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New transit program to 'freeze past prices' for some low-income riders despite fare increase
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (622+ words) San Diego transit agencies unveiled a new reduced-fare program Thursday just ahead of the general fare increase that kicks in Oct. 1. The program, called Pronto Life, “essentially freezes” current fare prices for tens of thousands of people enrolled in state…...
Jeff Kelly: Everett Voters Should Decide the Future of Our Transit
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (434+ words) State lawmakers passed legislation allowing consolidation of Everett Transit with Community Transit and also double the transit sales tax — without a direct public vote. This proposal imposes a financial burden on local families and removes voters from a major decision…...
Greater Seattle: Late Press Conferences, On-Time Buses, Selfish Housing
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (364+ words) Five and a half hours > A half hour This chaos stalled Wilson’s trip to Seattle Center. But when she finally got there shortly after 10 pm, and a presser was ready to go, (with the SPD still reticent on the details)…...
Everett Transit union protests possible transit merger
1+ week, 3+ day ago (951+ words) Published 1:40 pm Thursday, September 3, 2026 By Will Geschke Herald Writer Karl Nueue-Lawson, a paratransit operator, stands on the corner of Wetmore Avenue and Pacific Avenue before an Everett City Council meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, to protest the possible merger between Everett…...
Sound Transit has a dead fish problem
1+ week, 2+ day ago (501+ words) This was first reported by The Seattle Times. Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) staff noticed the dead fish on the lakebed on Aug. 3. They were in an area near where anode “strings” hang down from the tracks and touch…...
Coming Sept. 30: Sound Transit’s Pinehurst Station
1+ week, 2+ day ago (237+ words) Sound Transit on Sept. 30 will open its first infill station, Pinehurst Station in Seattle, Wash., which voters approved in 2016 to be added to the Lynnwood Link Extension at NE 130th Street. The 8.4-mile light rail extension launched in 2024. Pinehurst Station is…...
After Voters Pass Connect Tacoma Levy, Officials Eye Next Steps
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1185+ words) The passage of the Connect Tacoma: Safe Streets and Sidewalks levy marked a sea change in voter attitude. Just last April, a more ambitious transportation measure failed at the ballot box. But this year, the levy garnered nearly 60% of the…...
Portland City Council Passes Emergency Ordinance To Provide Free Public Transit For Employees - KXL
1+ week, 4+ day ago (162+ words) PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland City Council on Wednesday approved an ordinance authorizing a one-year pilot program to provide fully subsidized public transit passes to city employees, as the city prepares for the closure of all southbound lanes of Interstate 5 beginning…...
The New Seattle Transit Measure Could Make Night Buses Function
1+ week, 5+ day ago (822+ words) Chris Moore, the production manager at Chop Suey in Capitol Hill, has a hell of a time getting home on public transit after his shift. “I don’t know why it’s so inconsistent for someone that works a nighttime job to…...
Portland weighs free transit for all city workers ahead of weeks-long I-5 shutdown
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (316+ words) PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The City of Portland is considering providing free transit for city employees ahead of the weeks-long southbound I-5 shutdown. READ ALSO: Expect 2- to 3-times longer commutes as agencies urge alternate routes during I-5 shutdown The proposed one-year…...