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🚊 🚆🚏🚍 | A Tacoma-centric transit account exploring commuting, food, drink and destinations across the City of Destiny, Puget Sound, and beyond.

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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · Oct 7
I've rebranded my transit-oriented account on Bluesky to align with my new Tacoma-centric transit blog-newletter: transiterranean.beehiiv.com

#Tacoma #TacomaWA #PublicTransit
Transiterranean
A Tacoma-centric newsletter-blog exploring commuting, food, drink and destinations across the City of Destiny, Western Washington, and beyond using transit.
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transiterranean.bsky.social
My newest newsletter-blog edition covers a lot of ground, including:

🗳 #Transit accessible ballot dropboxes in #Tacoma
🚍 @sound-transit.bsky.social wants feedback on ST Express bus fall 2026 changes
🥚 Seeking out deviled eggs at Sig Brewing

Read more: transiterranean.beehiiv.com/p/st-express...
Weigh in on ST Express 2026 bus changes; seeking out Sig’s deviled eggs
Also: Free local bus rides for furloughed feds; Tacoma’s most transit accessible ballot drop box; an $80 ride to Point Defiance.
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October 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
transiterranean.bsky.social
Two T Line light-rail trains pass one another on Commerce Street in Downtown Tacoma near the Theater District Station.

#Tacoma #TacomaWA #PublicTransit #PNW
Two T Line Link trains travel along adjacent street-level tracks running past older commercial buildings in Downtown Tacoma. A station platform with yellow platform strip and ORCA fare validators are in the foreground.
October 27, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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josephpolitano.bsky.social
Given the Link light rail's rapid expansion, Seattle now has the fastest transit ridership growth of any major US metro area, beating out the continued recovery of DC
A graph of ridership growth, 2025 vs 2024, in the 10 largest US Metro Areas by Transit Use
October 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
transiterranean.bsky.social
Nighttime views on the @sound-transit.bsky.social Express 594 bus between Downtown Seattle and Tacoma via I-5.

#Seattle #Tacoma #Transit #PublicTransit #PNW
A darkened interior of a bus with some orange-yellow illumination.
October 24, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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oranv.com
Happy Skyline extension and TheBus service change day!

You can now take the train from the west side of Oahu to the Honolulu airport or connect from Skyline to a rapid bus into town, UH Manoa or Waikiki at the Ahua Lagoon Drive station or many local buses at Kalihi Transit Center.
TheBus system map showing new Skyline stations from Aloha Stadium, Pearl Harbor, Daniel K Inoue International Airport, Lagoon Drive, and Kalihi Transit Center. New A, U, and W rapid bus lines.
October 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
transiterranean.bsky.social
Good evening, Tacoma. The mountain is out.

#Tacoma #TacomaWA #PNW
Alpenglow on Mount Rainier with homes in the foreground.
October 16, 2025 at 1:35 AM
transiterranean.bsky.social
On of the best destinations along the T Line in Tacoma is Wright Park, especially this time of year.

#Tacoma #PNW
A grassy, hilly area with trees and fall foliage amid blue skies.
October 15, 2025 at 1:29 AM
transiterranean.bsky.social
Newly published in my Tacoma-centric newsletter-blog ...

🥾 Puget Creek's indirect transit connection to Commencement Bay.

🚧 New pedestrian crossings take shape in the 6th Ave. Business District.

🍲 Khao soi along the T Line.

transiterranean.beehiiv.com/p/tacoma-pug...

#Tacoma #Transit #PNW
Checking out Puget Creek via transit; khao soi along the T Line
Also: New pedestrian crossing improvements take shape along 6th Avenue in Tacoma.
transiterranean.beehiiv.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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typewriteralley.bsky.social
The good news: Metro still plans to restore the Route 2 and 12 as trolleybus routes, and electrify the Route 48.

The bad news: that's not planned until late 2026, 2029, and 2032 (!) respectively.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/13/m...
Metro Plans Trolleybus Investments, with Long Implementation Timelines » The Urbanist
# After pivoting away from an aggressive schedule for battery-bus adoption, King County Metro plans to focus attention on the tried-and-true trolley network. But limited staff, delays obtaining materi...
www.theurbanist.org
October 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
transiterranean.bsky.social
A Pierce Transit Route 1 bus heading eastbound on 6th Avenue in #Tacoma.

#TacomaWA #PublicTransit #Transit #PNW
The interior of a bus looking forward with many seats occupied. There are two pink overhead running light strips.
October 13, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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joeveyera.bsky.social
Sound Transit will operate special Sounder train service for ALDS Game 5 on Friday, departing Lakewood at 2:11 p.m. and Everett at 2:45 p.m., and leaving 45 minutes after the game ends. Regularly scheduled 4:55 trains to Lakewood and 5:15 to Everett will be canceled to accommodate service.
Sounder special service will operate to Mariners playoff game against the Detroit Tigers | Sound Transit
October 9, 2025 | Seattle sports fans can save on travel time, parking and gas by taking Sound Transit’s popular Sounder trains to Friday’s 5:08 p.m.
www.soundtransit.org
October 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
transiterranean.bsky.social
I'm still a relative newcomer to #Tacoma but is it normal for random strangers to approach you downtown asking if you'll drive them to Titlow Beach so they can "wrestle an octopus" in the water?

With this unsolicited request, I can commiserate with the lack of transit access to Titlow Beach.

#PNW
Some alpenglow on Mount Rainier as viewed from Downtown Tacoma with the Tacoma Centre office building in the foreground.
October 8, 2025 at 1:16 AM
transiterranean.bsky.social
As someone who commutes a few days a week between Tacoma and UW's Seattle campus via transit, I never take the 586 express bus, which is often delayed on I-5 and proposed to be axed next year. Last Wednesday, the 586 was running 51 minutes behind!

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A Sound Transit bus travels in a red-painted bus-only lane in the University District.
October 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
transiterranean.bsky.social
I've rebranded my transit-oriented account on Bluesky to align with my new Tacoma-centric transit blog-newletter: transiterranean.beehiiv.com

#Tacoma #TacomaWA #PublicTransit
Transiterranean
A Tacoma-centric newsletter-blog exploring commuting, food, drink and destinations across the City of Destiny, Western Washington, and beyond using transit.
transiterranean.beehiiv.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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tombellino.bsky.social
Went to the new Red Line stations tonight, they’re beautiful!
Lawrence cta station Argyle cta station Berwyn cta station Bryn Mawr cta station
July 23, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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tombellino.bsky.social Tom Bellino @tombellino.bsky.social · Jul 23
Went to the new Red Line stations tonight, they’re beautiful!
Lawrence cta station Argyle cta station Berwyn cta station Bryn Mawr cta station
July 23, 2025 at 4:41 AM
transiterranean.bsky.social
There's a newish waterside brewery in #Bellingham where "a pack of locusts" regularly swarms on the limited parking. In a newsletter-blog post, I discuss how to use #transit, including WTA's new waterfront bus service, to reach Beach Cat Brewing: bellingham-by-bus-and-train.ghost.io/beach-cat-be...
Avoid the ‘Pack of Locusts’ Looking for Parking at Beach Cat’s Bellingham Location
WTA’s June 2025 service expansion provides more transit options for waterfront destinations like Beach Cat Brewing.
bellingham-by-bus-and-train.ghost.io
July 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
transiterranean.bsky.social
There's no Sunday bus service in Boise!
kevinmkruse.bsky.social Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Jul 8
This looks like fun. I think I'm going to develop a similarly weird obsession with another city's public transportation system. Just ranting all day about the bus service in Boise or something.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 8
Sean Duffy on Fox: "It's dangerous to ride the subway in New York ... it's just stupid liberals with stupid policies that impact the lives of New Yorkers"
July 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
transiterranean.bsky.social
Some Bellinghamsters spend their weekends in the mountains hiking. I ended up writing a newsletter-blog post about transit-accessible pharmacies and the local impacts of Rite Aid's bankruptcy.

bellingham-by-bus-and-train.ghost.io/rite-aid-ban...

#Bellingham #BellinghamWA #transit
Rite Aid’s Bankruptcy Complicates Transit Access to Pharmacies in Bellingham
Local non-drivers may have new hoops to jump through to get their prescriptions filled.
bellingham-by-bus-and-train.ghost.io
July 7, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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alexwenzel.bsky.social
There is a lot of money to be extracted from people if transit agencies are allowed to keep falling off fiscal cliffs across the country.
July 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
transiterranean.bsky.social
Earlier this week for my Bellingham transit blog-newsletter, I documented an atypical loop of the city using WTA's new Routes 9, 10 and 18 (plus Route 3), including stops at Little Squalicum Pier, Cornwall Park and El Sueñito for a tamale lunch.

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An Atypical Loop of Bellingham Using Some of WTA’s New Bus Routes
Checking out the new Routes 9, 10, and 18, introduced as part of June's service expansion.
bellingham-by-bus-and-train.ghost.io
June 28, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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opb.org
A Jackson County public transportation district is laying off employees and reducing bus service after the administration tied its federal funding to immigration enforcement.
Public transit in Southern Oregon community suffers cuts to service, staffing amid funding fight with feds
The Rogue Valley Transportation District has laid off 82 employees and expects to cut services by 60% in the coming months, as $7 million in federal reimbursements remains in limbo.
www.opb.org
June 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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oranv.com
After over a year of neglect, I finally updated my Seattle Transit Map! September will mark the tenth anniversary of the map. The website itself needs work but the new layer is now online. seattletransitmap.com/app/
June 2025 edition of Seattle Transit Map
June 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
transiterranean.bsky.social
When SUVs junk up a perfectly nice streetscape photo of a bus ...

#transit
June 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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chittimarco.bsky.social
There is a consensus in literature and empirical evidence out there that the driving factors in boarding times for transit vehicles are:

1. vertical & horizontal gap (the most important one)
2. width of doors
3. number of doors
4. Internal flows

Yet, some bus operators just ignore this.
urbanlifesigns.bsky.social Brian Stokle @urbanlifesigns.bsky.social · Jun 19
The last video I took in Paris… of course is RER A-line mega wide doors.

To be clear, each door is about as wide as a normal subway set of double doors.
June 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM