Midweek Roundup: heat wave

Seattle Transit Blog 6/11 12:00A Nathan Dickey

2025 Seattle Elections: Candidates for Mayor and city council debated housing and transportation issues last week: Seattle Mayoral Hopefuls Sound Off on Transportation, Housing (The Urbanist) Candidates for Seattle’s 2025 Citywide Council positions...

Sunday Movie: How Housing Became Unaffordable

Seattle Transit Blog 6/8 2:00A Mike Orr

How housing became unaffordable. (City Beautiful) And a followup to last week s series: Seattle to Los Angeles on the Coast Starlight (AdamDoesNotExist) This is an open thread.

Friday Roundtable: 24/7 Bus Lanes on Aurora Avenue

Seattle Transit Blog 6/6 4:53A Michael Smith

Over the past two weeks, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has updated signs along Aurora Ave N to convert the existing peak-hour bus lanes to 24/7 bus lanes. This change was introduced...

Seasonal Gig Harbor Waterfront Connector Begins June 7th

Seattle Transit Blog 6/4 11:28P Alex Kvenvolden

From June 7th to August 28th, 2025, Pierce Transit will operate its seasonal route 101 in Gig Harbor as the Gig Harbor Waterfront Connector. The service will run from the commercial center in Uptown Gig Harbor, crossing State Route 16, and...

Midweek Roundup: Buzzword Salad

Seattle Transit Blog 6/3 11:59P Nathan Dickey

Another East Link connection disruption: From 10pm on Saturday, June 7, through end of service on Sunday, June 8 , 1 Line service between Capitol Hill and SODO will be replaced by shuttle buses operating every 10-15 minutes. Trains north and south...

Friday Roundtable: Graham Street Route Idea

Seattle Transit Blog 5/30 12:00A Michael Smith

Welcome to the first installment of Friday Roundtable. Each week, this column will discuss a route proposal, provide an infrastructure project update, dive into a piece of Seattle s transit history,...

Midweek Roundup: Mindless Habit

Seattle Transit Blog 5/28 12:00A Nathan Dickey

Local Transit News: Pierce Transit will be fare-free on June 1 to kick off Ride Transit Month (Pierce Transit News). PT is also seeking comments on its Transit Development Plan . As King County Metro ramps up fare enforcement, warnings, fines,...

Sunday Movies: Green Man

Seattle Transit Blog 5/25 1:03A Mike Orr

Memorial Day transit information is below the movies. The evolution of Green Man/Red Man (walk/don t walk display) in Britain. Includes a square-dance song at 9:51. Comparison to US at 15:58. (Chris Spargo) Are American hawk crossings better than...

Midweek Roundup: Summer Transit

Seattle Transit Blog 5/21 12:00A Nathan Dickey

Local Transit News: Sound Transit wants to know what would make it easier for you to walk, bike, or roll to the future Everett Link Station (Sound Transit). The At-Grade Crossing improvement program continues, with new roadway markings coming to...

Sunday Movie: Word Origins

Seattle Transit Blog 5/18 2:00A Mike Orr

The etymology of railroad and transportation terms. (Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zefarris) This is an open thread.

2025 Trailhead Direct Routes

Seattle Transit Blog 5/16 12:00A Michael Smith

King County Parks has announced that Trailhead Direct is returning in 2025 on weekends from May 24 to September 1. Additionally, the service will run on a few holidays, specifically: Memorial Day (Monday, May 26), Independence Day (Friday, July...

Midweek Roundup: “Deciding To See”

Seattle Transit Blog 5/14 12:00A Nathan Dickey

Redmond Link Extension: Coverage of the Downtown Redmond Link Extension opening by The Seattle Times ($) and The Urbanist . How Redmond s 1993 Downtown Plan kicked off its urban renaissance , and how it shows no signs of slowing while a new...

Ridership Patterns for Sound Transit Routes 542 and 545

Seattle Transit Blog 5/12 12:00A Michael Smith

Sound Transit operates two express routes between Redmond and Seattle. Route 542 travels inbound from Redmond Transit Center to the University District. Route 545 travels inbound from Bear Creek P&R...

Impressions of Redmond Link

Seattle Transit Blog 5/11 8:01A Mike Orr

I was going to try to make the opening ceremony yesterday, but I d walked extensively Friday so I did a shorter excursion in the afternoon . I haven t heard anything about how the ceremony went, how many people attended, or how full the buses...

Welcome Redmond Link

Seattle Transit Blog 5/9 9:00P Mike Orr

The downtown Redmond Link extension opens today , May 10. This will extend the 2 Line from Redmond Technology station to two new stations: Marymoor Village and Downtown Redmond. The ceremony starts at 10:30am at Downtown Redmond station. The...