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Link Ridership Soars 46% After Crosslake Connection Opening
Sound Transit’s Link light rail system continues to break its own ridership records. After the highly-anticipated Crosslake Connection opening at the end of March, system-wide ridership jumped 46% to 4,675,216 passengers in April 2026. This equates to an average 155,840 boardings across the 1 Line, 2 Line, and T Line every day. Since the pandemic, … Continue reading "Link Ridership Soars 46% After Crosslake Connection Opening"
Seattle Transit Blog
2 days
Driver Blocks Trains On Elevated Tracks at Mount Baker Station
On Tuesday evening, a driver managed to drive their car on the light rail tracks from MLK Way & Walden St to Mount Baker station. The 70-year-old driver was not injured but was taken to the hospital as a precaution. 1 Line trains were replaced with shuttle buses between SODO and Othello station while Sound … Continue reading "Driver Blocks Trains On Elevated Tracks at Mount Baker Station"
Seattle Transit Blog
2 days
Midweek Roundup: Tap into Seattle Summer
Local News: Further Afield: This is an Open Thread. Uncivil comments will be moderated.
Seattle Transit Blog
3 days
Sound Transit Rolls Out New Sounder Trains
On Monday, the newest Sounder cars made their debut on an S Line trip from Seattle to Lakewood. These new trains, three passenger cab cars and eight coach cars, were built by Alstom and delivered to Sound Transit in 2022. The new trains feature a new bike rack design, more power outlets and USB ports, … Continue reading "Sound Transit Rolls Out New Sounder Trains"
Seattle Transit Blog
5 days
Sunday Movies: With and Without a Car
How big an apartment can you rent in a city’s most walkable neighborhood without a car, for the same cost as a 1000 square-foot rental in its most typical suburb with a car? Ray Delahanty answers that for the 26 largest metro areas in the US. Seattle is at 6:23. (CityNerd) Q&A about the tradeoffs … Continue reading "Sunday Movies: With and Without a Car"
Seattle Transit Blog
7 days
Friday Roundtable: Crosslake Connection’s Impact on ST Express Ridership
When Sound Transit opened the Crosslake Connection in March 2026, over 200,000 people went for a ride on the first day. Since then, the 2 Line has carried thousands of passengers between Seattle and the Eastside everyday. Many of these passengers are new transit riders who used to drive across Lake Washington, while others switched … Continue reading "Friday Roundtable: Crosslake Connection’s Impact on ST Express Ridership"
Seattle Transit Blog
8 days
ST Board Meets to Postpone ST3 Projects
The Sound Transit board meets today at 1:30-5:00 to revise the ST3 system plan to reduce costs. The meeting page has links to the agenda, resolution, amendments, reports, and information on how to view the meeting and give public testimony in person or remotely. A video of the meeting will be posted to ST’s YouTube … Continue reading "ST Board Meets to Postpone ST3 Projects"
Seattle Transit Blog
8 days
Wilson, Zahilay, and Mosqueda Propose Plan to Save Graham St Station
On Wednesday, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson unveiled an amendment to the Sound Transit 3 realignment plan that would keep the Graham St infill station on track to open in 2031. The ST3 realignment plan was proposed by Board Chair Dave Somers in early May as a means of aligning the agency’s future Link extensions with … Continue reading "Wilson, Zahilay, and Mosqueda Propose Plan to Save Graham St Station"
Seattle Transit Blog
9 days
Midweek Roundup: dual disruption
Service Alerts: Local Headlines: Further Afield: Events: This is an Open Thread.
Seattle Transit Blog
12 days
Graham Street Station and the Failure of the Enterprise Initiative
In light of the recent news that Graham Street Station is set to be deferred yet again, I thought it would be worth considering if there may be a better way forward. Despite the early promises of the Enterprise Initiative, we are heading towards a future where a key Link Station is deferred indefinitely yet … Continue reading "Graham Street Station and the Failure of the Enterprise Initiative"
Seattle Transit Blog
13 days
Movies: Walking to the World Cup & Removing a Subway
Why it’s illegal to walk to the World Cup Final in New Jersey. Hint: It’s not just highways and chain-link fences. (Evan Edinger) What if we removed the Lexington Avenue subway line in Manhattan? How many car lanes would we need to allow all existing passengers to drive? (CityNerd) In other news, on Friday afternoon … Continue reading "Movies: Walking to the World Cup & Removing a Subway"
Seattle Transit Blog
13 days
Strauss ST3 Amendments
Sound Transit boardmember Dan Strauss is proposing three amendments to the ST3 system plan update on Thursday. The full list of amendments is expected Tuesday, and it sounds like there will be a lot of them. Strauss is a Seattle City Councilmember for northwest Seattle. His amendments are: To me, #1 is consistent with our … Continue reading "Strauss ST3 Amendments"