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Sound Transit Moves to Tighten Fare Enforcement Starting November 15

Notices recently started appearing at Link stations to warn riders that more stringent fare enforcement would go into effect later this month. Sound Transit...
A rainy downtown Seattle street scene with bus 590 approaching.

Op-Ed: Sound Transit Should Run Link All Night or Provide Shadow Night Bus Service

Standing on the platform of SeaTac Airport Station after midnight, straining to see whether the next light rail train is coming, I can’t help...

Sound Transit Weighing Snohomish County Express Bus Shakeup

Grappling with capacity constraints, Sound Transit is splitting its 2024 Service Plan into two phases, approving the rail plan but taking more time on...

Benaroya Hall Closes Key ‘Symphony Station’ Elevator Outside Concert Hours

For more than a year, an elevator bank at University Street station has mostly been shuttered. The reason isn't because of broken or faulty...

Sunday Video: CityNerd Visits Seattle and Talks Freeway-Adjacent Rail (Hello, Northgate)

In September, Ray Delahanty of CityNerd made a visit to his hometown, Seattle, to ride Link light rail and share some takeaways from the...

Sound Transit Still Seeking Mitigation for Overcrowding Coming with Link Expansions

Near-term Link expansions will further strain limited resources for service capacity, forcing more crowding and lower frequencies that could last years. Can that be...

Obstacles Mount for Ballard Link’s Chinatown and Midtown Station Options

Advocates worry Sound Transit is tilting the scales in favor of the board's preferred alternatives of skipping Chinatown and Midtown and shifting Denny Station...

Sunday Video: Do Cities Still Need Metros?

RM Transit's latest video takes a look at whether major cities should still plan their transit networks around a subway network, also referred to...