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6 days ago · 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.
Community Transit Restructure – 2024 and Beyond
Sep 13, 2024 · Around Bothell, Community Transit will be deleting existing Route 105 with service supplanted by Swift Green Line and extending existing 30 minute peak / hourly weekend Route 120 to UW Bothell/ Cascadia.. Route 106, 120, 121 changes CT System map of Mill Creek and Bothell. There is also the new Route 121 and adjusting Route 106‘s hours though continuing with hourly frequency.
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
6 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
2022 – Seattle Transit Blog
ST2 Link Progress. December 9, 2022 by Mike Orr. Sound Transit is getting more serious about an East Link starter line until the defective plinths delaying the lake crossing can be replaced. We earlier covered Claudia Balducci’s original proposal and Sherwin Lee’s plea for good transfers.
Most fully-suspended routes to come back in October
Jul 20, 2021 · Routes that remain fully suspended. 19, 37, 47,116, 118X, 119X, 122, 123, 143, 154, 157, 178, 179, 197, 200, 219, 252, 931. Remaining fully suspended routes are either deleted or replaced as part of the North Link Connections project, and route 628 (Issaquah, Snoqualmie, North Bend community shuttle) is going from suspended to deleted (this is ...
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.