2+ week, 6+ day ago   (648+ words) Sound Transit is dramatically expanding its night service network with new routes between Seattle-Redmond and Seattle-Lakewood. Unfortunately, the planned night owl route between Seattle-Everett has been delayed until 2027. See the full list of changes below or skip to: Seattle, Shoreline…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (224+ words) The two new night routes starting on August 29, 547 and 597, will help provide 24/7 transit service between cities across Puget Sound. Sound Transit’s current night-owl bus between downtown Seattle and the airport, Route 570, will end service on August 28. Route 547 is a new…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (251+ words) In an emailed statement to Seattle Transit Blog, Sound Transit spokesperson Henry Bendon provided a deeper explanation of the recent issues: Although the recent disruptions all do seem to stem from disparate root causes, it appears that the suspension of…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (339+ words) After nearly two months of various council deliberations and public commentary, the Seattle Transit Measure is officially heading to voters in this year’s November General Election. This measure proposes to renew funding for boosted transit service in Seattle, first enacted…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (425+ words) Seattle Transit Blog This Monday, July 13, Seattle City Council is holding public hearings on the Seattle Transit Measure, Mayor Katie Wilson’s proposed renewal of funding for more frequent, reliable bus service across Seattle. Councilmembers are considering a long list of…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1569+ words) Sound Transit has unveiled their initial proposal for the 2027 service plan. These changes are relatively minor compared to the Fall 2026 service changes that will take effect in August. This proposal includes changes for routes 510, 512, 532, 535, 545, 560, and Link. In Everett, early-morning Route…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (344+ words) Ridership on the agency’s services has shifted in response to the changes in the network. In October 2023, Community Transit had 23,701 average weekday trips. About 47% of these trips were on one of the 26 local routes and 18% were on a Commuter route…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (318+ words) Borrowing a phrase from Kirk Hovenkotter (Executive Director of Transportation Choices Coalition), today’s Roundtable is about tourist use of Seattle’s mass transit system. Sound Transit was not the only agency to experience a ridership spike on Monday. Jeff Switzer at…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (693+ words) Ideas they suggest include engaging with environmental-impact stakeholders in a neighborhood to come to a compromise or win-win deal, buying off impacted businesses in construction zones, or looking at how other countries can build the same thing much cheaper. Compromise…...