News across Greater Seattle
More Sounder trains to run for Seahawks Sundays
Seahawks fans will have more choices this season when riding the special Sound Transit Sounder train service to Sunday day games. The service is in addition to Link light rail, […]
Ballard Landmark residents to protest proposed Missing Link route on Leary
About 40 residents of Ballard Landmark Senior Residence (5433 Leary Ave NW) are planning a protest walk Saturday, Oct. 3, opposing the proposed Market Street and Leary Avenue route for ... Read more
Scores Turn Out To Celebrate Sound Transit's First Infill Station
Throngs of transit fans packed onto the station plaza near I-5 and NE 130th Street Wednesday to check out the new station, which had initially been scheduled to open in 2031. Criticized for a high price tag and bad adjacent land use, Pinehurst is a catalyst for future…
Pinehurst Station opens in North Seattle, Sound Transit’s first infill stop
SEATTLE — Sound Transit’s Link trains began stopping at Pinehurst Station before sunrise Wednesday, dropping a new platform into the narrow strip of North Seattle that sits between I-5 and Jackson Park Golf Course and closing a long-standing gap between Northgate and Shoreline.…
Pinehurst Station Bursts into Action, as Upzones Trail Behind
Pinehurst Station opened today as a new light rail stop between Northgate and South Shoreline. While a new crosstown bus and street upgrades preceded the station, neighborhood upzones are tied up in legal appeals, stunting housing and business growth in the vicinity.
Community Transit buses and DART are free Oct. 1 – 8
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — Ride Community Transit buses and DART paratransit free for one week starting Thursday, Oct. 1 through Thursday, Oct. 8. Ride Free Week is Community Transit’s way of saying thank you to the Snohomish County community on its 50th anniversary. Community Transit…
With BNSF Edmonds railroad crossing work overnight Oct. 6, ferry system suggests alternatives
Washington State Ferries says that BNSF will close the railroad crossing at Main Street and Railroad Avenue in Edmonds for track repairs from 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, through 10 […]
Pending Fiscal Cliff at SDOT Prompts Major Budget Shifts
Without major action, the Seattle Department of Transportation would have been looking at a $113 million deficit in its transportation fund by 2028, department leaders said Monday. Cuts that are already underway will impact road and bridge maintenance but not Vision Zero work.
Plan for significant highway construction across the Puget Sound region, Oct. 1-5
People traveling across the greater Puget Sound region or headed to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport should prepare for overlapping construction closures starting Thursday, Oct. 1, to Monday, Oct. 5, the Washington […]
Community Transit buses and DART are free Oct. 1-8
Ride Community Transit buses and DART paratransit free for one week starting Thursday, Oct. 1 through Thursday, Oct. 8. Ride Free Week is Community Transit’s way of saying thank you […]
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.