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New Post: Midweek Roundup: NIMBYs in a corner
Midweek Roundup: NIMBYs in a corner
Local Transit News: In a “special” media appearance on the Seattle Nice podcast, Mayor-elect Wilson said she wants to put BAT lanes on Denny (PubliCola) Amtrak ridership between October…
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November 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Midweek Roundup: NIMBYs in a corner
New Post: Thanksgiving Holiday Service 2025 seattletransitblog.com/2025/11/25/f...
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Thanksgiving Holiday Service 2025 seattletransitblog.com/2025/11/25/f...
New Post: Sunday Movies: Berry Street & Climate
Sunday Movies: Berry Street & Climate
Berry Street in Brooklyn, New York. The best urban street in the US? (Fourth Place) Sabine Hossenfelder, German physicist, is pessimistic about humanity’s ability to cope with climate change.…
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November 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Sunday Movies: Berry Street & Climate
New Post: Midweek Roundup: hope this helps
Midweek Roundup: hope this helps
Local Transit News: “Build the Damn Trains” is easier said than done (The Urbanist). Building planned infill stations for the damn trains to serve might be even harder (The Urbanist) Pi…
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November 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Midweek Roundup: hope this helps
New Post: King County Metro’s Most Productive Routes seattletransitblog.com/2025/11/17/k...
November 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: King County Metro’s Most Productive Routes seattletransitblog.com/2025/11/17/k...
New Post: Sunday Movies: One-Way Streets & Self Storage
Sunday Movies: One-Way Streets & Self Storage
All about one-way streets. (City Beautiful) Americans have gone crazy for self-storage units. (Wendover Productions) This is the last of the movie backlog, so future Sunday Movies will depend on if…
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November 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Sunday Movies: One-Way Streets & Self Storage
New Post: Friday Roundtable: Tokyo’s Trams vs Seattle’s Streetcars seattletransitblog.com/2025/11/14/f...
November 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Friday Roundtable: Tokyo’s Trams vs Seattle’s Streetcars seattletransitblog.com/2025/11/14/f...
New Post: Katie Wilson is Seattle’s Next Mayor seattletransitblog.com/2025/11/13/k...
November 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Katie Wilson is Seattle’s Next Mayor seattletransitblog.com/2025/11/13/k...
New Post: Midweek Roundup: too flipping expensive
Midweek Roundup: too flipping expensive
Elections, Events, and Campaigns: As of yesterday afternoon, Mayoral Candidate Wilson now leads Incumbent Mayor Harrell by 1,346 votes (0.49%). PubliCola reports there are very few ballots remainin…
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November 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Midweek Roundup: too flipping expensive
New Post: Denny Way Mode Share seattletransitblog.com/2025/11/10/d...
November 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Denny Way Mode Share seattletransitblog.com/2025/11/10/d...
New Post: Sunday Movies: Honolulu Metro & Toronto LRT seattletransitblog.com/2025/11/09/s...
Sunday Movies: Honolulu Metro & Toronto LRT
Honolulu’s automated metro had an extension open last month, and a third phase started construction this summer. The video discusses four levels of automation, and the last section talks abou…
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November 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Sunday Movies: Honolulu Metro & Toronto LRT seattletransitblog.com/2025/11/09/s...
New Post: Midweek Roundup: Mad Max Mode
Midweek Roundup: Mad Max Mode
See yesterday’s post for ongoing election updates & discussion. Transit & Streets: Business owners in Federal Way are excited for the upcoming Link extension (King 5) Seattle Budget T…
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November 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Midweek Roundup: Mad Max Mode
New Post: Election Open Thread
Election Open Thread
There’s an election today. Vote. STB Endorsements are here. Initial results will be available shortly after the 8pm closing time, and this article will be updated then and if there are signif…
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November 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Election Open Thread
New Post: 1 Line Maintenance November & December
1 Line Maintenance November & December
Two weeks ago, Sound Transit announced the decision to expand overnight maintenance once a month to improve system reliability, and kicked off that work last weekend during which the agency closed …
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November 4, 2025 at 1:50 AM
New Post: 1 Line Maintenance November & December
New Post: Route Ridership Index
Route Ridership Index
Here’s an index of the routes in our Ridership Patterns series so far, and the next ones on the todo list. Each route article has stop-by-stop ridership data, and which stops have all-day bid…
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November 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Route Ridership Index
New Post: Sunday Movie: Amtrak is Looking Up
Sunday Movie: Amtrak is Looking Up
Amtrak is fulfilling its mandate, increasing ridership, getting new trains, and getting better at partnering with states for potential new routes. Cascades is at 9:21; the eastern end of the Empire…
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November 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Sunday Movie: Amtrak is Looking Up
New Post: Trolley bus improvements
Trolley bus improvements
While the rollout of battery-electric buses (BEBs) has been slowed by the cost of building the charging infrastructure and availability of capable BEBs, Metro is upgrading and expanding its trolley…
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November 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
New Post: Trolley bus improvements
New Post: Friday Roundtable: Ghost Bridges, Spooky Stops, and Haunted Wires seattletransitblog.com/2025/10/31/f...
October 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
New Post: Friday Roundtable: Ghost Bridges, Spooky Stops, and Haunted Wires seattletransitblog.com/2025/10/31/f...
New Post: Midweek Roundup: “Tactical Urbanism”
Midweek Roundup: “Tactical Urbanism”
2025 General Election: Ballots are due Tuesday, Nov. 4, by 8pm. Use a ballot drop box to ensure your vote is counted! Check your County’s voting guide to find a box near you. We posted our en…
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October 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
New Post: Midweek Roundup: “Tactical Urbanism”
New Post: Dangerous By Design: Potential Improvements for MLK Way seattletransitblog.com/2025/10/28/d...
October 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
New Post: Dangerous By Design: Potential Improvements for MLK Way seattletransitblog.com/2025/10/28/d...
New Post: Dangerous By Design: MLK Way’s Current Conditions seattletransitblog.com/2025/10/27/d...
October 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
New Post: Dangerous By Design: MLK Way’s Current Conditions seattletransitblog.com/2025/10/27/d...
New Post: Sunday Movies: Free Transit & Parking
Sunday Movies: Free Transit & Parking
Pros and cons of fare-free transit. (Transit Tangents) Free parking is always an illusion. The tax break behind it. (Urban3) With free transit it’s obvious taxpayers are paying for the buses …
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October 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
New Post: Sunday Movies: Free Transit & Parking
New Post: Seattle Transit Blog 2025 Endorsements
Seattle Transit Blog 2025 Endorsements
The following is our set of endorsements for the 2025 General Election. We didn’t weigh in on every race. We focused on transit-related issues with candidates representing parts (or all) of S…
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October 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
New Post: Seattle Transit Blog 2025 Endorsements
New Post: Midweek Roundup: literal glow-up
Midweek Roundup: literal glow-up
Harrell, Wilson take different roads with Seattle transportation ideas (The Seattle Times, $) Seattle Releases First 3-Year Outlook to Advance City’s Long-term Transportation Vision (SDOT Blog) Sou…
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October 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
New Post: Midweek Roundup: literal glow-up
New Post: Link Monthly Maintenance
Link Monthly Maintenance
Link is starting a monthly maintenance program, with the first batch of work Tuesday-Thursday night. Here’s an excerpt from the press release: Buses will replace 1 Line trains between Rainier…
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October 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
New Post: Link Monthly Maintenance