$7.7B on the Line: Mayor Franklin Leads Charge to Keep Everett Link on Track
EVERETT— With a looming $34.5 billion budget deficit facing Sound Transit’s regional light rail over the next 20 years, Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin in an April 23, 2026, letter to the Sound Transit Board is laying a compelling case to keep a fully funded Everett Link in an upcoming ST3 System Plan vote expected no later than June 30. […]
Everett Transit and Community Transit resume talks to merge as light rail moves forward
EVERETT—Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin and Community Transit CEO Ric Ilgenfritz announced Wednesday, April 22, the resumption of joint efforts to consolidate Everett Transit and Community Transit into a single, expanded network serving Everett and Snohomish County. In the coming months, the two agencies will draft an interlocal agreement for the City of Everett’s annexation into […]
‘Finish the Spine’: Everett Mayor and County Executive make the case for Everett Link Extension
EVERETT—With a looming $34.5 billion budget deficit facing Sound Transit light rail over the next 20 years, the City of Everett is laying a compelling case for why the Sound Transit Board should keep a fully funded Everett Link in an upcoming ST3 System Plan vote expected no later than June 30. “So first of […]
Transit Town Hall: The Future of Light Rail in Snohomish County April 14
EVERETT—Join Transportation Choices Coalition and Snotrac for our Sound Transit Snohomish County Town Hall! Sound Transit is navigating a critical phase in determining what the future of light rail will look like. Following announced cost overruns of around $35 billion for the long-range plan, the agency is reassessing how to deliver the transit system voters […]
Lynnwood breaks ground on long-awaited $60M Poplar Way Bridge project
LYNNWOOD—After more than two decades of planning, tens of millions of dollars, and five Mayors later, the City of Lynnwood finally broke ground on one of its most awaited (and highly prioritized projects) – the Poplar Way Bridge – on Wednesday, April 8. Lynnwood’s Poplar Way Bridge will be an arterial bridge connecting Poplar Way/196th […]
Public feedback sought in mitigating Sound Transit $34.5 billion shortfall
SEATTLE—Sound Transit faces rapidly escalating costs in nearly every area of its work, and as part of its Enterprise Initiative to develop a comprehensive process to address this long-term financial challenge, the agency wants to public feedback to evaluate different approaches to updating the ST3 System Plan with a 5-minute survey. The agency currently estimates […]
Sound Transit celebrates opening of the new Crosslake Connection, connecting Lynnwood to Redmond
SEATTLE — Sound Transit opened the Crosslake Connection on Saturday, completing light rail service across Lake Washington on a floating bridge for the first time anywhere in the world and uniting the Eastside with Seattle and beyond in one interconnected system. The regional Link light rail network now spans 63 miles with 50 stations. “For […]
Sound Transit awards $350M Hoffman contract for Operations and Maintenance Facility South in Federal Way
SEATTLE—The Sound Transit Board has approved a progressive design-build contract for the Operations and Maintenance Facility South, located on about 70 acres at South 336th Street in Federal Way, to Hoffman Construction Company of Washington. When complete in 2032, the essential facility will house maintenance and operations equipment and staff in support of the existing […]
Crosslake Connection opens March 28 with Full 2 Line light rail across Lake Washington
LYNNWOOD — Sound Transit will open the Crosslake Connection on March 28, delivering the first light rail service across Lake Washington and completing the 2 Line for seamless travel throughout the Puget Sound region—from Lynnwood to Chinatown to Mercer Island to Bellevue to Downtown Redmond. Community celebrations are schedule to fill the day with events […]
Sound Transit $34.5 Billion Budget Shortfall, Line 2 Opens March 28
SEATTLE — Sound Transit confronted a $34.5 billion budget shortfall for its Sound Transit 3 expansion as leaders searched for ways to deliver on voter promises amid soaring construction costs. Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers, who chairs the Sound Transit Board, issued a statement outlining the board’s approach to the latest challenges. “In the face […]
