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The blur of a train crosses the I-90 bridge in the evening

Crosslake Update: Testing advances on the floating bridge

By Sound Transit

Daylight hours are waning, the rains have begun, and there’s a collective sense of battening down for winter here in the Pac… Read more
An aerial shot of a one-car Link light rail train crossing the I-90 floating bridge at nighttime.

Crosslake Update: On that midnight train to Seattle 

By Sound Transit

Late last Monday and into the morning hours of Tuesday, Sept. 8-9, the first Link light rail train crossed the I-90 Homer M… Read more
People in protective gear walk next to a Link light rail vehicle on the I-90 bridge during an unpowered tow test.

Introducing our new series: Crosslake Update

By Sound Transit

In our May blog on the 2 Line’s Crosslake Connection across Lake Washington, we shared an update on remaining construction a… Read more
A drone shot of the I-90 bridge on a sunny day.

Spring construction update: The 2 Line’s crosslake connection

By Sound Transit

On May 10, thousands of eager riders turned out to celebrate opening day of the new 2 Line extension to Downtown Redmond. It… Read more
A woman rides a Lime Bike with a King County Metro bus going the opposite direction in the background.

Last mile ‘Links’: How micro-mobility helps connect Redmond to business and nature

By Henry Marshall

Being the bike capital of the Pacific Northwest, Redmond is no stranger to bike culture. But did you know that the city’s co… Read more