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Action Alert: Stand Up for Seattle Transit

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 Z

(Seattle Transit Blog) The Seattle Transit Measure could help fund service pilots like the Golden Garden Shuttle year-round in addition to bringing more frequent service to the whole city, but it needs your support to avoid being watered down by Council amendments before...

Friday Roundtable: Sound Transit’s 2027 Service Plan Proposal

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 02:46:00 Z

(Seattle Transit Blog) Route 512 at Everett Station. (Michael Smith) Sound Transit has unveiled their initial proposal for the 2027 service plan. These changes are relatively minor compared to the Fall 2026 service changes that will take effect in August. This proposal...

Seattle won the World Cup, what did we learn?

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 02:50:00 Z

(Seattle Transit Blog) Waterfront Park was a popular destination over the past month, especially on July 6. (Michael Smith) Over the past four weeks, Seattle hosted six World Cup matches featuring teams from eight different countries. Fans from around the world traveled to...

Midweek Roundup: multimodal adventure

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 Z

(Seattle Transit Blog) Transit & Streets Kettle Proposes Slashing Seattle Transit Measure, Halting City-Funded Bus Service Growth (The Urbanist) Bellevue’s Grand Connection gets a little help from its neighbors (The Seattle Times, $) Op-Ed: Why Spokane Needs to Keep Its...

How to get around Seattle today

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:00:00 Z

(Seattle Transit Blog) The crowd watches a match on the big screen in Pioneer Square. (Michael Smith) Look out Seattle! World Cup fever has reached its peak. The final World Cup game in Seattle is today at 5pm at Seattle Stadium (Lumen Field). The US Men s team will be...

Sunday Movies: Golden Gardens & Duvall

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 Z

(Seattle Transit Blog) A Golden Gardens Direct ride from the beach to central Ballard, partly with a view of the bike trail and its linear woods. (Scooby Doo and the Goblin King) This is the real-time trip block by block, so if you find it too slow you can go into Settings...

Friday Roundtable: July 4 Weekend Service

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:53:05 Z

(Seattle Transit Blog) Holiday service announcements: Metro holiday service with Sound Transit, streetcars, and the King County water taxis. Sound Transit , Community Transit , Pierce Transit , Everett Transit , Kitsap Transit , Monorail , Washington State Ferries...

Midweek Roundup: Transit Champions

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 Z

(Seattle Transit Blog) Custom World Cup-oriented signage helps visitors navigate the Link system (Mike Orr). Reminder: most transit agencies will be running Sunday/holiday service this Friday, July 3, in observation of Independence Day. Check your local agency s service...

Community Transit Ridership Jumped 24% After Lynnwood Link Restructure

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 03:00:00 Z

(Seattle Transit Blog) The Swift Orange Line has played a key role in boosting Community Transit s ridership over the past two years. (Michael Smith) Since the Lynnwood Link Extension opened in August 2024, Community Transit has overhauled its network . The two Link...

Sunday Movie: Surrey-Langley Skytrain

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 Z

(Seattle Transit Blog) Vancouver BC chose a Skytrain extension in the eastern Surrey-Langley suburbs over a competing surface light rail (LRT) proposal with a different L-shaped route. The video discusses the tradeoffs between the two, how to build an elevated rail...