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Station Codes will Replace Link Pictograms
In the next Link expansion, riders will have another shorthand way of identifying stations and navigating the system. The rarely used station pictograms will be retired in favor of a system of stat… → Read More
Weekend open thread: Zoning in Japan
City goals: have a simple zoning/land use code that can be casually explained in under 15 minutes and is more permissive of mixed uses. → Read More
Weekend open thread: floating slabs under UW
Extraordinary engineering work went into floating slab track designed to minimize ground vibrations and electromagnetic noise from trains running under sensitive research labs on the University of Washington campus. → Read More
Weekend open thread: Canadian observations on Northgate Link
Locals are not the only ones celebrating Northgate Link. Transit fans from across North America are watching Seattle, often held as a model of success (relative to this part of the world). Here is one mostly positive take from Canadian transit content creator and analyst Reece Martin with comparisons to his hometown Vancouver. → Read More
An encore for Symphony station at University Street
Sound Transit is once again considering Symphony as the new name for University Street Station in downtown Seattle. This is intended to reduce confusion with two other Link stations in the Universi… → Read More
The ribbon is cut for Northgate Link
Sound Transit Board Chair Kent Keel cuts the ribbon for Northgate Link On the eve of Northgate Link’s grand opening, a ceremony and preview ride kicks off a month-long celebration of the Puge… → Read More
East Link restructure: Bothell, Duvall, Kirkland, Redmond, Woodinville
Woodinville, Duvall, and Redmond Ridge will be one bus away all-day from Link. Peak-only service to Seattle will make stops in South Lake Union and no longer travel on local streets in Kingsgate. P… → Read More
Next Generation ORCA Begins Next Year
Sound Transit announced that the long awaited upgrade to ORCA, the Puget Sound’s regional fare collection system, will launch in phases beginning in early 2022. → Read More
Weekend open thread: Welcome Northgate, Roosevelt and U District
Sound Transit launched a colorful and playful new website introducing the Northgate Link extension in advance of its October 2 opening. Featured are “local gems” or unique activities that each of the three new stations offer. No details of the festivities on Opening Day are available, yet, but there’s no doubt that transit fans from all around the region and maybe even the country will join in. → Read More
Weekend open thread: speedrunning Seattle transit
What’s the least amount of time needed to ride every mode of transit in Seattle? Dave at City Beautiful makes an attempt at a speedrun. → Read More
Link’s Series 2 Train Doors Light Up
One of the distinctive features on the new Link “Series 2” trains are the light strips on the doors. Not only do they add a colorful flair to your ride, they serve the purpose of indica… → Read More
Weekend open thread: AC Transit Tempo
The BRT line serving Oakland and the East Bay features buses with doors on both sides like Madison BRT, onboard bike racks and off board fare payment like Swift, and level boarding. → Read More
Weekend open thread: box-jacking a rail underpass in a day
Brightline in Florida also used box-jacking to construct an underpass in two weeks instead of a year. It’s a method that could make grade separations quicker to construct. → Read More
Weekend open thread: people per hour
Animation by NACTO showing how many people per hour a lane of street can carry in cars, on bikes, on foot, and on transit. → Read More
Weekend open thread: Montreal’s new REM train cars
Montreal is converting a commuter rail line into a fully automated metro. → Read More
Weekend open thread: pulling a locomotive with model trains
It’s a world record. → Read More
Weekend open thread: U Link’s 5th anniversary
Visit the post for more. → Read More
Weekend open thread: the flying train
Colorized and restored film of Wuppertal’s suspended railway/monorail → Read More
Weekend open thread: why do people commute by airplane?
Looking at the reasons people become “super commuters”. In other news, Japan is trialling office cars on its bullet trains so people can work without disturbing other passengers. → Read More
Weekend open thread: Earthwork
Earthwork is the foundation which roads, whether highways or railways, are built on. → Read More