By Mike Lindblom Seattle Times staff reporter Traffic Lab is a Seattle Times project that digs into the region’s transportation issues to explore the policies and politics that determine how we get around and how billions of dollars in public money are spent. KENT — Millions of travelers have glimpsed a huge Sound Transit bridge taking
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Sound Transit nears approval on flat $3 fare
By Mike Lindblom Traffic Lab is a Seattle Times project that digs into the region’s thorny transportation issues to explore the policies and politics that determine how we get around and how billions of dollars in public money are spent. It is funded with the help of community sponsor PEMCO Mutual Insurance Company. Seattle Times editors
... continue reading.Sound Transit to pay city of Kent $1.75M due to light rail delay
Sound Transit will pay the city of Kent an additional $1.75 million over two years to extend a staffing agreement because of the delay to open a light rail line in 2026 rather than 2024. The City Council approved the amendment to the contract on Sept. 5. The city and Sound Transit approved a development
... continue reading.Be bolder to get light rail done, expert panel tells Sound Transit
By Mike Lindblom Seattle Times staff reporter Outside experts warn that Sound Transit light-rail extensions, already years late, will careen into endless delays unless the board and executives adopt a big-time mindset to match the 116-mile network they promised the voters. That means a harder line dealing with 53 local governments, which sometimes view transit
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