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Bikes no longer banned on light rail downtown as Connect 2020 work ends, but service is reduced due to COVID-19

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

Well, what should have been a happy day for transit hardly feels worth celebrating amid the pandemic. Work to connect the existing Sound Transit Link light rail tracks to the under-construction East Link tracks has wrapped up, and the downtown … Continue reading →

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Sound Transit didn’t finish work as planned, so reduced downtown light rail and bike ban still in effect

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

You know, in an alternate timeline this would be a really big story. Sound Transit was not able to complete all the work needed to fully reopen downtown light rail service as was planned, so Connect 2020 continues. That means … Continue reading →

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Trail Alert 2/12-14: Eastrail closure near I-405/SR-520 interchange

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

Sound Transit is resurfacing a stretch of the Eastrail between the South Kirkland Park and Ride and the intersection of 120th Ave NE and Spring Blvd in Bellevue. So anyone trying to get through will have to detour via Northrup … Continue reading →

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Watch: Guide to biking around the downtown light rail closure

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

Sound Transit’s downtown light rail service restriction started this week, and people with bikes must exit trains at International District/Chinatown Station northbound and University Street Station southbound. The good news is that SDOT completed the south downtown bike connection in … Continue reading →

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Bikes will be kicked off light rail downtown during early 2020 crush + 5¢ per hour bike lockers coming to more transit stations

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

Construction work to connect the existing light rail tracks to the new East Link tracks will require a very tough couple months in January, February and March 2020. Dubbed “Connect 2020,” train frequency will be dramatically reduced, and every passenger … Continue reading →

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Alert: Some UW Station bike racks will be replaced with lockers starting Monday, so careful where you lock up

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

Sound Transit is moving and replacing some bike racks near UW Station to install new on-demand secure bike lockers starting next week, so be extra careful about which racks you use. Look around for a “Rider Alert” sign before locking … Continue reading →

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How to help fight for transit and local transportation funding by defeating I-976

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

Washington’s most famous Office Depot chair thief also wants to take our voter-approved transit and local transportation funding. We must defeat I-976. Basically, Tim Eyman’s initiative would preempt local governments and agencies in places where voters have approved using vehicle … Continue reading →

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Upcoming weekend Link closures a good chance to try biking + Last chance to take station access survey

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

In order to complete work necessary to connect the existing light rail line to the under-construction East Link line, Sound Transit will not operate trains between Capitol Hill and Sodo Stations for three upcoming weekends: October 12-13, October 26-27, and … Continue reading →

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Family of Derek Blaylock files suit against city, Sound Transit and contractors after 2016 death near Northgate Station

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

Derek Blaylock drove his son to school the morning of September 21, 2016, then grabbed his bike and rode to Northgate Transit Center to catch a bus to work. On the way home, he was biking from the transit center … Continue reading →

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Redesigned Northgate bike/walk bridge construction should start middle of this year

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

Crossing I-5 in Northgate is terrible today. The freeway divides the neighborhood, and the few places where crossing on foot or bike is possible are either far apart or very stressful. So as the region prepares to open a light … Continue reading →

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West Seattle Link might destroy the Sodo Trail, but that could be a good thing

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

SDOT has been planning an extension of the Sodo Trail to reach Spokane St under the West Seattle Bridge for a while now, but that work could take a major turn if Sound Transit chooses a West Seattle light rail … Continue reading →

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Sound Transit settlement could help fund safe Mercer Island bike/walk station access

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

Mercer Island’s decision to sue Sound Transit and WSDOT in large part over HOV lane access on I-90 did not make the island a lot friends among people across the region who worried the lawsuit could delay and add costs … Continue reading →

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Sound Transit offers half-price access to Beacon Hill and Angle Lake bike cages

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

Sound Transit is offering a sweet deal on membership to two of its stations’ secure bike cages: Six months free if you sign up for a year. The catch is that you have to sign up by the end of … Continue reading →

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Cascade: Redmond stations are a chance to go all out on Sound Transit station access

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

Transit works better when people can get to the stations. This might seem like an extremely obvious point, but many of the region’s biggest rail and express bus stations have awful walking and biking access problems. Like truly awful: And … Continue reading →

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Sound Transit 3 is not about light rail, it’s about bringing our region closer together

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

So much of the debating over the Sound Transit 3 vote has been about taxes or traffic or whether buses are better than trains or whether the size of the package is too ambitious. These points are all missing what’s … Continue reading →

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Man killed and woman seriously injured in shared-bike collision with bus

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

A man and woman sharing a bike collided with a Sound Transit bus at 5th and Main at 10:40 p.m. Saturday night. The woman was seriously injured, but conscious at the scene. The man died. Our condolences to his friends … Continue reading →

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Cascade calls for more bike/walk station access funds in ST3

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

Sound Transit’s latest ballot measure draft would spend $661 million in transit funds to build car parking near stations. Seattle Transit Blog did the math and found that each new parking space would cost $80,000. To put that in perspective, … Continue reading →

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Bike-and-Ride: New bike cage opens at Beacon Hill Station

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

If you live or work within an easy bike ride of Beacon Hill Station, you no longer need to lock your beloved ride outside all day or night exposed to theft, vandalism and weather. Sound Transit has opened a new … Continue reading →

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With U Link, combining bikes and transit just got even more powerful

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

University of Washington Station opened Saturday and immediately assumed its role as the bikiest light rail station in the region. The bike parking was overflowing during Saturday’s opening celebration. Even the additional free valet bike parking space provided for the … Continue reading →

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U Link opening is the perfect chance to show Seattle why they bought Pronto

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

Now that the city owns Pronto (or will very soon, anyway), the people of Seattle need to understand why they bought it. Well, Saturday, big crowds are expected to turn out at Capitol Hill and UW Stations for the long-awaited … Continue reading →

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