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WEBLast week, Sound Transit released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the West Seattle Link Extension (WSLE) ahead of its scheduled publication date of September 20. Although there’s technically one more comment period allowed for the FEIS, the massive document and its findings present a detailed review of each of the potential alternative paths Link may take from SODO to ...
East Link Connections: bus changes in the south subarea
WEBSeptember 17, 2021 by Alex Kvenvolden. Bus changes proposed for Renton, Newcastle, Factoria, and Eastgate. With the East Link Connections project underway, Sound Transit and Metro have presented their first service proposals as part of the East Link Connections survey. The opening of East Link will be a huge event, and will transform what ...
RapidRide J Line – Final Design and Recap – Seattle Transit Blog
WEB10 hours ago · 2015, 2017 and 2020 presentations of RapidRide J (formerly Roosevelt) The 2015 open house showed RapidRide from Seattle to Northgate Station, the 2017 presentation had the line truncated to Roosevelt Station, and then finally the 2020 presentation the ended the line at U District Station.A large hurdle was the high cost of extending trolley wires north of U District to reach Roosevelt and ...
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WEBSeptember 14, 2024 by Mike Orr. Widespread bus restructures begin today (September 14) on King County Metro, Sound Transit, and Community Transit around the new Lynnwood Link extension and RapidRide G line. On Monday the long-awaited bus ramps on highway 520 open in Montlake. Pierce Transit and Everett Transit had …
First Week, Part 3 – Seattle Transit Blog
WEB3 days ago · How to deal with cost overruns in light rail extensions? (Stephen Fesler, The Urbanist) Sound Transit executive commitee grapples with West Seattle Link and its costs. Open threads, the Friday edition, commentary that tells the agencies and governments where to go. This is an open thread.
Getting ready for big changes to regional transit
WEBDec 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 ...
Via to Transit is expanding – Seattle Transit Blog
WEBAug 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 …
West Seattle Link Costs Keep Climbing – Seattle Transit Blog
WEB4 days ago · In 2016, the Sound Transit 3 ballot initiative featured the “West Seattle to Downtown Seattle Light Rail” project, with an estimated capital cost of up to $1.53 billion ($2.3 billion in 2023 dollars) for approximately 4.7 miles of grade-separated light rail and service at five stations (Stadium, SODO, Delridge, Avalon, and Alaska Junction).
The rush to reach West Seattle – Seattle Transit Blog
WEBMar 12, 2024 · The rush to reach West Seattle. March 12, 2024 by Martin Pagel. Last week Sound Transit revealed more details about three grandiose new stations in West Seattle, one hugely upgraded SODO station, and a big cable-stayed (“suspension”) bridge over the Duwamish. On Thursday the System Expansion Committee will …
Metro Update on Ridership Recovery and Service Planning
WEBMay 20, 2024 · On May 15, King County Metro staff briefed the County Council’s Regional Transit Committee, (presentation pdf download here) focusing on ridership trends and the agency’s capacity to return to 100% of planned service.. Ridership Trends. First, the good news: Metro ridership continued to grow across almost all modes between 2022 and 2023; Water Taxi service ridership was similar.