# Kenmore City Councilmember David Baker offered a sharp criticism of the City of Seattle's slow and halting process to rezone the area around 130th Street Station during Thursday's Sound Transit System Expansion Committee meeting. Baker is one of 18 Sound Transit boardmembers who decide the fate of transit projects across the tri-county area. Transit advocates| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# Light rail tunnels to West Seattle Junction and Ballard took a step closer from dream to reality thanks to Sound Transit's latest analysis suggesting the cost for at least some of the tunnel options would be comparable to the elevated default option. The catch for Ballard Link is that the cheaper tunnel option still puts| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# The Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) cleared another hurdle in crafting its growth plan for the next 20 years with a scoping report published today. The report summarizes comments and lays out the Comphensive Plan alternatives that OPCD is studying in greater detail. It also keeps the five alternatives that the department| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# The much-delayed Stride bus rapid transit program continues to get more delayed. Generally speaking, the three projects -- dubbed the S1, S2, and S3 Stride lines -- are trending one to two years behind the 2021 realigned schedule and three to four years behind the original Sound Transit 3 plan, according to a recent update| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# Sound Transit revealed delayed timelines for its next four light rail extensions Thursday. Defects in concrete plinths in a four-mile section of East Link through Mercer Island and Seattle have caused a delay of at least a year, pushing the expected opening from July 2023 to late 2024. The Federal Way light rail extension, meanwhile,| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# Sound Transit has announced a big milestone for the expansion of Link light rail in the Puget Sound region. The Lynnwood Link Extension is officially 50% complete and on target to open on schedule in 2024. At a press conference held in front of the busy construction site for the Mountlake Terrace Station, Sound Transit| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# Tacoma Dome Link is facing a three-year delay as Sound Transit recommends adding new options to avoid problems in Fife and South Federal Way. The Tacoma Dome Link Extension (TDLE) likely won't open until 2035, Sound Transit announced Monday. The extension will add four stations and ten miles of mostly elevated light rail extending south| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# An open letter to Julie Timm Hello and welcome Julie Timm, soon-to-be Sound Transit CEO: As you prepare to step into your new role as CEO of one of the nation's most rapidly expanding transit agencies, The Urbanist editorial board wants to congratulate you. We're excited for the Sound Transit Board to consider your nomination| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# A rally Saturday in Lake Forest Park served to highlight the threats to the SR-522 bus rapid transit project, which will connect Shoreline to Bothell. In order to open in 2028 as planned, construction needs to start this year.| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
