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First Amtrak Airo passenger trains start Wednesday on Cascades
EVERETT —Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA02), the Ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, toured Amtrak’s new Airo trainset at Everett Station on Saturday, then rode south to Seattle and spoke at the official launch event. Pacific Northwest riders will be…
A First Look at the New Amtrak Cascades Fleet
The new Airo trains, which will be running on every trip on Amtrak Cascades by next spring, bring a bevy of new passenger features from upgraded seats to overhauled restrooms. The first trips are scheduled to start rolling out of King Street Station on September 30.
Sunday Video: Seattle's Link Is Almost Too Good to Be Real
Ray Delahanty of CityNerd did a video on the 2 Line, now that the light rail corridor spans Lake Washington connecting Seattle, Bellevue, and Redmond. Watch to see how the Eastside stations rank and hear some tidbits from our recent Town Hall Seattle event with Ray.
Southbound I-5 overnight lane reductions, ramp closures near Ship Canal Bridge in Seattle, Sept. 28 and 29
People traveling overnight on Monday, Sept. 28, and Tuesday, Sept. 29, should plan for a two-lane reduction on southbound Interstate 5 across the Ship Canal Bridge for roadway maintenance, the […]
'Keep Pierce Moving' Campaign Touts Major Bus Service Expansion Plan
Pierce County transit advocates are confident that this is the year they can overcome the history of voters not getting on board with adding bus service funding in the South Sound. If Prop 1 is successful, Pierce Transit plans to ramp up service by 49% in the coming years.
Pinehurst: A Light Rail Station Built by Community
Community organizer Renee Staton recounts how Pinehurst Station went from a distant dream to reality delivered ahead of schedule due to more than a decade of advocacy.
Sounder trains available for Mariners vs. Los Angeles Angels Sept. 27
Sound Transit’s Sounder train is running to this Sunday’s Seattle Mariners baseball game vs. the Los Angeles Angels, with first pitch at 12:10 p.m. Special Sounder service is in addition […]
Dow Constantine Secures Three-Year Extension as Sound Transit CEO
Sound Transit is set to have Dow Constantine at the helm into 2030s after the agency approved a three-year contract extension with two additional one-year options on Thursday.
Everett, Community Transit Lay Out Long-Awaited Transit Consolidation Plan
If approved in early November, Community Transit would take over Everett Transit operations on April 1, 2027, with the existing Everett Transit network as its service baseline. A 50% increase in bus service would follow, to be fully implemented by 2030.
City of Edmonds to begin 7th Ave N pedestrian improvement project Sept. 28
The City of Edmonds will start construction on the 7th Avenue North pedestrian improvement project on Sept. 28, as part of ongoing efforts to improve pedestrian safety and accessibility along […]
Paine Field adds San Jose route and extra California flights
EVERETT — Alaska Airlines announced Thursday it will grow its seat capacity at Seattle Paine Field (PAE) by 50% starting this fall and running through summer 2027, adding a new twice-daily nonstop to San Jose Mineta International Airport beginning April 14, 2027, and extra…
Op-Ed: The $10 Billion Question Sound Transit Has Never Asked
Elevating the next light rail line through Downtown Seattle could save $10 billion, more than enough to close Sound Transit’s systemwide budget hole and get rail to Ballard much sooner. There’s just one problem: The agency has never officially studied the idea. It’s high time.