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WEB5 days ago · Approved by voters in 2008 in the Sound Transit 2 ballot measure, the expansion opens four new stations along 8.7 miles of (mostly) elevated track between Northgate and Lynnwood. From extending north from Northgate, the new stations are named “Shoreline South/148th”, “Shoreline North/185th”, “Mountlake Terrace”, and “Lynnwood City ...
Metro and ST Restructure for Lynnwood Link – Seattle Transit Blog
WEB6 days ago · September 14, 2024 by Ross Bleakney. Metro and Sound Transit will restructure bus routes in the north end on September 14, 2024 (two weeks after the opening of Lynnwood Link). The changes will occur at the same time as the changes surrounding RapidRide G which is why Metro is listing them on the same service change page.
First Week, Part 2 – Seattle Transit Blog
WEB2 days ago · First Week, Part 2. September 17, 2024 by Mike Orr. The big restructure continues in its fourth day. We still want to hear how Link ridership is doing in the morning and afternoon peaks, how much crowding there is. How are the dozens of restructured bus routes in Snohomish and King Counties doing?
East Link Connections: bus changes in the south subarea
WEBSeptember 17, 2021 by Alex Kvenvolden. Bus changes proposed for Renton, Newcastle, Factoria, and Eastgate. With the East Link Connections project underway, Sound Transit and Metro have presented their first service proposals as part of the East Link Connections survey. The opening of East Link will be a huge event, and will transform what ...
Via to Transit is expanding – Seattle Transit Blog
WEBAug 11, 2021 · Via to Transit is expanding. Via to Transit, which debuted in 2019 as an on-demand Link shuttle to better connect to Link areas where bus service is limited or not available, is getting a major expansion on Tuesday, August 10th, 2021. From 2020 to now, Via to Transit only had three service areas, one for Othello, Rainier Beach, and Tukwila Intl ...
Getting ready for big changes to regional transit
WEBDec 27, 2021 · Getting ready for big changes to regional transit. With 2021 coming to a close, our region has set sail on a major, exciting, one-in-a-generation opportunity to restructure and reform our transit network thanks to billions in capital investments. In 2008, regional voters approved Sound Transit 2 (ST2), and these investments are now bearing ...
The Streetcar is Back – Seattle Transit Blog
WEBThe Streetcar is Back. May 30, 2023 by Mike Orr. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s solution to revitalizing downtown includes reviving the City Center Connector streetcar ($). “Where the pitch for the line was once purely transit-based, its new title as a ‘Culture Connector’ bestows a loftier purpose of injecting life into a part of town ...
Metro Update on Ridership Recovery and Service Planning
WEBMay 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.
Improving Metro bus schedules with Link connections
WEBJune 1, 2021 by Alex Kvenvolden. One feature of some of King County Metro’s paper schedules is the inclusion of connections to downtown Seattle as part of the timetable. It is also available on the PDF versions of the schedules, which is the same as the paper ones. This is done on certain routes where a transfer to downtown Seattle is common.
Metro and Sound Transit propose service increases in 2022
WEBAug 3, 2021 · In 2022, Sound Transit will make major changes to midday and weekend service in multiple corridors. In northeast King County, route 535 is getting Sunday service, and headways on both Saturdays and Sundays will improve to every 30 minutes (currently it runs every 60 minutes on Saturdays, and not at all on Sundays).
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