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Five people wearing yellow vests and hard hats stand in a line on a construction site.

Celebrating the workforce of the future on Labor Day

By Katie Metzger

When you’re starting out in the construction trades, it’s not about how much you know, but how hard you try to learn it.&nbs… Read more
Workers install sculptures on top of the new Hilltop District station.

Fresh pics: Installing art along the Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension

By Katie Metzger

A big construction project isn't the only thing getting us ready to open the Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension next year.  … Read more
Artist Beliz Brother supervises the installation at Mercer Island Station. She wears an orange vest and white hard hat and looks at a blue metal sculpture of a rowboat.

Fresh pics: Art connects Mercer Island Station to local history, scenery

By Katie Metzger

Mercer Island Station got a pop of color this summer, as public art pieces by local artist Beliz Brother were installed.&nbs… Read more
Tacoma Link moves through downtown, with a crane in the background.

Construction to close Tacoma Link this summer

By Katie Metzger

Heads up Tacoma Link riders - free bus shuttles will replace Tacoma Link service for a few weeks this summer while crews con… Read more
A Sounder train along the waterfront at Carkeek Park in Seattle

Transit Safari: From Edmonds to Alki without a car

By Katie Metzger

If you’ve ever ridden the Sounder train before – whether from Lakewood or Everett or anywhere in between – you know it’s a g… Read more