With a listless sigh and helpless shrug, today multi-trillion-dollar Alphabet subsidiary Google Maps pre-emptively bent over and renamed Seattle’s Lake Union to Lake Confederacy.
The Needling@theneedling.com · 2w agoGoogle Maps Shrugs, Renames Lake Union to Lake Confederacy: tinyurl.com/54sx3nm
3X faster, substantially more reliable, and quicker travel times than any point in the last 7 years! The 8 is Gr8!
Everything you could want to know - and more - from @mclindblom.bsky.social this morning! www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
How Seattle light rail became the world's first floating passenger train
Breakthrough technologies on the I-90 floating bridge make Seattle-Bellevue light rail a landmark on par with the Space Needle, Ballard Locks and Tacoma Narrows.
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Today, the Sound Transit Board approved a pilot program to install and test fare gates at up to 14 Link stations. For more details, including which stations we’re targeting for fare gate installation and FAQs, visit our Fare gates pilot program page: www.soundtransit.org/ride-with-us...
Car free Pike Place is just such a clear win that this very nicely written op-ed shouldn’t even be necessary. I read it while enjoying a friends of Carmela’s sandwich that I took Link and walked to pick up
Gordon Padelford@gordonofseattle.bsky.social · last mo.Here it is. This Op-Ed was fueled by a breakfast sandwich from Market Grill, chai from Aditi, a peach form Choice produce, a love of Pike Place Market, and the belief that we can create a better future for Seattle together
This is what I keep saying about throwing your trash on the vents at Capitol Hill
The Needling@theneedling.com · last mo.Sound Transit Threatens to Unleash Dark Rail If Riders Keep Ignoring Posted Warnings: tinyurl.com/2dmtw3zp
Spokane’s vote is flying a little under the radar but should be a statewide concern - sustainable funding and a springboard for major expansion faces off against destructive cuts just for the sake of cuts, in a time where the cost of driving is only going one direction
Spokane Rising@spokanerising.com · 2mo agoOn August 4, Spokane-area voters will decide whether to renew a 0.2% sales tax that funds roughly 35% of Spokane Transit’s service hours, plus major capital projects like Division BRT. The 20-year renewal would assure stability in an era of uncertainty and change. It’s essential that we vote yes.
One cool outlier from World Cup - on June 19, more people rode light rail than metro buses. On a regular day, metro carries almost double what Link does. A sign of things to come as the system expands?
5.4 million riders in June, 309,000 boardings on a single day on July 6…Seattle and our global guests showed what investing in transit can do for your region
Sound Transit confirms that it shattered its one-day ridership record on July 6 with the U.S. vs Belgium match. 309,000 riders pressed onto Link trains that day. 5.4 MILLION riders used Link during the entirety of June, easily clearing the previous monthly ridership record.
Breaking: psychic 3 legged kitten (available for adoption now) predicts Bosnia to defeat Qatar at Wednesday’s World Cup match
Did anyone tell Shaq that Pioneer Square isn’t at ground level? Walking through occidental and the bass is already thumping at levels that might literally bring the house down
The World Cup has brought out the best of us. @henrybendon.bsky.social is playing soccer in a shawarma place with a 5 year old (and getting beat, sorry Henry)
Stoked to think about all the World Cup fans at tonight’s Mariners game experiencing American culture at its finest
The new ferry dock coffee shop is a game changer! The more we can make our public spaces places people enjoying being in, the better they are even if you’re just passing through
Obviously it’s not a contest or anything but HA TAKE THAT LOS ANGELES
New Sounder cars are now rolling into service! Featuring: more theater-style seating, USB and power outlets at every seat, redesigned bike racks, and enhanced safety features and operator visibility. Keep an eye out and let us know if you spot one! Details: www.soundtransit.org/get-to-know-...
Seattle Fire is responding to a Jawa Sandcrawler that lost control along Lake Washington Boulevard and is partially submerged. #MayThe4th
More places in America should be reachable via a $10 fast ferry plus regional train combo ticket. It’s really the nicest way to travel
From the first unpowered test to today’s historic opening, what a privilege it has been to work on this incredible project. All aboard the 2 Line
Sonics back, Mariners opening day tomorrow, crosslake connection opens Saturday…would hate to be anywhere but Seattle right now
The Seattle Times@seattletimes-rss.bsky.social · 6mo agoNBA votes to explore Seattle expansion, possible Sonics return
