KNKX Public RadioAfter a long wait, light rail links Seattle and Bellevue

King County Councilmember Claudia Balducci has been working on the project for most of her career as an elected official. She serves on the transit agency’s board of directors and hopes the new route gets people to explore different areas — moving away from habits developed duringRead More

The UrbanistCrosslake Light Rail Set to Transform Puget Sound Region

The Sound Transit 2 (ST2) measure, which was approved in 2008, got the region back on course to pursue a similar vision as the one rejected 40 years earlier. The modern vision included more Eastside stations, accounting for the subsequent growth on the Eastside in the ensuing years. SoundRead More

Seattle Transit BlogFull East Link Extension Will Open March 28

Passed by voters in 2008, the Sound Transit 2 package promised Link light rail extensions north to Lynnwood (from UW), south to Star Lake (from Sea-Tac), and east to Redmond Technology. The East Link Extension opening in March is the final piece. After significant construction defects on the I-90Read More

The UrbanistSound Transit’s 2 Line Will Finally Connect Across I-90 on March 28

“This day has been over two decades in the making. It was conceived in the early 2000s when we started talking about the idea of connecting East King County to the rest of the (then under planning) light rail system. It was approved by the voters in 2008 and has faced challenges of everyRead More