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

The line for the new Boop ORCA card at Colman Dock. They already ran out.

Lots of people riding the 1 Line tonight, with 80,000 sports fans in town. The meter queue was organized but people were still cutting the line.

Happy 25th birthday to Sounder (specifically the S Line)! The long journey to Everett-Seattle-Tacoma-Lakewood trains is chronicled here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sounder...

I keep going back to this slide shown to the Sound Transit board this month, showing how "capacity building" means consulting firms, more consulting firms, and more subcontractors.

We now have the project-level breakdowns for Sound Transit 3 light rail projects, outlining the $20-$30 billion shortfall the agency is facing through 2046. Ballard Link's 2025 $ estimate is now $22.6 billion, a full 90% increase. The Boeing Access Road infill station is now at $475 million.

Two amazing sights, all at one moment: “At nearly the same moment the railcar first entered the I-90 bridge from the Mercer Island side, 11:49 p.m., a thick shower of sparks streaked high above the park, from an apparent meteor.” www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

The first East Link train under its own power on the floating bridge!

I’ve spent the better part of two decades dealing with people trying to dox and harass the volunteers who make Wikipedia the incredible resource it is today. I liked it better when they weren’t in Congress. oversight.house.gov/wp-content/u...

A midday Sounder arrival at King Street Station. Would really love to see more than just one train between peak hours.

A tip: just because a transit agency called "Metro" provides an image of "Madison BRT" does not mean it's Madison, Wisconsin. (I've ridden both Madison BRTs, in Madison and Seattle!) cleantechnica.com/2024/12/03/m...

First: How does it work? Activation is simple: 1. Put the coach in Drive 2. Push the “Mode” button twice

With all Liga MX teams eliminated from Leagues Cup, figured I’d do one more update of MLS teams’ all-time record against Liga MX opponents. (Converted shootout wins to ties)

A recent sunset in Everett

Aboard the heritage bus brought out by Community Transit yesterday

Not even a tsunami could stop Miles and Jackson from making it all the way up the West Coast by local transit.

This is an auto-alignment point used by trolleybuses to switch from ESS (battery) to on-wire (OCS) operations. The operator drives up to a predetermined alignment marking, hits a button, and both poles automatically extend to contact the wires.

The biggest win in the club's post-2009 history, by the margin.

The North Cascades Highway is such a gem. Never gets old.

Everett Transit has a new ORCA card design, to be available at their customer service center in the coming weeks.

Drumroll, please... The first new Amtrak Cascades train is leaving the Siemens manufacturing facility in Sacramento today and heading to Pueblo, CO for testing! Following a year-long testing journey, they’ll arrive home to the PNW in 2026—stay tuned for more photos! #trains #PNW

At the end of the rainbow: a fun bus route

I would love to see someone create a replica of the 2008 kit with the Sound Transit sponsorship. Still wonder how that deal was made, but that jersey is my ultimate white whale.

Scenes from racing the 8

Sometimes you think sports can’t surprise/astound/shock/delight you anymore. And then a soccer team decides to send a 700-pound pigeon floating down a river in New York City

The Times has a great guide for getting to the Seattle waterfront, but the complications only make me wish we had restored the George Benson Waterfront Streetcar or provided an adequate replacement on 1st Ave. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

After over a year of neglect, I finally updated my Seattle Transit Map! September will mark the tenth anniversary of the map. The website itself needs work but the new layer is now online. seattletransitmap.com/app/

Darrington, the easternmost place you can reach by normal transit in the Seattle metro area

Pride was a blast

Having a great time at the Sounders HQ for the fan festival. Just wish it was easier to get to without a car.

Holding the reigning champion of Europe to a single goal is quite the achievement.

Thankfully ORCA is nowhere near this complicated, unless you have some very niche uses.

Imagine, you're on the light rail, you're heading into downtown Seattle. You look over. Is ... is that Al Roker?

Minneapolis and Seattle both have Pride transit cards now

A great day for some soccer, but maybe a bit too early in the day for most fans. Only 11,974 at River Plate vs. Urawa Red Diamonds in Seattle. #FIFACWC