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Sound Transit CEO Dow Constantine just announced that 205,000 riders boarded trains on the opening day of the Crosslake Connection, a number that's second only to the Super Bowl Parade.

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We really, really like trains here. The event yesterday was a blast but some of the planning (main corridor width, entry spacing) was clearly made for a much smaller crowd.

Sound Transit should really add that scarf to the merch store.

Riding a train on the floating bridge is just surreal. 10 years since I was at the groundbreaking and only 2 days from opening. The #CrosslakeConnection is going to be transformative.

Happy 10th birthday to UW Station and Capitol Hill Station. Had to take a commemorative ORCA card out for a spin.

Based on what the slides show, it seems like Option 2 would be favored above all else. Maybe with a deferred second tunnel (which will still be needed long-term), we could also get to Ballard. www.soundtransit.org/sites/defaul...

This Metro outage is going into its second day. Transit app users should turn on the GO feature that pops up in the trip planner when traveling to help other riders. There’s no data coming from Metro but if enough people use GO it will provide fairly reliable data for anyone using the app

Happy 10th birthday, Capitol Hill Station

As much as I love ST branching out into soccer wear, I think MARTA has won the game. soccerwithdoug.substack.com/p/the-cooles...

Everyone stop what you're doing, the Mariners are selling fries, nachos, and fish and chips in ferries now. www.mlb.com/mariners/bal...

Possibly the worst piece of ferry legislation since the removal of MVET revenue for WSF. It will have severe consequences for Kitsap Fast Ferries and kill any chance of fast passenger boats on routes that WSF could never serve.

Fast ferry and mountain, seen from a state ferry

Wonderwall Tifo @mnwonderwall.bsky.social #mnufc

Do you long for the days when reading books could earn you free pizza? Starting March 2, the King County Library System is launching "KCLS Rewind," for adults, a two-month program where patrons can complete tasks to earn a free slice of Pagliacci Pizza.

It’s happening! Yesler Way is getting a new protected bike lane from Occidental Ave S to the waterfront.

Between Rude Dude and the BARTmobile, California agencies sure get creative with their mascots.

You foamers are going to love the spot when they switch from mixed traffic operation to viaduct where they have to switch to the other side of the road.

At 9:18, 3rd period of the Finland-Switzerland women's ice hockey QF game, the ice crew came to clean the ice during a pause What follows is the funniest use of the slo-mo alternate angle tech I've seen them use during these Olympics of one of the crew members falling

Sound Transit is projecting it can save something on the order of $600 million by redesigning some of its subway stations planned for the Ballard Link extension!

Sound Transit CEO Dow Constantine says the early estimate of Link ridership yesterday during the Super Bowl victory parade was 200,000, an conservative number that is expected to be revised upward. That beats the 160,000-rider previous high water mark for Link. Sounder saw around 20,000 boardings.

Line for Sounder (! that it exists) is insane right now. Stretches down 2nd Ave

Lines for the northbound train at Westlake Station

The parade special Sounder is about to head out from Everett. Plenty of seats. Link is reportedly slammed.

Rolling updates on parking capacity at Sound Transit facilities. Take a bus from another park and ride if you need to. Mariner and Ash Way are good alternatives to Lynnwood.

A small preview of the sidewalk density we should expect for tomorrow's parade

There's a national media event unveiling our new Amtrak Cascades trains in DC today. Here are some photos for you to enjoy! The Cafe Car is even stocked with our PNW favorites.

#OnThisDay in 1890. Tacoma's first electric trolley cars entered service. historylink.org/File/20705

Sound Transit is running 1 Line trains every 6 minutes on Wednesday for the Seahawks parade. Also extra Sounder trips in the morning and longer trains on normal afternoon trips.

This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in most American cities.

congratulations to that other team that plays in Lumen Field.

A good evening to be up at Smith Tower

Caught a Boeing 777X test flight while waiting around for yesterday's sunset at the Columbia Center in Downtown Seattle.

It’s official: the Crosslake Connection opens March 28! 🚊🎊 This milestone reflects the vision, hard work, and perseverance of so many people. From past and present board members and agency staff to our WSDOT, federal, and local partners—thank you for helping get us here.

The 2 Line across Lake Washington opens March 28! It's happening!

There are some great vantage points to watch Link testing on the floating bridge.

I was bored

Looking back through my very busy year, I think I outdid myself. Rode more than 50 different public transit systems across 16 states (and 1 province) during the calendar year.

Look ma, we made it to the Times! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/n...

Flood conditions on the Snohomish River in downtown Snohomish

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Friendsgiving isn't complete without Boop. Don't you agree, @theorcacard.bsky.social?

Not how one would expect the first Link vehicles to be "retired", but I hope Sound Transit does something special for when they do leave.

New episode of "Me Talking About Transit" just dropped!

The @rpa.org has a really good report on reduced transit fares for low-income households across the country. Unfortunately, these programs do not enroll all the people who are theoretically qualified to use them. The report recommends implementing auto-enrollment practices rpa.org/work/reports...

As someone whose time freelancing for MLSsoccer was a vital step in my career progression, and someone who generally gleans insight from the observations of others: This sucks so hard.

You can’t script it. The Mariners are willed to victory by Humpy the fish finally winning his first race in the middle of the 15th inning. The crowd chants “Humpy Humpy” as the trident crosses off the ALDS win.

I just can't get over the differences in scale between Ballard Link's Westlake Station as proposed and the original Westlake Station, off to the left.

love to have NWSL's broadcast partner CBS running a whole CarMax ad during a player substitution and proceed to miss an entire goal by KC Current absolute amateur hour