As remote work soared in Seattle, this commute mode fell the most
In 2019, around 36,000 Seattle residents worked from home on most days during the week, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual American Community Survey. People who worked from home accounted for around 8% of the city’s employed residents. Three years...
Sound Transit to start issuing citations today to riders who don’t pay
After a 3 1/2-year hiatus, Sound Transit will restart fare enforcement Wednesday and soon begin issuing fines to passengers repeatedly found to ride light rail or Sounder without paying… Sound Transit is grappling with how to bring its fare revenue back to...
Sound Transit to resume citations for passengers as it enforces fares
For the first time since 2020, passengers aboard Sound Transit’s light rail and Sounder service will receive a citation if they ride enough times without paying, beginning this month. While transit users may have been approached by a Sound Transit employee and asked...
Look both ways! Eastside light-rail trains begin practice runs
Sound Transit will make progress this week to open eight light-rail stations in Redmond and Bellevue, by launching practice runs Wednesday morning. Trains will be sporadic at first, as operators and dispatchers of the East Link starter line familiarize themselves. In...