Ridership Patterns for East Link Connections

Seattle Transit Blog 4/10 12:00A Michael Smith

In preparation for the upcoming openings of Sound Transit’s Downtown Redmond Link Extension and full East Link Extension , King County Metro has outlined the planned changes to its Eastside network....

Midweek Roundup: Save Curby

Seattle Transit Blog 4/9 12:00A Nathan Dickey

31 days until the Downtown Redmond Link Extension opens on May 10. Sound Transit recently announced opening day details . WSDOT opened the state s first e-bike rebate lottery today (Seattle Bike Blog). The state will award about 10,000 rebates at...

Sunday Movie: I-90 in the 1970s

Seattle Transit Blog 4/6 3:00A Mike Orr

Driving from Mercer Island to downtown Seattle in 1973. (Mark Tyrrell) Seattle Now & Then article on the video. There s one mistake in both the video and the article. US Highway 10 had been renamed to I-90 earlier, even though the road wasn t...

Midweek Roundup: Fix the L8

Seattle Transit Blog 4/2 12:00A Nathan Dickey

Route 14 trolleybus turns from 2nd Ave S to S Washington in April 1977 ( Mitchell Libby ). The trolleybus network was significantly revamped the following year . A similar view in July 2021 (note the...

Amtrak Cascades service recovering this week

Seattle Transit Blog 4/1 12:00A Nathan Dickey

An Amtrak Empire Builder train pushes five Amfleet I cars through Everett Station on their way to Seattle ( SounderBruce via reddit ) The Seattle Times ($) , Trains Magazine , and The Urbanist are...

Sunday Movie: ADUs

Seattle Transit Blog 3/30 2:00A Mike Orr

Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) can help ease the housing shortage and give people a wider choice of housing types and locations. (City Beautiful) Service changes at several transit agencies started yesterday. This is an open thread.

Angle Lake Station Closed

Seattle Transit Blog 3/27 5:02A Mike Orr

Angle Lake station on the Link 1 Line is closed due to a power outage. Trains are still running between SeaTac and Lynnwood. Peak hour trains are running every 10 minutes this morning instead of 8 minutes. This may affect future peak periods....

Midweek Roundup: Wig Wag

Seattle Transit Blog 3/26 12:30A Nathan Dickey

Metro Route 60 rolls southbound through Capitol Hill in August 1990. Photo by Mitchell Libby . Similar view in September 2024 . 45 days  until the  Downtown Redmond Link Extension opens on May 10....

Dow Constantine is Sound Transit’s “Preferred Candidate” for CEO

Seattle Transit Blog 3/25 12:00A Nathan Dickey

Dow Constantine (center) stands with Joni Earl (left) and Larry Phillips (right) at the grand opening of Central Link on July 18, 2009 ( Oran Viriyincy ) Yesterday, Sound Transit announced the...

Ridership Patterns for King County Metro Route 62

Seattle Transit Blog 3/24 12:00A Michael Smith

King County Metro Route 62 travels inbound from Sand Point to downtown Seattle, via Roosevelt, Green Lake, Wallingford, Fremont, and South Lake Union. Outbound trips travel in the reverse direction....

Sunday Movie: Munich’s DSTT2

Seattle Transit Blog 3/23 2:00A Mike Orr

Munich is building a second downtown tunnel for its S-Bahn (regional rail) network, to open in 2035. Here s a map and summary . Deutche Bahn chose to build it when ridership in the first tunnel reached 800,000 and trains were running every 2...

Link Disruptions: Spring 2025

Seattle Transit Blog 3/22 2:00A Nathan Dickey

A slide from the March 6 meeting of the Sound Transit Board s Rider Experience Committee looked ahead at construction impacts planned into 2026. As Sound Transit continues to grow the Link light rail...

Ridership Patterns for RapidRide B Line

Seattle Transit Blog 3/21 12:00A Michael Smith

King County Metro’s RapidRide B Line travels inbound from Redmond to Bellevue via Overlake and Crossroads. Outbound trips travel in the reverse direction. In January 2025, the B Line had 4,531 average...

East Link Connections

Seattle Transit Blog 3/20 12:00A Michael Smith

On March 4, 2025, the King County Council voted to pass King County Metro’s East Link Connections bus restructure. This restructure is based around the upcoming openings of Sound Transit’s Downtown...

Midweek Roundup: Ups and Downs

Seattle Transit Blog 3/19 12:00A Nathan Dickey

Countdown: 52 days until the Downtown Redmond Link Extension opens (May 10). A Route 2 trolleybus turns onto Queen Anne Ave N from Roy Street in April 1977. Photo by Mitchell Libby , courtesy of the...