Sound Transit

Where does Amazon want Sound Transit to build a new Seattle light rail station?

Casual Friday with Crystal Fincher & Besa Gordon

This week, a spanking new addition to the Seattle convention center has a hefty price tag. The city teamed up with SDOT to give 10,000 residents in affordable housing free unlimited orca cards. And we take a look at the *inner* beauty the city’s multifamily housing has to offer. Converge media’s Besa Gordon, and political consultant Crystal Fincher join us to break down the week.

A week without driving challenges motorists to learn about transportation inequity

City council members, state senators and transit CEOs from around Washington are taking to sidewalks and light rail stations to better understand what it's like to not have access to a car.

With light rail as fuel, Seattle's Northgate is ready to grow

This week, a lot of people tried light rail and got off at Northgate to look around. As they exited the station, many of them were greeted with a neighborhood undergoing massive change.

What’s better, commuting by car, or taking the bus and light rail?

KUOW’s Bill Radke did some comparison commuting. The new light rail line to Northgate opened on Saturday. It includes a stop in Seattle's University District, two blocks from KUOW.

Here's what light rail means to these North Seattle commuters

Three new light rail stations open this Saturday in North Seattle at Northgate, Roosevelt, and the University District. It’s an important moment for Seattle. For the first time, North and South Seattle will really be connected by light rail. It's a dream that's at least 25 years old. We asked people what this moment means for them.

Plan for the worst, or hope for the best? Sound Transit board is torn

Things are heating up at Sound Transit. Board members face difficult decisions about which projects to delay, given rising construction and land costs during the pandemic. But with the direction politics and the economy are going, some say it may be time to slow down the disaster planning before creating panic.

Light rail gets a man's voice, so that riders pay attention

As commuters tried to navigate disruptions in Seattle light rail system downtown, Sound Transit decided a man's louder voice was needed to get through the din.

Prepare for 10 rough weeks on Seattle light rail

Starting this weekend Sound Transit is reducing light rail down to just one track through downtown Seattle to continue expansion work to the Eastside. The agency is warning travelers of longer wait times, crowded platforms, and packed trains.