Transit to World Cup Events

Seattle Transit Blog 6/11 3:27A Michael Smith

Seattle Stadium (Lumen Field) is accessible via Link, Sounder, and dozens of bus routes. The 2026 Men s World Cup kicks off today with a match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City. Seattle...

Midweek Roundup: Why, Robot

Seattle Transit Blog 6/10 12:01A Nathan Dickey

Reminder: The FIFA World Cup starts tomorrow and the first match in Seattle is Monday, June 15, at noon. Plan for busy buses, trains, roadways, and lots of tourists. SDOT has travel tips . Metro has an SEA26 transit guide . Community Transit...

MASS Coalition’s priorities for the 2026 STM

Seattle Transit Blog 6/9 12:00A STB Editorial Board

On June 3, 2026, the Move All Seattle Sustainably (MASS) Coalition delivered a letter to the Seattle City Council supporting Mayor Wilson s proposal for the 2026 Seattle Transit Measure. Seattle...

Seattle Transit Measure Renewal 2026

Seattle Transit Blog 6/8 2:35A Michael Smith

Route 60 s weekend frequency is 15 minutes, instead of 30 minutes, due to funding from the current STM. ( Ken Robinette ) Last week, Mayor Wilson has unveiled her proposal for the next Seattle Transit...

Sunday Movie: Oldest Trains

Seattle Transit Blog 6/7 12:00A Mike Orr

Riding the oldest subway cars in the world. They re 1950s cars in the Buenos Aires Metro on Line B. (Trains are Awesome) Honorable mention to the Muni Metro F Line with a variety of vintage streetcars from the 1950s and earlier. I rode a few...

Driver Blocks Trains On Elevated Tracks at Mount Baker Station

Seattle Transit Blog 6/3 6:00A Michael Smith

Today at the Mt. Baker light rail station, a car went North, up the tracks towards the Beacon Hill tunnel. According to a police escort, there were no injuries. #Seattle #BeaconHill #BreakingNews Alex...

Midweek Roundup: Tap into Seattle Summer

Seattle Transit Blog 6/3 12:00A Nathan Dickey

A special-edition ORCA card is available celebrating the 2026 FIFA World Cup this month (King County Metro). Local News: Wilson Proposes Doubling Transit Measure to Beef Up Seattle s Frequent Network...

Sound Transit Rolls Out New Sounder Trains

Seattle Transit Blog 6/2 1:50A Michael Smith

Passengers board and alight a northbound S Line train at Tukwila station. On Monday, the newest Sounder cars made their debut on an S Line trip from Seattle to Lakewood. These new trains, three...

Sunday Movies: With and Without a Car

Seattle Transit Blog 5/31 12:00A Mike Orr

How big an apartment can you rent in a city s most walkable neighborhood without a car, for the same cost as a 1000 square-foot rental in its most typical suburb with a car? Ray Delahanty answers that for the 26 largest metro areas in the US....

Friday Roundtable: Crosslake Connection’s Impact on ST Express Ridership

Seattle Transit Blog 5/29 2:14A Michael Smith

Route 550 bus is passed by a 2 Line train on the Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge across Lake Washington. When Sound Transit opened the Crosslake Connection in March 2026 , over 200,000 people went for...

ST Board Meets to Postpone ST3 Projects

Seattle Transit Blog 5/28 7:00A Mike Orr

The Sound Transit board meets today at 1:30-5:00 to revise the ST3 system plan to reduce costs. The meeting page has links to the agenda, resolution, amendments, reports, and information on how to view the meeting and give public testimony in...

Wilson, Zahilay, and Mosqueda Propose Plan to Save Graham St Station

Seattle Transit Blog 5/28 1:08A Michael Smith

Mayor Wilson announced the Graham St station amendment at an event outside the Filipino Community Center on Wednesday (Michael Smith). On Wednesday, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson unveiled an amendment to...

Midweek Roundup: dual disruption

Seattle Transit Blog 5/27 12:00A Nathan Dickey

Service Alerts: Sound Transit s Monthly Maintenance program comes to South King County this week, with Link 1 Line service between Angle Lake and Federal Way being replaced by buses from around 9pm to end of service the nights of May 25 to May...

Graham Street Station and the Failure of the Enterprise Initiative

Seattle Transit Blog 5/24 11:35P Andrew Lindstrom

In light of the recent news that Graham Street Station is set to be deferred yet again, I thought it would be worth considering if there may be a better way forward. Despite the early promises of the...

Strauss ST3 Amendments

Seattle Transit Blog 5/23 9:38P Mike Orr

Sound Transit boardmember Dan Strauss is proposing three amendments to the ST3 system plan update on Thursday . The full list of amendments is expected Tuesday, and it sounds like there will be a lot of them. Strauss is a Seattle City...