Ridership Patterns for South Link Connections

Seattle Transit Blog 1/20 11:00P Michael Smith

As Sound Transit wraps up construction of the Federal Way Link Extension , King County Metro has shared an initial bus restructure proposal . Wesley Lin previously covered the proposed changes in...

Ridership Patterns for RapidRide A Line

Seattle Transit Blog 1/19 11:00P Michael Smith

King County Metro’s RapidRide A Line travels inbound from the Federal Way Transit Center to Tukwila International Boulevard Station, primarily along State Route 99. Outbound trips travel in the...

Sunday Movie: Stop Spacing

Seattle Transit Blog 1/19 1:00A Mike Orr

The science of stop spacing. (RMTransit) Stop spacing and the power of density. (RMTransit) This is an open thread.

Exploring Better Density Maps and Link Station Areas

Seattle Transit Blog 1/15 11:00P Wesley Lin

Let s talk about density maps. The concept of a population density map seems easy: take the population and divide it by the area to retrieve the density. Unfortunately a major problem stands out: what...

Midweek Roundup: Pinehurst Station

Seattle Transit Blog 1/13 11:00P Nathan Dickey

Transit & Streets: A major repaving project on Denny Way will kick off early this year (SDOT Blog). Sign up for tomorrow s virtual open house here (6:00 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 15, 2025). Last Friday, transit operators from around the PNW...

Sunday Double Feature: Pike/Pine & Bikes

Seattle Transit Blog 1/12 1:00A Mike Orr

Pike/Pine renovation bicycle tour. (Best Side Cycling) The worst bike lane law in the world, in Ontario, Canada. (Not Just Bikes) This is an open thread.

Eastside Fire & Rescue crew dispatched to help fight Palisades fire

Mercer Island Reporter 1/10 6:30A Andy Nystrom

One engine displays Mercer Island insignia.

Midweek Roundup: The Year of the Eastside

Seattle Transit Blog 1/7 11:00P Nathan Dickey

January 26, 1929: Repaving of 3rd Avenue, viewing north toward Marion Street (similar view today via Google Street View ). The Seattle Tower , visible on the right, would open two months later. Item...

City conducts temporary power transfer during reservoir project

Mercer Island Reporter 1/7 9:30A Reporter Staff

From Jan. 7-15, the city of Mercer Island will conduct a temporary power transfer from the grid to generator power...

It was 10-year reunion time for Islanders

Mercer Island Reporter 1/7 9:30A Wire Service

Mercer Island High School s Class of 2014 held its 10-year reunion on Dec. 21 at Sparkman Cellars in Woodinville. Photo...

Amtrak Cascades’ Potential

Seattle Transit Blog 1/6 11:00P Wesley Lin

Incremental upgrades to Amtrak Cascades would have a lot of benefits, including for Sounder, the Coast Starlight, and the Empire Builder. It could be done faster and cheaper than ultra high-speed...

Sunday Movie: Transit in India

Seattle Transit Blog 1/5 1:00A Mike Orr

India s cities have a few metros, a small and shrinking number of buses — and lots of cars, two-wheelers, and rickshaws . The crisis in India s transit. (The Quint) The video uses the Indian number units lakh (=100,000) and crore (=100 lakh or 10...

January-February Link Reductions

Seattle Transit Blog 1/4 1:00A Wesley Lin

Link 1 Line winter reductions start today through February 27 for a variety of maintenance tasks, as outlined in the December 5 Passenger Impact report and covered in the Urbanist , and the Seattle...

Most read & commented STB posts of 2024

Seattle Transit Blog 12/30 11:00P Nathan Dickey

Kicking off a banner year for transit openings region-wide, King County Councilmember Claudia Balducci spoke during the opening ceremony of the 2 Line Starter Line in April. Photo by Nathan Dickey....

Mid-Holiday Roundup

Seattle Transit Blog 12/29 11:00P Nathan Dickey

Seattle Now & Then reviews the history of the Bon Marche s Christmas Train display . Transit & Streets: The bus lanes on Aurora will be enforced 24/7 while WSDOT works on repaving I-5 from Downtown to...