Sound Transit Lowers Farebox Recovery Goals, Opens Door to Fare Capping
The Sound Transit board established a new set of lower farebox recovery goals for buses and trains in a vote last month. The new targets follow the adoption of a new $3 flat fare structure for Link light rail, set to go into effect on August 30.
Sound Transit To Launch Platform Fare Inspection in Early June
Starting on June 3, Sound Transit fare ambassadors will launch new inspection rounds in fare paid zones on and around platforms at some Link light rail stations.
An Urbanist Guide to Things To Do in Bellevue’s BelRed
BelRed combines a nascent South Lake Union, SoDo, and the International District. Spring District Station has a South Lake Union feel with tech offices emerging from a large light industrial presence. Both have some hidden gems.
Sound Transit Board Rejects Chamber-Backed SLU Station Alternatives
Today, Sound Transit ruled out late-breaking South Lake Union station alternatives for Ballard Link. Major business lobbied hard for the late "shifted west" additions, but it wasn't enough to win over the board.
Sound Transit Proposal Would Curb Out-of-Scope Costs, but Boardmembers Push Back
The Sound Transit Board is set to vote on betterments policy reform, limiting local jurisdictions' ability to foist costs on the agency. But some boardmembers are accusing the agency of "bullying" and are seeking to water down the proposal.
Op-Ed: Don’t Delay Light Rail Expansion with SLU Dithering
Send a letter to the Sound Transit Board to urge them to avoid delay in South Lake Union and advance the highest ridership Ballard Link light rail alignment possible.
Sound Transit Staff to Board: Move Forward Without Delay in SLU
The location of future light rail stations in South Lake Union has been the subject of intense debate among Sound Transit boardmembers. The agency's staff are officially recommending that the alignment not veer off course despite pressure from Vulcan, Amazon, and the Seattle Chamber of Commerce.
Op-Ed: Chamber Campaigns to Save SLU from Timely Light Rail
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce spend most of their time saying they shouldn’t have to pay higher taxes because the government is inefficient and wasteful. Meanwhile, they are spending a bunch of resources on trying to make the government inefficient and wasteful. South Lake Union light rail decisions are the latest example.