Latest updates
Welcome, neighbor
If you live within the Sound Transit district, you’ve been making a big investment in tomorrow. Your tax dollars are helping build the 252-mile regional network that will connect communities across three counties—plus creating more affordable housing and ensuring a greener, more equitable future for generations to come.
That’s important work, and we want to show you how it’s going. Explore our Spring/Summer Progress Report below for the latest news on Sound Transit's current service and the largest transit expansion program in the nation.
NOW OPEN
Two lines, endless possibilities
The transformative Crosslake Connection brings the region closer together, making everyday trips between the Eastside and Seattle—and beyond—simpler and more convenient than ever. Watch the highlights from opening day on March 28.
HISTORY IN THE MAKING
"A long time coming"
The 2 Line’s Crosslake Connection brings to life an idea more than 60 years in the making. Learn more about the long history of planning, advocacy, and engineering that made the world’s first light rail service on a floating bridge possible.
BEHIND THE SCENES
How does light rail run over a lake?
The Homer M. Hadley bridge is one of the longest floating bridges in the world, spanning open water for more than a mile. Learn about its design and find out how our Wind and Wave Monitoring System tracks real-time conditions.
ADDRESSING FUTURE FINANCIAL CHALLENGES
Delivering the ST3 vision
Like many agencies nationwide, Sound Transit is balancing transit operations and mega-project capital expansions, while also facing escalating costs.
The “Enterprise Initiative” is Sound Transit’s comprehensive effort aimed at delivering the maximum benefits of ST3 within available financial resources. As part of this effort, the Sound Transit Board is evaluating different approaches to updating the ST3 System Plan in summer 2026.
ST3 includes light rail extensions to West Seattle, Ballard, Tacoma, and Everett, new service between South Kirkland and Issaquah, and much more.
Share your priorities
Sound Transit is working to close a $34.5 billion future funding gap projected through 2046. To fulfill the vision for regionwide transit that voters approved in ST3, we must adapt, and we want to hear from you.
Take our 5-minute survey by May 1
Expanding service
Regional and neighborhood connections
Use the interactive future system map below to take a deeper dive into Sound Transit projects across the region.
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Ride now
How to plan, pay, and ride with us
We’ve made it easy to find everything you need to ride Sound Transit’s Link light rail, Sounder trains, and ST Express buses. Plan your trip, learn how to pay your fare, and hop on board today!
Summer of soccer
Welcoming the world
The FIFA World Cup 2026 is coming in June, and we’re preparing to host the region’s largest sporting event ever. Find out everything you need to know, whether you’re a regular rider or planning to take advantage of transit for the first time.
Fares made easy
Tap to Pay is here!
Now you can tap a credit or debit card — or a digital wallet like Apple Pay, Google Pay, or Samsung Pay — directly on ORCA readers across the region. ORCA cards are still the best option for many riders, especially if you use passes or reduced fares.
Transit is for everyone
Youth ride free
Transit across our region is fare-free for people age 18 and under thanks to Move Ahead Washington, a statewide transportation funding package. When you get and use a free Youth ORCA Card with every ride, it helps transit agencies better understand how young people are using current service and make future improvements with passengers like you in mind.
Beyond transit
Making our region more livable
Whether you ride transit or not, we all benefit from fewer cars on our roadways, a cleaner and greener environment, more affordable housing, and equitable access to opportunities and services across our region.
Celebrating Earth Month
Demystifying “Sustainability”
In February, Sound Transit adopted a new 2026-2030 Sustainability Plan, which sets measurable goals related to climate, community impact, and operational reliability to guide systemwide growth over the next five years and beyond.
Leadership
CEO Dow Constantine leads Sound Transit's staff, and a Board of Directors governs the agency. It's made up of local elected officials from across our transit district, apportioned by population, plus the state Secretary of Transportation.
Meet the CEO
Financial information
Sound Transit's construction and operations funding comes from a combination of local taxes, federal grants and loans, borrowing through the issuance of bonds, interest earnings, fare income, and other miscellaneous revenues.
Work with us
Jobs at Sound Transit aren't just about rails and roads – we need your help to protect and sustain our environment, create more affordable housing across the region, advance our commitments to equity and anti-racism, and so much more.
