliability issues as an emergency, allowing him to issue a $1.5 million contract to HNTB to plan and design fixes to several problems with Sound Transit’s operational and network infrastructure.. The Seattle Times ($) summarized the problems identified by Sound Transit as “contributing to delays”:

Jan 22, 2025 · Transit & Streets: Mike Lindblom profiles Beacon Hill’s “magic median”, a space filled with greenery, trails, and parking (The Seattle Times, $).; While other states reconsider highway expansion, WSDOT continues building (The Urbanist).; An extensive SDOT study shows the once-contentious Stay Healthy Street on Alki is popular and works well (Seattle Bike Blog)

6 days ago · Route 165 Project Planning and Design Construction and Completion Metro Led Route 181 Project Planning and Design Construction and Completion Metro Led Below the article will describe some of the projects in the budget reports, emphasizing those with the greatest potential impact, those of special ...

2 days ago · Planned disruptions of the Link 1 Line continue: Shuttle buses will replace train service between U District and Capitol Hill stations this weekend (Feb. 1-2). This weekend is focused on repairing the overhead wire near UW Station which was broken in October.. Transit and Streets: King County Metro’s Operators of the Month for November and December 2024 (Metro Matters).

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.

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 …

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). ). Meanwhile, the Seattle Times ($) details ...

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 ($): Why trains are 2 minutes ...

Sep 17, 2024 · @another engineer, I’d rather face these I-5 issues with an operating 1-Line all the way to Lynnwood. As opposed to facing the same traffic nightmare without LLE and having all those buses from SnoCo just sitting there in traffic like so many rats stuck in the same glue trap.