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System Expansion

A rendering of a Stride bus at a stop.

A big Stride forward for bus rapid transit on the Eastside

By Alan Yamamoto

Big news: we're starting construction on a new bus rapid transit network! But what is bus rapid transit? (Otherwise known… Read more
Link trains at the South Bellevue Station on a sunny day, with trees and downtown Bellevue in the background

Get ready for new Link service on the Eastside next spring

By Brooke Belman

Brooke Belman is the Chief Expansion Delivery Officer and a Deputy CEO of Sound Transit  It’s official: the 2 Line i… Read more
A Sounder train rolls through fields with Mt. Rainier in the background

Envisioning a new future for Sounder South

By Sagar Ramachandra

Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, Sounder South (S Line) trips had high ridership during peak commuting periods - northbound t… Read more

An update on Link projects in construction 

By Julie Timm

Julie Timm is the CEO of Sound Transit.      With five Link extension projects currently in cons… Read more
Light rail track under construction near the future Mountlake Terrace Station.

Construction of Lynnwood Link extension reaches 50 percent completion

By John Gallagher

Two years after groundbreaking, civil construction on the Lynnwood Link extension has reached the 50 percent completion mark… Read more