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Nov 3, 2024 · I hear there’s an election today. This article will be updated as results come in. King County’s results will be on the county site or state site (other counties are also on the state site); the first batch usually comes around 8:15pm.The STB Election Committee made some endorsements on local transit and land use issues. Earlier today, the Urbanist reviewed what’s …
Seattle Transit Blog – Covering Transit and Land Use in the Greater ...
Oct 24, 2024 · Oppose the Monorail Fare Increase. October 19, 2024October 18, 2024 by Ross Bleakney. The private company Seattle Monorail Services is proposing a fare increase to use the Seattle Center Monorail. Fares would go from $3.50 to $4.00 for adults, $1.75 to $2.00 for youth, and $1.75 to $2.00 for reduced-fare riders.
Via to Transit is expanding – Seattle Transit Blog
Aug 11, 2021 · Via to Transit service areas (source: King County Metro) Via to Transit, which debuted in 2019 as an on-demand Link shuttle to better connect to Link areas where bus service is limited or not available, is getting a major expansion on Tuesday, August 10th, 2021. From 2020 to now, Via to Transit only had three service areas, one for Othello ...
Getting ready for big changes to regional transit
Dec 27, 2021 · Getting ready for big changes to regional transit. With 2021 coming to a close, our region has set sail on a major, exciting, one-in-a-generation opportunity to restructure and reform our transit network thanks to billions in capital investments. In 2008, regional voters approved Sound Transit 2 (ST2), and these investments are now bearing ...
RapidRide Future and Prioritization – Seattle Transit Blog
Jul 23, 2024 · RapidRide Future and Prioritization. July 23, 2024 by Wesley Lin. A bus lane for RapidRide G, opening September 14. Photo by SDOT Photos. Following major cuts to RapidRide expansions due to budget constraints posed by the pandemic, the King County Council asked Metro in 2021 to, among other things, produce a “RapidRide prioritization plan ...
2021 – Seattle Transit Blog
December 16, 2021 by Frank Chiachiere. From the Governor’s blog: Gov. Jay Inslee’s 2022 supplemental budget proposes significant funding to reduce poverty, increase housing and resources for homeless individuals, expand K-12 learning supports, invest in clean transportation and green economy, decarbonize buildings, and protect salmon habitat.
2022 – Seattle Transit Blog
ST2 Link Progress. December 9, 2022 by Mike Orr. Sound Transit is getting more serious about an East Link starter line until the defective plinths delaying the lake crossing can be replaced. We earlier covered Claudia Balducci’s original proposal and Sherwin Lee’s plea for good transfers.
Eastside transit restructure kicks off - Seattle Transit Blog
Sep 15, 2021 · Eastside transit restructure kicks off. September 15, 2021 by Mike Bjork. “Restructure” and “transfer” are hot transit words in the Pacific Northwest, with all eyes focused on Northgate Link opening October 2 nd. A new Link extension comes with a significant restructure for transit services provided by Community Transit, Sound Transit ...
Transit ridership is slowly recovering – Seattle Transit Blog
Jun 13, 2022 · Transit ridership is slowly recovering. June 13, 2022 by Sherwin Lee. From the Sound Transit ridership dashboard. Last month, Metro reported an average weekday ridership exceeding 200,000 boardings. This is a mark that hasn’t been seen since the pandemic started, with the exception of last October (which typically represents the peak month of ...
Seattle Transportation Priorities – Seattle Transit Blog
Oct 21, 2023 · Seattle Transportation Priorities. October 20, 2023 by Mike Orr. The Seattle Transportation Plan has added new project proposals to the draft and extended the comment period to October 31. This is a 20-year plan. There are 42 new proposals related to transit, sidewalks, freight movement, complete streets, etc. SDOT or a future Move Seattle levy ...