Tag: sound transit
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New trail connection to 1st Ave NE bridge opens in Northgate
Two years after Sound Transit construction closed a short walking and biking connection to the 1st Ave NE/N 117th Street bridge over I-5, the agency has opened its replacement. The new trail connection is short, but it is a significant improvement for people trying to access the only somewhat bike-friendly crossing of I-5 in a…
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BikeLink cards now get you into Sound Transit bike cages (after an extra step)
Biking to light rail is often the fastest way to get around Seattle. For riders who live beyond a short walk to the station, biking is a great way to skip the slower local bus connection (if there even is one) and head straight to the train or express bus. If your destination is near…
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Do Not Hold The Doors (a Sound Transit music video)
I made a Sound Transit piano. I don’t know why I did it, but I did. So then I wrote a song. Then I made a video for that song. I have no regrets. The samples were from a public disclosure request by Kevin Wallace back in 2016. He requested all the audio files from…
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Interurban Trail near Lynnwood Transit Center reopens
The section of the Interurban North Trail near Lynnwood Transit Center is now open again following ten months of construction closure. This significantly shortens the ride through the area while also removing some awkward detour routing along the sidewalk. Sound Transit completed its light rail and parking garage construction work on schedule to get the…
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Cascade: Tell Sound Transit to support bike access to Ballard-West Seattle stations
It’s the final day to comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Sound Transit’s Ballard to West Seattle light rail line. Cascade has a form letter you can quickly send to support bike access as a priority for station access. More details from Cascade: As leaders across the region prepare to make key decisions…
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Alert 3/7: Mercer Island Station construction will detour section of the I-90 Trail ‘long-term’
Work to build Mercer Island Station and redesign the bus connections there will displace a section of the I-90 Trail starting March 7, Sound Transit announced. Though the work area may change as work progresses, expect some kind of trail detour for about a year. The closed section runs along the north side of N…
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