A sneak peek at the Crosslake Connection

Seattle Transit Blog 3/27 7:14A Sherwin Lee

Over-the-shoulder shot of the operator cab in the Mount Baker tunnel (Nathan Dickey) Yesterday, Seattle Transit Blog writers had the opportunity to join local media outlets to tour the highly...

Friday Roundtable: First Transit Trip

Seattle Transit Blog 3/27 12:00A Mike Orr

When did you start riding public transit independently? Were there certain pivotal trips that made you more of a transit enthusiast and shaped your viewpoint? What s the youngest people you see now taking transit independently? The full 2 Line...

MASS Coalition Letter to Mayor Wilson

Seattle Transit Blog 3/26 12:20A Guest Contributor

Route 75 on The Ave. On Monday, the Move All Seattle Sustainably (MASS) Coalition published an open letter calling on Mayor Wilson to advance high-impact transportation, accessibility, livability, and...

Midweek Roundup: audacious, unique, and bold

Seattle Transit Blog 3/25 12:33A Nathan Dickey

Former King County Metro Route 246 ( deleted last Fall ) climbs Somerset Blvd SE in Bellevue on July 18, 2025 ( Ken Robinette ). Transit headlines: The Seattle Times ($) transportation reporters...

Mercer Island Station

Seattle Transit Blog 3/24 12:00A Wesley Lin

The highly anticipated full East Link extension will open this Saturday, March 28 , finally connecting the Eastside to Seattle and the rest of the metro area. Two new stations will open at the same...

Crosslake Connection: 50 Years in the Making

Seattle Transit Blog 3/23 12:00A Michael Smith

A view of a Link light rail test train on the Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge with Mount Rainier in the background. ( Bruce Englehardt / CC-BY-SA 4.0 ) Sound Transit s 2 Line light rail service will...

Sunday Movie: Downtown Redmond Urbanism & Floating Bridge Rail

Seattle Transit Blog 3/22 12:00A Mike Orr

Downtown Redmond s walkable urbanism in the Link station area is transit-oriented development (TOD) done right. (Yet Another Urbanist, August 2025) If you go to Downtown Redmond station, there s a trail along the Link track that continues west...

Spring 2026 Service Change

Seattle Transit Blog 3/21 12:50A Michael Smith

Eastbound 2 Line train in Bellevue. In just 7 days, the Link 2 Line will carry its first passengers across Lake Washington. The long awaited and heavily anticipated opening will cause a cascade of...

Friday Roundtable: University Link Turns 10

Seattle Transit Blog 3/20 12:50A Michael Smith

Members of the press alight a Link train during the U Link media preview ride in 2016. (Zach Shaner) Ten years ago yesterday, March 19, the University Link Extension opened to the public . The...

ST3 Truncations

Seattle Transit Blog 3/19 12:01A Wesley Lin

Truncation Options under the 3 approaches Sound Transit finally addressed their severe budget shortfalls at the March 18 Board Retreat . The transit agency looked at three different approaches to...

Movie: Pacific County

Seattle Transit Blog 3/17 12:00A Mike Orr

[Ed. This article featured a video that has since become unavailable. Here s a video link in case it comes back. Commentators who saw the video, could you help summarize the content as you remember it in the comments?] A bus restructure idea for...

Judkins Park Station Access Guide

Seattle Transit Blog 3/16 12:00A Michael Smith

Eastbound 2 Line train departs Judkins Park station. Judkins Park Link station will open with the full East Link Extension on March 28. While Judkins Park station will be an incredible resource for...

Sunday Movie: US vs European Zoning

Seattle Transit Blog 3/15 12:00A Mike Orr

US vs European zoning. (City Beautiful) This is an open thread.

Link 2 Line “Crosslake Connection” opening celebrations

Seattle Transit Blog 3/14 1:00A Nathan Dickey

The opening date of the Crosslake Connection was announced on January 23, 2026 (Sound Transit). Sound Transit s arduous journey building the 2 Line will finally conclude two weeks from today with the...

Friday Roundtable: cherry blossom season

Seattle Transit Blog 3/13 12:06A Nathan Dickey

The Cherry Blossoms at UW are transit accessible and extremely popular (Nathan Dickey). Cherry blossom season typically heralds the end of winter, and it returns this weekend. The U-District Cherry...