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New Post: ST Downtown Tunnel Board Meeting
ST Downtown Tunnel Board Meeting
The Sound Transit board met today to discuss alternatives to building the second downtown Link tunnel (DSTT2), as part of its monthly board meeting. Video of the meeting will be available in 24-48 …
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December 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: ST Downtown Tunnel Board Meeting
New Post: Angela Brady is Wilson’s Pick for Interim SDOT Director seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/18/a...
December 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Angela Brady is Wilson’s Pick for Interim SDOT Director seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/18/a...
New Post: Midweek Roundup: Unfinished Metropolis
Midweek Roundup: Unfinished Metropolis
Reminder: Link service in Downtown will close early on Friday. Discussion about the Ballard Link Extension continues on yesterday’s article. Op-Ed: It’s Time to Imagine a Safer, More Connecte…
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December 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Midweek Roundup: Unfinished Metropolis
New Post: Build the Best Parts First seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/16/b...
December 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Build the Best Parts First seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/16/b...
New Post: No New Tunnel Downtown? Sound Transit Explores Ballard Link Alternatives seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/15/n...
December 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: No New Tunnel Downtown? Sound Transit Explores Ballard Link Alternatives seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/15/n...
New Post: Friday Roundtable: Incorrect Signs seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/12/f...
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Friday Roundtable: Incorrect Signs seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/12/f...
New Post: Sound Transit considers fare gate pilot in 2026 seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/11/s...
December 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Sound Transit considers fare gate pilot in 2026 seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/11/s...
New Post: Midweek Roundup: Streetcar Swap
Midweek Roundup: Streetcar Swap
Reminder: Link service through Downtown will be disrupted a few more times before the end of the year, with extended overnight closures planned for the nights of Dec. 12-13, 20-21, and 27-28. Local…
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December 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Midweek Roundup: Streetcar Swap
New Post: Better Buses in Seattle
Better Buses in Seattle
The recent election of the former head the Seattle Transit Riders Union Katie Wilson to be Seattle’s mayor occurred less than a month after Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck announced her &…
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December 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Better Buses in Seattle
New Post: Weekend Open Thread: Federal Way’s Big Day
Weekend Open Thread: Federal Way’s Big Day
We’ll all be at the Federal Way Link opening today. Try out the new stations. Tell us your experiences below. There will be no Sunday Movie this week. We’re planning a retrospective art…
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December 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Weekend Open Thread: Federal Way’s Big Day
New Post: Federal Way Link Extension: New Stations seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/05/f...
December 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Federal Way Link Extension: New Stations seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/05/f...
New Post: Federal Way Link Extension: Sneak Peek seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/04/f...
December 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Federal Way Link Extension: Sneak Peek seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/04/f...
New Post: Midweek Roundup: Othello Station Closed
Midweek Roundup: Othello Station Closed
Othello station on the 1 Line closed around 2:30pm Tuesday and will remain closed through Wednesday’s morning commute at least, due to an ongoing police investigation. Shuttle buses are runni…
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December 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Midweek Roundup: Othello Station Closed
New Post: Federal Way Link Extension: How We Got Here seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/02/f...
December 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Federal Way Link Extension: How We Got Here seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/02/f...
New Post: Federal Way Link Extension: Opening Celebration Details seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/01/f...
December 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Federal Way Link Extension: Opening Celebration Details seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/01/f...
New Post: Sunday Movies: Microtransit-Only City & Milan
Sunday Movies: Microtransit-Only City & Milan
Arlington, Texas (pop 400K) is the largest US city with no fixed bus routes, just subsidized Via app-taxis. (Classy Whale) See Milan’s transit modes while learning Italian. (Easy Italian) Thi…
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November 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Sunday Movies: Microtransit-Only City & Milan
New Post: Friday Roundtable: MEHVA Vintage Bus Tours seattletransitblog.com/2025/11/28/f...
November 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Friday Roundtable: MEHVA Vintage Bus Tours seattletransitblog.com/2025/11/28/f...
New Post: Midweek Roundup: NIMBYs in a corner
Midweek Roundup: NIMBYs in a corner
Local Transit News: In a “special” media appearance on the Seattle Nice podcast, Mayor-elect Wilson said she wants to put BAT lanes on Denny (PubliCola) Amtrak ridership between October…
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November 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Midweek Roundup: NIMBYs in a corner
New Post: Thanksgiving Holiday Service 2025 seattletransitblog.com/2025/11/25/f...
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Thanksgiving Holiday Service 2025 seattletransitblog.com/2025/11/25/f...
New Post: Sunday Movies: Berry Street & Climate
Sunday Movies: Berry Street & Climate
Berry Street in Brooklyn, New York. The best urban street in the US? (Fourth Place) Sabine Hossenfelder, German physicist, is pessimistic about humanity’s ability to cope with climate change.…
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November 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Sunday Movies: Berry Street & Climate
New Post: Midweek Roundup: hope this helps
Midweek Roundup: hope this helps
Local Transit News: “Build the Damn Trains” is easier said than done (The Urbanist). Building planned infill stations for the damn trains to serve might be even harder (The Urbanist) Pi…
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November 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Midweek Roundup: hope this helps
New Post: King County Metro’s Most Productive Routes seattletransitblog.com/2025/11/17/k...
November 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: King County Metro’s Most Productive Routes seattletransitblog.com/2025/11/17/k...
New Post: Sunday Movies: One-Way Streets & Self Storage
Sunday Movies: One-Way Streets & Self Storage
All about one-way streets. (City Beautiful) Americans have gone crazy for self-storage units. (Wendover Productions) This is the last of the movie backlog, so future Sunday Movies will depend on if…
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November 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Sunday Movies: One-Way Streets & Self Storage
New Post: Friday Roundtable: Tokyo’s Trams vs Seattle’s Streetcars seattletransitblog.com/2025/11/14/f...
November 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Friday Roundtable: Tokyo’s Trams vs Seattle’s Streetcars seattletransitblog.com/2025/11/14/f...
New Post: Katie Wilson is Seattle’s Next Mayor seattletransitblog.com/2025/11/13/k...
November 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Katie Wilson is Seattle’s Next Mayor seattletransitblog.com/2025/11/13/k...