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An extended interview with Terri Mestas, Deputy CEO for Megaproject Delivery at Sound Transit: seattletransitblog.com/2024/…

An extended interview with Terri Mestas, Sound Transit megaproject delivery chief

Back in March of this year, Sound Transit appointed Terri Mestas to be the deputy CEO of megaproject delivery, a new position that was created specifically to oversee delivery of the agency’s…

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On contractor hesitance: “We did an RFI on OMF South a couple of years ago and only got two responses. We just did one again and we got 15 responses. So to me that’s the tide changing and people are excited about the new way that we’re going to do work.“
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Much more discussion in the interview!
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Combing through the ridership data for RapidRide D: seattletransitblog.com/2024/…

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An overview of Snohomish County’s upcoming work to improve the Swift Blue Line: seattletransitblog.com/2024/…

Swift Blue Improvements

Community Transit will be improving Swift Blue along Evergreen Way in Lake Stickney (an unincorporated area north of Lynnwood) and Everett. The Swift corridor consists of Aurora Avenue, Pacific Hig…

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An overview of SDOT’s work to speed up Route 7 on Rainier over the past several years: seattletransitblog.com/2024/…

Route 7 Transit-Plus Recap

Although the RapidRide R project to replace Route 7 on Rainier Avenue has been postponed to 2031, SDOT (the Seattle Department of Transportation) has continued to implement bus lanes along Rainier …

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Another Metro route ridership deep dive, this time on Route 7 from Rainier Valley to Downtown: seattletransitblog.com/2024/…

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With ballots hitting inboxes, here are our recommendations for a few races: seattletransitblog.com/2024/…

STB Endorsements: 2024 General Election

Ballots are being delivered for this year’s General Election and are due on November 5. On behalf of the Blog, the Seattle Transit Blog Elections Committee recommends the following: Ballot Me…

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An analysis of ridership on the RapidRide C Line: seattletransitblog.com/2024/…

Ridership Patterns for RapidRide C Line

King County Metro’s RapidRide C Line travels inbound from Westwood Village to South Lake Union. It passes through Roxhill, Fauntleroy, Gatewood, Seaview, Fairmount Park, Genesee, SODO, Pioneer Squa…

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An on-the-ground perspective on navigating East Link’s at-grade crossings: seattletransitblog.com/2024/…

Crossing the Tracks at East Link Stations

I’ve enjoyed riding the East Link starter line, and one of the things I’ve enjoyed is how conveniently the at-grade stations are designed. To get between platforms at several of the East Link stati…

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Early impressions of the Waterfront’s new Overlook Walk: seattletransitblog.com/2024/…
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A deep dive into Ridership patterns on King County Metro’s Route 70: seattletransitblog.com/2024/…

Ridership Patterns for King County Metro Route 70

A few months ago, I was waiting for a Route 7 bus and was frustrated by the far too common bus bunching along Rainier Ave. When the bus arrived at my stop, it was followed immediately by two other …

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Better service and better biking in SLU, if we replace the SLU Streetcar: seattletransitblog.com/2024/…

Replacing the South Lake Union Streetcar

The SLU Streetcar rolls toward Westlake, sharing stops with RapidRide C and Route 40. Photo by SDOT. It’s quite common in Seattle to see bikes and transit compete for the same limited street …

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Martin Pagel compares Seattle’s light rail system to Munich’s extensive S- and U-Bahn systems: seattletransitblog.com/2024/…
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RapidRide J is heading to construction this Fall. We review the final design and features: seattletransitblog.com/2024/…

RapidRide J Line – Final Design and Recap

SDOT recently announced RapidRide J Line construction will start in October, with service planned to launch in 2027. RapidRide J will travel from downtown Seattle to University District via Eastlak…

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