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Nov 3, 2024 · I hear there’s an election today. This article will be updated as results come in. King County’s results will be on the county site or state site (other counties are also on the state site); the first batch usually comes around 8:15pm.The STB Election Committee made some endorsements on local transit and land use issues. Earlier today, the Urbanist reviewed what’s at stake in local and ...
Midweek Roundup: Trending Upward – Seattle Transit Blog
1 day ago · Midweek Roundup: Trending Upward. November 13, 2024 by Nathan Dickey. This picturesque scene may look like a computer rendering, but it’s a real photo from Sound Transit’s fit-testing of soon-to-be-complete portions of the 2 Line between South Bellevue and Mercer Island. Courtesy of Sound Transit.
Via to Transit is expanding – Seattle Transit Blog
Aug 11, 2021 · Via to Transit service areas (source: King County Metro) Via to Transit, which debuted in 2019 as an on-demand Link shuttle to better connect to Link areas where bus service is limited or not available, is getting a major expansion on Tuesday, August 10th, 2021. From 2020 to now, Via to Transit only had three service areas, one for Othello ...
Link Disruption This Weekend (Nov. 8-10) – Seattle Transit Blog
5 days ago · Link Disruption This Weekend (Nov. 8-10) As announced in October, Link will be replaced by shuttle buses between SODO and Capitol Hill Stations from 10pm tonight (November 8) through Sunday, November 10, and return to full service on Monday, November 11. As a commentor noted earlier today, this means attendees of this evening’s Kraken game ...
Getting ready for big changes to regional transit
Dec 27, 2021 · Getting ready for big changes to regional transit. With 2021 coming to a close, our region has set sail on a major, exciting, one-in-a-generation opportunity to restructure and reform our transit network thanks to billions in capital investments. In 2008, regional voters approved Sound Transit 2 (ST2), and these investments are now bearing ...
Transit ridership is slowly recovering – Seattle Transit Blog
Jun 13, 2022 · Transit ridership is slowly recovering. June 13, 2022 by Sherwin Lee. From the Sound Transit ridership dashboard. Last month, Metro reported an average weekday ridership exceeding 200,000 boardings. This is a mark that hasn’t been seen since the pandemic started, with the exception of last October (which typically represents the peak month of ...
2021 – Seattle Transit Blog
December 16, 2021 by Frank Chiachiere. From the Governor’s blog: Gov. Jay Inslee’s 2022 supplemental budget proposes significant funding to reduce poverty, increase housing and resources for homeless individuals, expand K-12 learning supports, invest in clean transportation and green economy, decarbonize buildings, and protect salmon habitat.
RapidRide Future and Prioritization – Seattle Transit Blog
Jul 23, 2024 · RapidRide Future and Prioritization. July 23, 2024 by Wesley Lin. A bus lane for RapidRide G, opening September 14. Photo by SDOT Photos. Following major cuts to RapidRide expansions due to budget constraints posed by the pandemic, the King County Council asked Metro in 2021 to, among other things, produce a “RapidRide prioritization plan ...
Real-time info will get better next year – Seattle Transit Blog
Dec 17, 2021 · Real-time info will get better next year. December 17, 2021 by Frank Chiachiere. Zee Sh aner, writing on the Sound Transit blog: Shortly after the Northgate, Roosevelt and U District stations opened in October, riders quickly noticed that next train information had disappeared from 1 Line platform digital signs.
An early scan of 2 Line ridership – Seattle Transit Blog
Aug 27, 2024 · Sound Transit’s earliest forecast for the starter line was 6,000 average daily boardings, which was later adjusted down to a range of 4,000 to 5,700. All in all, early performance is within the realm of what was forecasted. One lingering curiosity of mine has been the cannibalization of other services, namely the 550 and the B Line, given the ...