Tag: sound transit

April 28, 2023

How to bike downtown during the emergency Link service disruption

Link light rail trains will only be running through the downtown transit tunnel every 32 minutes during a period starting now and lasting an estimated two weeks, Sound Transit announced Thursday evening. Mike Lindblom at the Seattle Times reported that the construction crew working on the Pine Street rebuild damaged the lid over Westlake Station…
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tagged: downtown, sound transit, westlake station
March 21, 2023

Some thoughts on the Chinatown-International District Station planning debate

Seattle Bike Blog is not where people usually go to read about light rail station placement debates. But as a Seattle resident who cheers for both an affordable and thriving International District as well as the best transit service we can create, it’s been tough to watch the conversation about station planning for the second…
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tagged: 4th ave s, international district, sound transit
March 9, 2023

Trails near Judkins Park Station will get lights

Trail connections to the under-construction Judkins Park light rail station will get lighting as the city and Sound Transit work to improve station access conditions before it opens in … uh … well, at some point. Judkins Park Station is the only new Seattle station on the East Link line, and it could be one…
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tagged: I-90 trail, judkins park, judkins park station, sdot, sound transit
December 7, 2022

Transit GO app now includes scooter and bike share rewards + Use new micromobility parking areas to get ride discounts

Transit GO is an interesting and mostly functional mobile app that allows riders to pay for transit tickets on their phones while also gamifying the transit riding experience. And now scooter and bike share services are now part of the game, too. The app is only for people paying full price for transit as they…
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tagged: bike & scoot to transit, bike share, bird, king county metro, limebike, link, scooter share, sound transit, transit go, veo
December 2, 2022

Sound Transit seeks feedback on South Tacoma Station biking and walking access improvements

You have until December 5 to complete Sound Transit’s online survey about potential walking and biking improvements near South Tacoma Station. More details from Sound Transit: In 2021, we assessed current conditions for walking, rolling, bicycling, and taking transit to and from South Tacoma Station. The assessment identified gaps and potential improvements to make it…
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tagged: sound transit, south tacoma station, surveys, tacoma
October 17, 2022

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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tagged: 1st Ave NE, NE 115th St, NE 117th St, northgate, sound transit