Transportation update: Lynnwood Light Rail and Swift Orange Line
EVERETT—The Economic Alliance of Snohomish County held a Coffee Chat event with local leaders on February 6 to discuss key transportation projects within Snohomish County, including the Lynnwood Link Extension, offering an update on developments shaping the county’s transportation landscape. The event was hosted by Wendy Poischbeg, Interim President and CEO of the Economic Alliance, […]
Public invited to Economic Alliance’s Transportation Update coffee chat
EVERETT—Economic Alliance Snohomish County (EASC) announces the upcoming virtual event, Coffee Chats: Snohomish County Transportation Update on February 6. Community members are invited to join for a comprehensive update on transportation projects, focused on highlighting Sound Transit’s progress on the Lynnwood Link Extension. The event, moderated by Wendy Poischbeg, Interim President & CEO of EASC, […]
Sound Transit Board approves Goran Sparrman as interim CEO
SEATTLE—The Sound Transit Board of Directors on January 11 approved the one-year appointment of Goran Sparrman as the agency’s interim CEO. “In the next nine months, we will expand Link light rail at a scale never before seen at the agency, and we’re excited to have Goran’s skillset and background leading the way,” said Sound […]
Sound Transit for hold Special Meeting to appoint interim CEO
SEATTLE—The Sound Transit Board of Directors will convene a special meeting on Thursday, January 11, 2024, to consider the one-year appointment of Goran Sparrman as the agency’s interim CEO. The meeting will commence at 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and take place both in person in the Ruth Fisher Boardroom at 401 S. Jackson Street […]
Sound Transit CEO Julie Timm announces departure from agency
SEATTLE, Wash., December 13, 2023—Sound Transit CEO Julie Timm announced on Tuesday she will be leaving the agency to the East Coast to take care of family matters. Timm’s last day with Sound Transit will be January 12th. Since joining Sound Transit in September 2022, Timm has overseen a renewed emphasis on the rider experience […]
Sound Transit seeks feedback on passenger experience with survey
SEATTLE, Wash., October 16, 2023—Today, Sound Transit launched its Passenger Experience Survey, which seeks to evaluate how passengers view all of Sound Transit’s services. The findings are used to identify key areas of improvement and prioritize efforts to provide a better passenger experience. Specifically, the survey collects passenger perspectives on the following: Additionally, the survey […]
Sound Transit sets baseline budget, schedule for Stride Bus Rapid Transit
SEATTLE, Wash., July 28, 2023—The Sound Transit Board on Wednesday adopted a final budget and schedule for the new Stride bus rapid transit (BRT) service, including a new bus base and BRT lines on SR 522/NE 145th Street and I- 405. Sound Transit expects to begin construction of some project elements this year and to […]
Letter-to-Editor: Who do you think you want to be Sound Transit?
I am really upset at the Sound Transit I cheer on right now. Why? Let’s start with I’m an open government guy so gotta ask: How dare Sound Transit think in all your wisdom to create a public document and then try to deem it “Board Only”? Quoting a The Urbanist tweet reluctantly: “Sound Transit […]
Regular Link light rail service in Seattle to resume Monday morning
MUKILTEO, Wash., May 7, 2023—Link light rail will return to regular service when trains begin running tomorrow morning, May 8, ending an unplanned period of single tracking through downtown Seattle stations. During peak hours on Monday, trains will be running every 10 minutes instead of the usual eight minutes while service ramps up. By Tuesday, […]
Damaged Westgate station ceiling to disrupt Seattle light rail services for at least two weeks
SEATTLE, Wash., April 29, 2023—Sound Transit light rail passengers should expect massive delays and disruptions for at least two weeks throughout Seattle due to damage caused by street-level construction at the Westlake station last Tuesday. The routes impacted are those through the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel. During this two-week period, passengers traveling southbound will need […]
