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New Post: August 2026 Primary Election seattletransitblog.com/2026/08/05/a...
August 2026 Primary Election
Preliminary first-count results released yesterday. Coverage by KUOW, by The Urbanist, by The Stranger, and by The Seattle Times ($). King County’s results are here (PDF); statewide results a…
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New Post: Midweek Roundup: August Adventures seattletransitblog.com/2026/08/05/m...
Midweek Roundup: August Adventures
First-drop election results after the headlines. Service changes are coming at the end of August! Summary articles are in the works. Headlines: Op-Ed: Federal Transportation Policy Is Growing Unhin…
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New Post: Sound Transit addresses recent post-World Cup service disruptions seattletransitblog.com/2026/07/28/s...
Sound Transit addresses recent post-World Cup service disruptions
Lines for the Link shuttle at Capitol Hill during the 7/9 disruption, by Nick Sattele (Bluesky) Since smashing ridership records following its blockbuster round-the-clock service during the FIFA Wo…
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After a 2-month legislative process, the Seattle City Council has unanimously voted to send the Seattle Transit Measure renewal to voters this November. New post: seattletransitblog.com/2026/07/21/s...
Seattle Transit Measure renewal headed to voters in November
After nearly two months of various council deliberations and public commentary, the Seattle Transit Measure is officially heading to voters in this year’s November General Election. This meas…
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So are we gonna do a Save the Boops campaign to save Seattle Transit Measure from Bob Kettle? The ORCA Appeal 2.0
Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · last mo.Bob Kettle touts the idea of slashing the Seattle Transit Measure renewal in a press release that was sent just now, which bizarrely seems to chide Mayor Katie Wilson for "assuming major increases in transit ridership" that would come from...running more buses?
In 2014, Seattle began an accidental experiment testing whether boosted bus service was worthwhile. If you agree that the answer is obviously yes, tell City Council to strengthen this year’s renewal of the Seattle Transit Measure, not weaken it!
Seattle Transit Blog@seattletransitblog.com · 4w agoAction Alert: Stand Up for Seattle Transit seattletransitblog.com/2026/07/11/m...
Action Alert: Stand Up for Seattle Transit seattletransitblog.com/2026/07/11/m...
Action Alert: Stand Up for Seattle Transit
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 av…
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New Post: Link disrupted due to power issues near UW Station seattletransitblog.com/2026/07/09/l...
Link disrupted due to power issues near UW Station
A still frame captured from a video posted to various social media midday today shows a section of overhead wire damaged on July 9, 2026 (Sound Transit). Click to enlarge. At 6:47 this morning, Sou…
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Just arrived at city hall for today's discussion of a proposed transit tax renewal that would expand King County Metro bus service in Seattle. My coverage from Friday: publicola.com/2026/07/03/c...
Council Amendments Would Slash Transit Funding Plan, Subject Measure to Annual Council Vote - PubliCola
Other amendments would allow the city to divert funding from additional King County Metro bus service to transit security and…
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Bob Kettle is speaking in favor of his amendment to slash the Seattle Transit Measure, repeating the talking point that Katie Wilson and transit advocates want to increase the city's sales tax rate "simply because we can."
Rob Saka wants to be able to halt bus funding annually, and he's chair of the Transpo committee. Maritza Rivera wants to curb library spending as chair of the Library committee. They all want to be able to claw funding away from anywhere to spend on their own pet projects (like Curby)
Erica C. Barnett@ericacbarnett.bsky.social · last mo.However, if voter-approved funding is subject to an up-or-down council vote on an ordinance every single year, Saka's amendment gives the council authority to halt spending (and effectively overturn a voter-approved measure) every single year.
New Post: Community Transit Ridership Jumped 24% After Lynnwood Link Restructure seattletransitblog.com/2026/06/29/c...
Community Transit Ridership Jumped 24% After Lynnwood Link Restructure
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, Communi…
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The King County Water Taxi also set a new ridership record on Friday with 9,483 boardings. The West Seattle route carried 8,552 of these trips while the Vashon Island route picked up the other 931 passengers. ⛴️
Michael Smith@mesmith35673.bsky.social · last mo.Link had 280,000 boardings on Friday, smashing the previous record of 236,000 (set the day before). www.soundtransit.org/get-to-know-...
The three busiest days in Link history happened last week and Metro clocked record ridership as locals and tourists enjoy the World Cup and Seattle's amazing summers seattletransitblog.com/2026/06/23/s...
Seattle Scores Record Transit Ridership
Fans dressed in red, white, and blue exit a train at International District/Chinatown station on Friday. (Sound Transit) On Friday, Sound Transit and King County Metro carried over 500,000 passenge…
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New Post: Golden Gardens Direct shuttle starts Saturday seattletransitblog.com/2026/06/23/g...
Golden Gardens Direct shuttle starts Saturday
Golden Gardens Direct route map (Metro) Leaders from King County and Seattle met at Golden Gardens Park Monday morning to inaugurate a new shuttle service direct to Golden Gardens Park. “Gold…
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New Post: "the world is riding Seattle transit" seattletransitblog.com/2026/06/19/f...
Friday Roundtable: the world is riding Seattle transit
Fans at Pioneer Square Station head to the Egypt-Belgium World Cup game at Seattle Stadium on June 15, 2026 (Sound Transit). Borrowing a phrase from Kirk Hovenkotter (Executive Director of Transpor…
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New Post: Early Look at Crosslake Connection’s Record-Breaking Ridership seattletransitblog.com/2026/06/18/e...
New Post: Midweek Roundup: 'Summer of Soccer' seattletransitblog.com/2026/06/17/m...
Midweek Roundup: ‘Summer of Soccer’
Reminders: Seattle is hosting 5 more FIFA World Cup games over coming weeks. Keep an eye on your transit agency’s service alerts and be aware there may be crowds at unusual times. Bikes and s…
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Well, isn't this just the coolest thing?! My videos were just featured on @seattletransitblog.com! Pretty amazing that others are enjoying riding transit with me and listening to my light hearted narration via Youtube. seattletransitblog.com/2026/06/14/s...
Sunday Movies: All Swift Lines & Rural Puget Sound
Three videos by J-Man Explores. Riding all the Community Transit Swift lines in one day, with the history of each transit corridor. Swift is the limited-stop BRT in Snohomish County, 13-30 miles no…
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Seattle Transit Blog proudly co-signs this Op-Ed in The Urbanist. Everyone wishes they didn’t have to wait as long for their bus. The expanded Seattle Transit Measure could make that happen for the price of two teriyaki plates a year.
The Urbanist@theurbanist.org · 2mo agoNEW OP-ED// Op-Ed: Help Seattle Get the Frequent Transit Network We Deserve By Move All Seattle Sustainably (MASS) Coalition via @theurbanist.org
New Post: Driver Blocks Trains On Elevated Tracks at Mount Baker Station seattletransitblog.com/2026/06/03/d...
Excellent article not just about Graham Street station but about the larger failure of Sound Transit’s “enterprise initiative.” It’s a failure on par with the rejection of the Forward Thrust rail initiatives in 1968 and 1970.
Graham Street Station and the Failure of the Enterprise Initiative
In light of the recent news that Graham Street Station is set to be deferred yet again, I thought it would be worth considering if there may be a better way forward. Despite the early promises of t…
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New Post: Graham Street Station and the Failure of the Enterprise Initiative seattletransitblog.com/2026/05/25/g...
New Post: Movies: Walking to the World Cup & Removing a Subway
Movies: Walking to the World Cup & Removing a Subway
Why it’s illegal to walk to the World Cup Final in New Jersey. Hint: It’s not just highways and chain-link fences. (Evan Edinger) What if we removed the Lexington Avenue subway line in …
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New Post: Friday Roundtable: Lake Washington Boulevard Car-free Weekends 2026 seattletransitblog.com/2026/05/22/f...
How is Fare Evasion in Washington? How are agencies enforcing fares? And how, despite ~30% of riders fare evading, are only 3% of Light Rail inspections warnings or citations? All answered in my latest for the @seattletransitblog.com and🧵 below seattletransitblog.com/2026/05/21/t...
Nick@nicksattele.bsky.social · 3mo agoBuried in Sound Transit news today is a report to the Rider Experience board committee outlining that the Fare Ambassador Program is not going well. Roughly 40% of riders do not pay and of riders who admit to fare evading, 60% refuse to show ID and are thus not issued a warning.
