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Kerry Pihlstrom holds a microphone while standing in the Sound Transit board room.

Sound Transit’s new Chief Engineer is building bridges and breaking barriers

By Katie Metzger

Kerry Pihlstrom has never backed down from a challenge. As a top engineer for Sound Transit, she has helped not only to … Read more
A worker in a blue jumpsuit fixes an overhead light in a Link light rail vehicle.

Share your thoughts on the Operations and Maintenance Facility South

By Sounder Capital Engagement

Sound Transit will be expanding our light rail train fleet in the coming years to support future Link extensions to Tacoma a… Read more
A Link train travels along an elevated track in the Mt. Baker neighborhood, with a colorful mural of flowers visible on the side of a building in the background.

Realignment will simultaneously pursue expanded funding while focusing on challenges and opportunities to reduce costs

By Peter Rogoff

Completing critical transit investments that regional voters approved in 2016 will not only enhance our mobility, but increa… Read more
Train tracks are installed on the floating bridge between Seattle and the Eastside on a sunny day.

East Link: You asked, we answer

By Sound Transit

Thank you to the more than 3,500 of you who have visited the East Link Virtual Engagement Booth since we launched it in Nove… Read more
Two construction workers in yellow vests place a sticker that says "We got you covered" on the front of a Link train. The sticker is shaped like a face mask.

2020: The year in photos and videos

By Katie Metzger

2020... It's been a year. What can we say, except that we've never been more ready for the next one! Take a look back at … Read more