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Two Link trains zoom through U District Station.

Expanded Link runs on 100 percent green energy

By Katie Metzger

When you take light rail or any mode of public transit, you're helping to reduce pollution and make our communities hea… Read more
A T Line train drives next to Stadium High School.

Tacoma train safety poster contest: the results are in!

By Tessa Harvey

If you could teach others about train safety through art, how would you do it? More than 100 Tacoma Public School student… Read more
Allen Card sits in the operator cab of a Link train.

Celebrating Transit Worker Appreciation Day

By Julie Timm

Julie Timm is the CEO of Sound Transit. Being a transit worker isn’t easy. Day in and day out, through all kinds of weath… Read more
A view from the mezzanine of a Link train pulling into University Street Station

Improving the rider experience in 2023 

By Julie Timm

Julie Timm is the CEO of Sound Transit. We’re excited to tell you about changes we’re bringing to Link this year to impro… Read more
A graphic showing a Fare Paid Zone at Roosevelt Station, near the entrance.

Saying goodbye to card readers on platforms at downtown Link stations

By Sound Transit

As part of Sound Transit’s broader fare engagement reforms, we're making the Fare Paid Zones where riders are expected to ha… Read more