Friday Roundtable: Sound Transit to Pilot Night Owl Bus to Sea-Tac Airport

Seattle Transit Blog 1/16 12:00A Michael Smith

Sea-Tac/Airport shuttle bus at Tukwila International Blvd station in 2009 ( Oran Viriyincy ) Yesterday, Sound Transit s Rider Experience and Operations Committee shared an update on the agency s 2026...

Students invited to participate in annual Northwest Radon Poster Contest

My Edmonds News 1/15 9:40A Nick Ng

The Washington State Department of Health is inviting young artists across the Pacific Northwest to put their creativity to work in the 2026 Northwest Radon Poster Contest. Held annually during [ ]

How Washington state lawmakers want to regulate AI

My Edmonds News 1/15 5:06A Nick Ng

Yale Moon, a senior at Lake Washington High School, uses generative artificial intelligence in his free time to create fake images and videos. He also sees other content that he [ ]

Sound Transit seeks volunteers to serve on agency oversight panel

My Edmonds News 1/15 2:01A Nick Ng

Sound Transit is seeking volunteers from the Snohomish County, North King County, East King County and South King County Subareas to help the agency succeed in meeting its commitments to [ ]

What WA Gov. Bob Ferguson said, and left unsaid, in his State of the State address

My Edmonds News 1/14 3:34A Nick Ng

Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday celebrated the “heart and spirit” in Washington communities ravaged by flooding in December, then pumped up fellow Democrats with calls for taxing millionaires and...

In Days Gone By: Charles and Adda Bienz and the Bienz Confectionery – Part 2

My Edmonds News 1/14 2:11A Nick Ng

Part 1 of the history of the Bienz family and Bienz Confectionery can be read here. The early 1940s – Impact of World War II From 1939-41, Bienz Confectionery was [ ]

Midweek Roundup: induced demand

Seattle Transit Blog 1/13 11:04P Nathan Dickey

Transportation: Op-Ed: How to Close Sound Transit’s 35-Billion-Dollar Gap Without Breaking the System (The Urbanist) Op-Ed: Sea-Tac Airport Transportation: Off the Road and Onto the Train (The Urbanist) Interstate Bridge Staff Hid Information...

Scene in Edmonds: Around town Tuesday

My Edmonds News 1/13 6:51P MyEdmondsNews

Edmonds, Lynnwood tied for state’s highest sales tax after Council OKs new increase

My Edmonds News 1/13 6:46P MyEdmondsNews

The Edmonds City Council on Tuesday approve a 0.1% Transportation Benefit District (TBD) sales tax aimed at funding transportation-related deferred maintenance and making improvements to city streets...

Learn from Toronto: Automate Ballard Line

Seattle Transit Blog 1/11 11:00P Martin Pagel

When Toronto faced escalating cost on their relief line, instead of extending their existing subway network, they decided to build a separate Ontario line and use lighter and shorter automated trains...

DC to Boston by Local Transit

Seattle Transit Blog 1/10 11:00P Mike Orr

Adam (aka AdamDoesNotExist) is at it again, traveling from Washington DC to Boston via only local buses, regional trains, and ferries. Previously we covered his San Francisco to Seattle trip. DC to Boston takes 3 days via local transit, vs 6...

2 Line Update: simulated service beginning February

Seattle Transit Blog 1/9 11:00P Nathan Dickey

Claudia Balducci and other Sound Transit Boardmembers previewed the 2 Line connection across Lake Washington in December (photo courtesy Claudia Balducci via BlueSky). On Friday, King County...

An urgent call to ‘reboot’ citizen engagement in Edmonds

My Edmonds News 1/8 6:35A MyEdmondsNews

“Trust is broken with many in Edmonds – and rebuilding it will require reengineering how we engage with our citizens,” says long-time resident, community volunteer and professionally trained...

Snow much fun: Edmonds students name the city’s snowplows

My Edmonds News 1/8 6:24A MyEdmondsNews

Students from Edmonds School District elementary schools got a front-row seat to winter operations after helping name the City of Edmonds’ snowplow trucks through a citywide naming contest. Earlier...

Edmonds Port Commission meeting agenda for Jan. 12, 2026

My Edmonds News 1/8 6:05A MyEdmondsNews

Jan. 12, 2026 6 p.m. I. CALL TO ORDER II. FLAG SALUTE III. MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Port of Edmonds is to provide value to our community through [ ]