$201 million later, the Mercer Mess will still be a mess - Crosscut

May 29th, 2008

$201 million later, the Mercer Mess will still be a mess
Crosscut, WA - May 29, 2008
To be fair, he did give us the EMP (260 million), the Cinerama Redo (12 million) and Union Station redo (17 million... oh wait, Sound Transit re-embursed ...

Sound transit fighter plane sculpture in trouble? - Seattle Post Intelligencer

May 29th, 2008

Sound transit fighter plane sculpture in trouble?
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 20 minutes ago
Email kerymurakami@seattlepi.com In an email circulating on the Web, the sculptor proposing chopped up jet fighters at Sound Transit's future Broadway light ...

Former Sound Transit Chair John Ladenburg in a Flap over Open Government & Transparency

May 29th, 2008

Transparency? At Sound Transit…?

May 29th, 2008

Create a roads wish-list, Rep. Larsen says - HeraldNet

May 29th, 2008
Create a roads wish-list, Rep. Larsen says HeraldNet, WA - 7 hours ago Sound Transit officials are considering a smaller package for transit projects only to be put on the ballot this fall, but the proposal already is facing ...

Deal signed to start Snohomish-Bellevue commuter train runs - Seattle Times

May 28th, 2008

Deal signed to start Snohomish-Bellevue commuter train runs
Seattle Times, United States - 12 hours ago
By comparison, Sound Transit currently has 9300 riders on commuter trains linking Seattle with Tacoma and Everett. Peter Camp, the county's executive ...

Snohomish-Renton rail link takes shape - HeraldNet

May 28th, 2008

Snohomish-Renton rail link takes shape
HeraldNet, WA - 7 hours ago
He estimates carrying 10000 riders a day within five years -- which rivals the 9300 riders carried a day by Sound Transit's Sounder trains. ...

Narrows Bridge tolls will rise by $1 per crossing July 1

May 27th, 2008

The standard toll on the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge will rise by $1 per crossing – $4 for drivers who stop to pay at a toll booth and $2.75 for motorists who have electronic Good To Go toll collection account.

The new tolls will take effect July 1.

The Washington Transportation Commission approved the increase tonight after a two-hour meeting in Gig Harbor. The standard toll is for a two-axle vehicle. Toll charges actually are by the axle, so large tractor-trailer rigs will have to pay as much as $12 at a booth or $8.25 if equipped with a ...

Q&A | Rough concrete paving and disappearing crosswalk stripes - Seattle Times

May 26th, 2008

Q&A | Rough concrete paving and disappearing crosswalk stripes
Seattle Times, United States - May 26, 2008
Sound Transit's light-rail stations and plantings along MLK Way have changed the area. But for the hundreds of millions of dollars spent, Central Seattle ...

Commuters make up only 37% of ferry riders, poll finds

May 25th, 2008
For whatever preconceived ideas policymakers might have about trends and tendencies among state ferry riders, there's nothing like a survey of 26,000 riders to iron out misconceptions.
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