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ST3 Committee Meeting 2

Sound Transit’s Executive Committee will have an unusual second meeting this month to further debate the resolution to downscale ST3 to shrink its budget gap. The meeting is today at 1:30-4:00pm. The meeting page has links to the agenda, the resolution, two reports evaluating the Enterprise Initiative, and how to attend the meeting in person … Continue reading "ST3 Committee Meeting 2"

Midweek Roundup: Week Without Driving 2026

Reminder: TCC is hosting the Sound Transit South King County Town Hall tonight, 6-7:30pm, at Highline College in Des Moines. Local News: Other News: This is an Open Thread.

Ridership Patterns for Sound Transit Route 535

Sound Transit Route 535 travels inbound from Lynnwood City Center station to downtown Bellevue, primarily via I-405. This express service stops at Alderwood Mall and in Bothell and Totem Lake. Route 535 runs every 30 minutes during the week, every hour on Saturdays, and does not run on Sunday. In October 2025, Route 535 had … Continue reading "Ridership Patterns for Sound Transit Route 535"

Sunday Movies: Beautiful & Useful Transit

Paris’s ultra-useful transit is getting better. (Transit Tangents) Stockholm’s beautiful metro stations are “the world’s longest art exhibition”. (Not Just Bikes) We need visionaries like this, and politicians who can prioritize the right things get it done. Paris has automated trains, platform screen doors, service every 5 minutes on many metro and bus lines, station … Continue reading "Sunday Movies: Beautiful & Useful Transit"

SDOT creating Aurora Ave Community Advisory Group

In 2022, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) launched a project to redesign Aurora Ave. The highest ridership bus route in Washington, Metro’s RapidRide E Line, carries 13,000 people along the corridor every day. Aurora Ave is consistently one of the most dangerous streets in Seattle. Over the past few years, SDOT has received thousands … Continue reading "SDOT creating Aurora Ave Community Advisory Group"

Spectator 2026-03-05

How to Finish ST3 Sooner (Without Raising Taxes)

BY ISSAQUAH MAYOR MARK MULLET The Sound Transit Board is facing large decisions regarding its budget shortfall. The Board is now expected to adopt an updated ST3 plan that will help reshape timelines for light rail segments across the region. Some projects, like the West Seattle line, are proposed to move forward now, while others, … Continue reading "How to Finish ST3 Sooner (Without Raising Taxes)"

Sounder North may end in 2033

Yesterday, the Sound Transit Board Executive Committee reviewed a proposal assembled by the three county executives to realign ST3 for the second time. Although much of the hubbub since has focused on certain decisions presented in that proposal, including plans to temporarily truncate the Ballard Link Extension to Seattle Center and indefinite deferral of the … Continue reading "Sounder North may end in 2033"

Friday Open Thread

There won’t be a Friday Roundtable this week, so here’s your open thread. There will be two regular articles Friday and one Saturday.