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Ballard light rail could be revived for $10 billion, Sound Transit says

Ballard light rail could be revived for $10 billion, Sound Transit says

by Maggie Fimia | Oct 21, 2026 | Front Page, News

How do you mend Ballard’s dashed dreams of light rail? Find $10 billion. Sound Transit said it needs about that much in fresh federal and local money, as well as financial maneuvers and more engineering to trim the size of future stations, to deliver the long-awaited...
Take a flyover ride: The future 3 Line from SODO to Alaska Junction

Take a flyover ride: The future 3 Line from SODO to Alaska Junction

by Maggie Fimia | Oct 14, 2026 | Front Page, News, Video

New @SoundTransit video showing the most expensive light rail line ever contemplated on our planet. youtube.com/watch?v=2sr2X_… Costs $7 billion to serve one neighborhood w/ small transit ridership gain achievable years sooner by @KingCountyMetro & @seattledot for...
Sound Transit CEO Constantine’s contract, bonus show disconnect

Sound Transit CEO Constantine’s contract, bonus show disconnect

by Maggie Fimia | Oct 6, 2026 | Front Page, News

The Sound Transit board rationalized the contract by citing what it called Constantine’s accomplishments, among them the launch of the eastbound train across Lake Washington and Sound Transit’s successfully serving thousands of soccer fans during the FIFA World Cup....
Seattle light rail train and empty school bus collide

Seattle light rail train and empty school bus collide

by Maggie Fimia | Sep 16, 2026 | Front Page, News

A light rail train struck the back end of an empty school bus Tuesday in South Seattle, for the second time in the last two years. No injuries were reported on the northbound 1 Line train following the “low- speed contact,” said Sound Transit spokesperson Henry...
Man, seriously wounded in Seattle stabbing, flees on light rail

Man, seriously wounded in Seattle stabbing, flees on light rail

by Maggie Fimia | Sep 14, 2026 | Front Page, News

A man suffered serious injuries in a stabbing Sunday afternoon in Pioneer Square, then boarded a nearby light rail train, according to authorities. Police responded to reports around 4:30 p.m. of a man on a light rail train who appeared to be bleeding from his...
Light rail train strikes man in South Seattle, hospitalizing him

Light rail train strikes man in South Seattle, hospitalizing him

by Maggie Fimia | Sep 14, 2026 | Front Page, News

A 36-year-old man survived being struck by a light rail train Sunday afternoon and was taken to Harborview Medical Center. The Seattle Fire Department responded to a report at 1:07 p.m. of a scooter collision with a train at Martin Luther King Jr. Way South and South...
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