MyNorthwestOpinion

Harger: Sound Transit is bleeding money while Seattle debates fare gates. San Francisco just showed us exactly what they do

Link light rail riders actually pay their fare. San Francisco looked at numbers like that and built fare gates. Seattle is ...
MyNorthwestOpinion

Jake: What?! Sound Transit wants you to pay for something that was free

Add this to the long list of Sound Transit grievances, but it’s one that caught my eye. KIRO Newsradio Traffic Reporter Chris ...

Op-Ed: It’s time to save taxpayers from Sound Transit’s strategic misrepresentation

As Mountain States Policy Center reported earlier, Sound Transit is in a massive fiscal hole – again. Agency officials ...
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Sound Transit to test more frequent trains before 2 Line opens

EVERETT — Riders using Sound Transit’s Link light rail will see additional trains along the tracks starting next week, as the regional transit agency prepares to double the frequency of its service ...
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Sound Transit launching new way to pay fares Monday

Sound Transit is launching a new tap-to-pay system on Monday, allowing riders to pay for most public transportation routes using credit cards, debit cards, or digital wallets. The update enables ...
KUOW

What does the future of Sound Transit light rail look like in the region?

Last year, Sound Transit announced it was somewhere between $30 and $40 billion in the hole. At a Sound Transit retreat in March, board members were presented with the reality that they may need to ...
The Urbanist

SDOT Advances Upgrades for SoDo's Fourth Avenue To Handle Busway Closure

One of Seattle's most dangerous, crash-prone streets will see a big jump in transit riders once construction on West Seattle ...
KING5

Sound Transit eyes game-changing expansion with 8 new light rail miles

SEATTLE — Seattle is set to make transportation history with the very first light rail vehicle on the Interstate 90 floating bridge. "If I look a little tired it's just because we were out late last ...
KING5

Sound Transit explores fare gates, new revenue amid multi-billion budget gap

TACOMA, Wash. — Draft technical documents circulating ahead of a Sound Transit meeting Wednesday outline several potential strategies the agency could use to increase revenue and close a growing $34.5 ...
The Business Journals

Sound Transit CEO: Seattle-to-Eastside light rail line 'makes this place a better place to live'

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The project completes a transit ...
The Business Journals

Changes ahead for Sound Transit extension projects amid budget shortfall

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Despite the budget constraints ...
Seattle Times

Want Sound Transit to expand faster and for less money? Here’s how

Sound Transit needs $34.5 billion in cost savings or new funding to deliver the ST3 expansion as promised to voters. At last week’s board retreat, staff presented three illustrative approaches for ...