Sunday Movies: Plazas & Detroit

Seattle Transit Blog 4/5 12:00A Mike Orr

The best US plazas. (CityNerd) What is Detroit like? (CityNerd) This is an open thread.

Alert: T Line Maintenance This Week

Seattle Transit Blog 4/4 1:54A Michael Smith

T Line train passing Pierce Transit Route 57. The Link T Line in Tacoma will be closed and replaced by free shuttle buses between 6pm on Monday (April 6) until the start of service on Friday (April...

Friday Roundtable: New Metro Stop Schedules

Seattle Transit Blog 4/3 1:02A Michael Smith

Old (left) an and new (center) example bus stop schedule for the H Line. (Metro) Metro has announced a new stop schedule design that will roll out over the next few weeks. This is the first redesign...

Crosslake Movies

Seattle Transit Blog 4/2 5:14A Mike Orr

Movies on Crosslake Link s opening last Saturday. Miles in Transit. Classy Whale. Trains are Awesome. Unedited video of the speeches (starting at the five minute mark ) as well as some of the initial riders ( much later in the video). The rest of...

Foolish Roundup

Seattle Transit Blog 4/1 3:00A Nathan Dickey

An elaborate 2001 April Fools Day prank in Copenhagen lampooned ongoing construction of the city s driverless Metro system, which would open in 2002 (Lars Andersen, Wikimedia) It s April 1 and today...

Midweek Roundup: the next Williamsburg

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

A temporary community art project accepted the painting talents of any interested attendees of the Crosslake Connection opening celebration (Nathan Dickey). The Crosslake Connection of the 2 Line was...

Ribbon-cutting for Crosslake Connection marks public transit to both sides of Lake Washington

Shoreline Area News 3/30 12:39A DKH

Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray hold the scissors, surrounded by other electeds and Sound Transit leaders. Photo courtesy Sound Transit This final 7-mile section of the 2 Line crosses the Homer M. Hadley floating bridge over Lake...

Cross-Lake Link 2 expansion opening day experience

Shoreline Area News 3/30 12:03A Carl Dinse

Downtown Bellevue in the background, Lake Washington and the I-90 Floating Bridge as viewed from Sound Transit Link 2. Photo by Carl Dinse By Carl Dinse I didn't brave the early morning crowds and...

Sunday Movie: Inside the SR-520 floating bridge rebuild

Seattle Transit Blog 3/29 12:40A Nathan Dickey

This is an Open Thread. Comments may discuss any topic related to transit or land use. Uncivil comments will be moderated.

TCC Light Rail Town Halls

Seattle Transit Blog 3/28 1:00A Guest Contributor

BY TRANSPORTATION CHOICES COALITION As many of you all learned last week , Sound Transit is facing significant cost projections for its Sound Transit 3 projects. Over the next few months, the Sound Transit Board will have to have some hard...

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...