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New Post: Signs for two-car Link trains return to Seattle seattletransitblog.com/2026/02/09/s...
February 9, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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New Post: Sunday Movies: Gasworks Park & Mt Hood
Sunday Movies: Gasworks Park & Mt Hood
The history of Gasworks Park. (Fourth Place) Even if you’ve heard some of the history you probably don’t know all of it. From downtown Portland to Mt Hood by MAX and bus routes. (Climat…
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February 8, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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New Post: 2 Line and No Kings
2 Line and No Kings
On March 28 the full 2 Line will open with Crosslake service. The next nationwide No Kings march is on the same day. Having both at the same time raises logistical issues like overcrowded trains in…
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February 8, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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New Post: Friday Roundtable: RapidRide J Project Update seattletransitblog.com/2026/02/06/f...
February 6, 2026 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Friday Roundtable: RapidRide J Project Update seattletransitblog.com/2026/02/06/f...
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Metro had these huge gains last year even as light rail expanded. More transit grows the pie for every agency in the region
Today we have US transit data for all of 2025, & DC's WMATA was officially the fastest-growing major US agency, with ridership up 8.7%!
The LIRR (NY, 6.4%), King County Metro (Seattle, +6.5%) & SEPTA (Philly, +4.7%) performed well, while LA Metro & NJTransit lost riders🧵
The LIRR (NY, 6.4%), King County Metro (Seattle, +6.5%) & SEPTA (Philly, +4.7%) performed well, while LA Metro & NJTransit lost riders🧵
February 6, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Metro had these huge gains last year even as light rail expanded. More transit grows the pie for every agency in the region
New Post: Midweek Roundup: A Better Billion
Midweek Roundup: A Better Billion
Two teenagers were shot and killed at bus stop on Rainier Ave near South Shore PreK-8 on Friday (KUOW). Both were students at Rainier Beach High School. Students and community members including May…
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February 4, 2026 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Midweek Roundup: A Better Billion
New Post: Autonomous Buses
Autonomous Buses
Autonomous vehicle (AV) technology is maturing from what I reported two years ago. While Waymo, Zoox (Amazon), and Tesla compete to replace taxis in the U.S., China (Baidu, Pony.ai, WeRide) is alre…
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February 3, 2026 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Autonomous Buses
New Post: Tap-to-pay soft launches on RapidRide G seattletransitblog.com/2026/02/02/t...
February 2, 2026 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Tap-to-pay soft launches on RapidRide G seattletransitblog.com/2026/02/02/t...
New Post: Sunday Movies: Tacoma tunnel, Seattle 1980 & 2035
Sunday Movies: Tacoma tunnel, Seattle 1980 & 2035
Tacoma’s abandoned railroad tunnel. (Pretty Gritty Tours) 1980 Seattle bus and walking tour. A short KCTS documentary. (Tom Speer) A realtor looks at Seattle in ten years. (Living in Seattle …
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February 1, 2026 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Sunday Movies: Tacoma tunnel, Seattle 1980 & 2035
New Post: Friday Roundtable: New Battery Buses seattletransitblog.com/2026/01/30/f...
January 31, 2026 at 1:50 AM
New Post: Friday Roundtable: New Battery Buses seattletransitblog.com/2026/01/30/f...
New Post: Sound Transit’s 2026 Service Plan (Phase 4)
Sound Transit’s 2026 Service Plan (Phase 4)
ST Express 554 and King County Metro 204 buses at Mercer Island stop. (Bruce Englehardt) Earlier this week, Sound Transit shared an updated proposal for its ST Express restructure that will be impl…
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January 30, 2026 at 1:50 AM
New Post: Sound Transit’s 2026 Service Plan (Phase 4)
New Post: Midweek Roundup: Fascists in the Streets
Midweek Roundup: Fascists in the Streets
There Are No Safe Streets under Fascist Occupation (streets.mn) Transportation: Sound Transit Board Abruptly Removes Key Committee Chair Ahead of Pivotal Year (The Urbanist) New Seattle bikeways co…
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January 28, 2026 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Midweek Roundup: Fascists in the Streets
New Post: Early Look at Federal Way Link Extension Ridership seattletransitblog.com/2026/01/26/e...
January 26, 2026 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Early Look at Federal Way Link Extension Ridership seattletransitblog.com/2026/01/26/e...
New Post: Sunday Movies: Link & Finch West
Sunday Movies: Link & Finch West
Praise for Link from a British perspective. (CityMoose) Toronto’s Finch West light rail, which opened in December, is slower than Link’s surface segments. (Not Just Bikes) It’s th…
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January 25, 2026 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Sunday Movies: Link & Finch West
New Post: Friday Roundtable: First Hill Streetcar Turns 10 seattletransitblog.com/2026/01/23/f...
January 23, 2026 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Friday Roundtable: First Hill Streetcar Turns 10 seattletransitblog.com/2026/01/23/f...
New Post: Midweek Roundup: like it’s 1999
Midweek Roundup: like it’s 1999
Reminder: From 10pm on Friday, Jan. 23, until Monday, Jan. 26, the DSTT is scheduled to be closed between Capitol Hill and SODO stations for signal upgrades. Sound Transit says the 1 Line will reop…
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January 21, 2026 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Midweek Roundup: like it’s 1999
New Post: SDOT’s Year in Review reveals room for improvement
SDOT’s Year in Review reveals room for improvement
On New Year’s Eve, SDOT posted a short video highlighting several projects it completed in 2025, distilling a longer summary shared in a blog post earlier in December. The blog post gives rou…
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January 20, 2026 at 4:21 PM
New Post: SDOT’s Year in Review reveals room for improvement
New Post: Learn from Paris: Gondola line over Ship Canal seattletransitblog.com/2026/01/19/l...
January 20, 2026 at 1:50 AM
New Post: Learn from Paris: Gondola line over Ship Canal seattletransitblog.com/2026/01/19/l...
New Post: Sunday Movie: South Jersey & Anti-Transit Comedy
Sunday Movie: South Jersey & Anti-Transit Comedy
Evan Edinger tries the buses in suburban southern New Jersey. That video got a lot of comments saying why public transit can’t work in the US. So Evan made another video refuting these claims…
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January 18, 2026 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Sunday Movie: South Jersey & Anti-Transit Comedy
New Post: Friday Roundtable: Sound Transit to Pilot Night Owl Bus to Sea-Tac Airport seattletransitblog.com/2026/01/16/f...
January 16, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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New Post: Mayor Wilson’s First Orders: Denny Way Bus Lanes and Housing seattletransitblog.com/2026/01/15/m...
January 16, 2026 at 1:50 AM
New Post: Mayor Wilson’s First Orders: Denny Way Bus Lanes and Housing seattletransitblog.com/2026/01/15/m...
New Post: Ballard Center Station seattletransitblog.com/2026/01/15/b...
January 15, 2026 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Ballard Center Station seattletransitblog.com/2026/01/15/b...
New Post: Midweek Roundup: induced demand
Midweek Roundup: induced demand
Transportation: Op-Ed: How to Close Sound Transit’s 35-Billion-Dollar Gap Without Breaking the System (The Urbanist) Op-Ed: Sea-Tac Airport Transportation: Off the Road and Onto the Train (The Urba…
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January 14, 2026 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Midweek Roundup: induced demand