Latest updates
Hello, 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 and more equitable future for generations to come.
That’s important work, and we want to show you how it’s going. Explore our Winter Progress Report below for the latest info on the nation’s largest transit expansion program.
2024 progress
Not just transit: Transformation
After a year of unprecedented growth, we’re connecting more people to more places and opportunities than ever before. And we’re just getting started.
REGIONWIDE CONSTRUCTION
The system keeps growing in 2025
Get an update on 2 Line extensions underway to downtown Redmond and connecting across Lake Washington in 2025, and the 1 Line extension to Federal Way slated for 2026.
CURRENT LINK SERVICE
A more reliable ride
We’re doing a deep dive into the root causes behind recent service interruptions on the 1 and 2 Lines. Find out what we’ve learned so far, what we’re still working to understand, and what comes next to make regional light rail service more reliable.
ONWARD AND UPWARD
Next gen elevators and escalators are on the way
We’re kicking off a multi-year effort to modernize all 58 of the aging elevators and escalators in four downtown Seattle light rail stations.
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.
Tap the pulsing dots for more information about each project, and follow the link for more details to sign up for project updates and get involved.
A list of Sound Transit system expansion projects
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!
Northside
Crowds, crowding, and options for 1 Line riders
We love that people love our new Link service to Lynnwood, and we’re looking forward to making service more frequent once the 2 Line opens across the I-90 bridge late next year. Until then, take advantage of these tips for navigating crowded trains and limited parking, and find the trip that works best for you.
Improving accessibility
More locations for GoodMaps
The GoodMaps smartphone app uses 3D mapping technology to help blind and low-vision passengers, or anyone with mobility needs, navigate Link light rail stations. Voice, visual, or haptic signal instructions can help riders find their way to platforms, elevators, ORCA card readers, information boards and more, with accuracy up to 2 inches.
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. In each triannual Progress Report update, we’ll bring you a new perspective on what this work means for you.
APPRENTICESHIP PIPELINE
Building transit builds careers
“I was making 30 cents an hour in prison, then got a job making minimum wage while I was attending PACT [Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Training]. Now in a couple of weeks I’ll be making $61 an hour.”
WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION
Planting seeds for the future workforce
Hear from two women who journeyed from pre-apprenticeship programs to the construction trades and helped bring the Lynnwood Link Extension project to life.
Leadership
Interim CEO Goran Sparrman 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.
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.