The Platform

Seafair is here! Along with lots of summer fun, expect bus reroutes as well as crowding and delays as we work to get everyone safely to their destinations. As in past years Blue Angel practices will disrupt I-90 service, read about the reroutes and shuttle here and then sign up for Rider Alerts and follow us on twitter for live updates. And always, Link light rail is a great bet to get to/from Genessee Park and the race pits. The Columbia City Station is a short walk, easy bike ride or quick trip on King County Metro Route 50 eastbound. The 50 will have more frequent service on ...

Like many of you, we’ve been watching the weather and listening to the kids complain about it being soooo hot. (Kids who live where it’s grey for nine months out of the year shouldn’t complain about a little sun. But they were born here and don’t know any better.) Anyway, what better way to cool off than to take an air-conditioned train to your local pond, lake, pool or spray park? You can reach a lot of refreshing cold water from Link light rail. Here's a few of our favorite spots.  Jump straight to the cooling options from these stations where you can click on the maps for ...

Our latest in an onging series of what goes into building massive infrastructure projects takes us underneath the University of Washington campus to see crews pouring concrete for the new light rail track bed. This is hard, dirty work under cramped conditions that gets done by hand. It's just a fraction of the more than three million hours of labor that have gone into the Northgate Link project so far. Northgate Link Overview To recap, the Northgate extension is 4.3-miles long and includes new stations in the U District, Roosevelt and Northgate neighborhoods to connect with existing ...