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New Post: Seattle’s Transit Lanes in 2025 seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/26/s...
December 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Seattle’s Transit Lanes in 2025 seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/26/s...
New Post: Movie Break: Woods
Movie Break: Woods
Nate O’Brien moves to a tiny house off the grid on his own rural timber land. A subway entrance in the woods. (Ambient soundscape by Miracle Forest) This is an open thread.
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December 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Movie Break: Woods
New Post: Midweek Roundup: humble bus
Midweek Roundup: humble bus
Service Announcements: Holiday Service: Transit services will be on special schedules or closed for Christmas tomorrow. Check agency websites for more information. Several agencies in the region wi…
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December 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Midweek Roundup: humble bus
New Post: New ORCA features next year: Open Payments and 3-Day PugetPass seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/23/o...
December 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: New ORCA features next year: Open Payments and 3-Day PugetPass seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/23/o...
New Post: The Fremont Bridge Should be Car-free seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/22/t...
December 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: The Fremont Bridge Should be Car-free seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/22/t...
New Post: Trains Per Hour in the Downtown Tunnel
Trains Per Hour in the Downtown Tunnel
How many trains per hour can fit into one downtown tunnel, both currently and with tunnel upgrades? Sound Transit’s current ceiling is 20 trains per hour, or one every 3 minutes. With capital…
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December 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
New Post: Trains Per Hour in the Downtown Tunnel
New Post: Weekend Open Thread
Weekend Open Thread
This is an open thread for miscellaneous transit and land-use topics. There will be no Sunday Movie this week. Instead Sunday will have another Link article, and next week will have five non-Link a…
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December 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Weekend Open Thread
New Post: Light rail work Jan-Feb 2026 seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/20/l...
December 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Light rail work Jan-Feb 2026 seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/20/l...
New Post: ST Downtown Tunnel Board Meeting
ST Downtown Tunnel Board Meeting
The Sound Transit board met today to discuss alternatives to building the second downtown Link tunnel (DSTT2), as part of its monthly board meeting. Video of the meeting will be available in 24-48 …
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December 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: ST Downtown Tunnel Board Meeting
New Post: Angela Brady is Wilson’s Pick for Interim SDOT Director seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/18/a...
December 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Angela Brady is Wilson’s Pick for Interim SDOT Director seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/18/a...
New Post: Midweek Roundup: Unfinished Metropolis
Midweek Roundup: Unfinished Metropolis
Reminder: Link service in Downtown will close early on Friday. Discussion about the Ballard Link Extension continues on yesterday’s article. Op-Ed: It’s Time to Imagine a Safer, More Connecte…
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December 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Midweek Roundup: Unfinished Metropolis
New Post: Build the Best Parts First seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/16/b...
December 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Build the Best Parts First seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/16/b...
New Post: No New Tunnel Downtown? Sound Transit Explores Ballard Link Alternatives seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/15/n...
December 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: No New Tunnel Downtown? Sound Transit Explores Ballard Link Alternatives seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/15/n...
New Post: Friday Roundtable: Incorrect Signs seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/12/f...
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Friday Roundtable: Incorrect Signs seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/12/f...
New Post: Sound Transit considers fare gate pilot in 2026 seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/11/s...
December 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Sound Transit considers fare gate pilot in 2026 seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/11/s...
New Post: Midweek Roundup: Streetcar Swap
Midweek Roundup: Streetcar Swap
Reminder: Link service through Downtown will be disrupted a few more times before the end of the year, with extended overnight closures planned for the nights of Dec. 12-13, 20-21, and 27-28. Local…
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December 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Midweek Roundup: Streetcar Swap
New Post: Better Buses in Seattle
Better Buses in Seattle
The recent election of the former head the Seattle Transit Riders Union Katie Wilson to be Seattle’s mayor occurred less than a month after Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck announced her &…
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December 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Better Buses in Seattle
New Post: Weekend Open Thread: Federal Way’s Big Day
Weekend Open Thread: Federal Way’s Big Day
We’ll all be at the Federal Way Link opening today. Try out the new stations. Tell us your experiences below. There will be no Sunday Movie this week. We’re planning a retrospective art…
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December 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Weekend Open Thread: Federal Way’s Big Day
New Post: Federal Way Link Extension: New Stations seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/05/f...
December 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Federal Way Link Extension: New Stations seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/05/f...
New Post: Federal Way Link Extension: Sneak Peek seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/04/f...
December 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Federal Way Link Extension: Sneak Peek seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/04/f...
New Post: Midweek Roundup: Othello Station Closed
Midweek Roundup: Othello Station Closed
Othello station on the 1 Line closed around 2:30pm Tuesday and will remain closed through Wednesday’s morning commute at least, due to an ongoing police investigation. Shuttle buses are runni…
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December 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Midweek Roundup: Othello Station Closed
New Post: Federal Way Link Extension: How We Got Here seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/02/f...
December 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Federal Way Link Extension: How We Got Here seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/02/f...
New Post: Federal Way Link Extension: Opening Celebration Details seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/01/f...
December 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Federal Way Link Extension: Opening Celebration Details seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/01/f...
New Post: Sunday Movies: Microtransit-Only City & Milan
Sunday Movies: Microtransit-Only City & Milan
Arlington, Texas (pop 400K) is the largest US city with no fixed bus routes, just subsidized Via app-taxis. (Classy Whale) See Milan’s transit modes while learning Italian. (Easy Italian) Thi…
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November 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Sunday Movies: Microtransit-Only City & Milan
New Post: Friday Roundtable: MEHVA Vintage Bus Tours seattletransitblog.com/2025/11/28/f...
November 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Friday Roundtable: MEHVA Vintage Bus Tours seattletransitblog.com/2025/11/28/f...