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Jan 8, 2025 · Link 1 Line winter reductions start today through February 27 for a variety of maintenance tasks, as outlined in the December 5 Passenger Impact report and covered in the Urbanist, and the Seattle Times ($).. Overview. Reduced 1 Line Evening Service: starting at 5:30 pm trains will run every 12 minutes (instead of 8-10 minutes).Note that this includes part of …
Metro Kicks Off South Link Connections – Seattle Transit Blog
Apr 1, 2024 · King County Metro has started the first phase of South Link Connections, which will be used to determine how Metro bus should be changed upon the launch of the Federal Way Link Extension, which is anticipated to be in 2026.This phase is mainly a needs assessment, where Metro listens to feedback from riders, or potential riders, about how they use transit service, and what changes might benefit ...
Community Transit Restructure – 2024 and Beyond
Sep 13, 2024 · Around Bothell, Community Transit will be deleting existing Route 105 with service supplanted by Swift Green Line and extending existing 30 minute peak / hourly weekend Route 120 to UW Bothell/ Cascadia.. Route 106, 120, 121 changes CT System map of Mill Creek and Bothell. There is also the new Route 121 and adjusting Route 106‘s hours though continuing with hourly frequency.
Weekend Roundup: New Zoning – Seattle Transit Blog
Oct 18, 2024 · Transit: Metro Matters: Metro’s first battery-electric base to be named Tukwila The Platform: Sound Transit Police bike unit boosts system safety with increased visibility and flexibility The Platform: Making it easier to take the S Line; Sound Transit summarizes five station access and parking projects under way at Sounder South Line stations. The Seattle Times ($): Why trains are 2 minutes ...
Most read & commented STB posts of 2024 – Seattle Transit Blog
Dec 31, 2024 · This year saw a handful of new writers join STB’s staff and a few excellent serial posts sparking good discussion. In the transit world, we saw the opening of the RapidRide G Line, the Link 2 Line Starter Line, the Lynnwood Link Extension, bus restructures in King and Snohomish Counties, and continued rebound in ridership from the lows of 2020.
Metro Update on Ridership Recovery and Service Planning
May 20, 2024 · On May 15, King County Metro staff briefed the County Council’s Regional Transit Committee, (presentation pdf download here) focusing on ridership trends and the agency’s capacity to return to 100% of planned service.. Ridership Trends. First, the good news: Metro ridership continued to grow across almost all modes between 2022 and 2023; Water Taxi service ridership was similar.
First Week – Seattle Transit Blog
Sep 16, 2024 · So many homeless people yet so many jobs. Even worse, we have jobless people living on welfare (basically our tax dollars that could be going towards better transit and competitive labor wages), and “work at home” people making minimal contributions but earning huge salaries from tech companies.
Weekend Roundup – Seattle Transit Blog
Oct 11, 2024 · Crews pour new roadway pavement on the Ballard Bridge during a recent closure. (SDOT). The Ballard Bridge, Evergreen Point Floating Bridge (SR-520), and SR-99 Tunnel will be closed this weekend. Check Metro and ST service alerts for detours before travel.
Swift Blue Improvements – Seattle Transit Blog
Oct 26, 2024 · Community Transit will be improving Swift Blue along Evergreen Way in Lake Stickney (an unincorporated area north of Lynnwood) and Everett. The Swift corridor consists of Aurora Avenue, Pacific Highway and Evergreen Way. It currently has some BAT lanes with gaps. The new projects will fill in those gaps with new BAT lanes and potentially the missing sidewalks along the corridor.
Are Metro service cancellations finally declining?
Jul 11, 2024 · Even when the service hours come back, they may not come back into the same routes. For instance, as drivers and coaches become available, I can see the extra service hours simply being absorbed by RapidRide route I and G, …