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Sherwin Lee @sherwinhlee.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Oh boy, is this the day my 2 Line commute is finally disrupted? Arrival times at Symphony have been stuck like this for ~10 minutes, platform is getting more and more crowded, and no service alerts so far.

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Sherwin Lee @sherwinhlee.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Is it just me or do the multilingual onboard announcements about priority seating only fire when crossing the lake? I don’t think I’ve ever heard them on the 1 Line or any other segment of the 2 Line. #soundtransit

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Sherwin Lee @sherwinhlee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Just took RapidRide G for the first time. What a great route. Definitely not rapid (let alone BRT) though.

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 10/09/2026

In the early 2000s, transit ridership levels in the Atlanta and Seattle urban areas were quite similar. Since then, the two regions have experienced dramatic change: While Seattle's ridership is 70% higher than back then, Atlanta's is 40% lower. www.thetransportpolitic.com/databook/us-...

Monthly transit ridership, by urban area, Atlanta and Seattle.

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Sherwin Lee @sherwinhlee.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I feel like all the 3-car trains disappeared from the 2 Line after the World Cup.

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Sherwin Lee @sherwinhlee.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

It's not even the occurrence of the occasional @sound-transit.bsky.social system failure that bothers me, but the utter lack of communication and transparency that seems to always follow.

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Nathan Dickey @nathand.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

In my professional experience, I’ve found this sort of extreme aversion to risk and insecurity to have much worse (but maybe less tangible) effects than being open and honest about mistakes, owning them, and learning from them. Trust isn’t gained by hiding failure, but by openly learning from it.

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 18/06/2026

The top 10 US neighborhoods in terms of added housing supply, 2020–25: 1—Downtown Nashville 2—Central Philly 3—Downtown Brooklyn 4—Downtown Seattle 5—Downtown Salt Lake City 6—Downtown Miami 7—NoMa DC 8—South Bronx 9—Downtown Denver 10—Navy Yard DC Explore: www.urban.org/urban-wire/w...

Top neighborhoods in terms of added housing supply, 2020–25, #1 through #11.

Top neighborhoods in terms of added housing supply, 2020–25, #12 through #20.

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Sherwin Lee @sherwinhlee.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

All I want for Christmas is continued 3-car trains on the 2 Line.

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Sherwin Lee @sherwinhlee.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Hey @wsdot.wa.gov, care to explain how this isn’t an ADA violation?

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

NEWS: Terri Mestas, who was hired by Sound Transit in 2024 as the agency's first deputy CEO for megaproject delivery as a point person for managing the ST3 portfolio, announced today that she's leaving the agency.

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Sherwin Lee @sherwinhlee.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

As a non-progressive (evil word: conservative, actually more classical liberal), it's fascinating to be in the world of urbanist discourse. I don't see the left-right divide magically healing but there are so many shared points of common cause when it comes to infrastructure + the built environment.

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Sherwin Lee @sherwinhlee.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

After East Link, my secondary goal in life was to see Ballard Link come to fruition. At this point, I might be dead before that happens.

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Sherwin Lee @sherwinhlee.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Okay, @sound-transit.bsky.social, the Megan Rapinoe station announcements are too much.

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Sherwin Lee @sherwinhlee.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Nice open space use under an aerial ROW.

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Sherwin Lee @sherwinhlee.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

All eyes turned south on the cross-lake connection.

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Sherwin Lee @sherwinhlee.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

I am a major proponent of expanded bus service and BRT, but rail bias is completely real - even when controlling for all factors like speed, frequency, reliability, and dedicated guideway - and it does us no good to ignore that simple fact.

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Sherwin Lee @sherwinhlee.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

M’s postgame mixed with peak commuter traffic. These 2-car trains are killing me.

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Michael Smith @mesmith35673.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Redmond is a model for suburban development near a Link station.

Pedestrian street between two apartment buildings next to the downtown Redmond Link station.

Numerous apartment buildings overlooking Redmond’s Downtown Park.

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Sherwin Lee @sherwinhlee.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Right now no eastbound 2 Line trains are coming (presumably due to single tracking earlier) and not a single platform announcement has been made. Another example of weak comms procedures from @sound-transit.bsky.social.

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Sherwin Lee @sherwinhlee.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

I keep hearing: "Link is slower than _ from A to B" (insert mode of choice). Perhaps objectively true but it has also greatly expanded the utility of travelers in the service area. In other words, if your commute sucking 10% more gives thousands others better options, it's a good tradeoff.

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Sherwin Lee @sherwinhlee.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Took my family out on the part of the Eastrail that hooks around Sound Transit's OMF East. First time doing so. Saw parts of Bellevue I've never seen before. Had dinner at Whole Foods, took Link back up one station to Spring District and it was a full train. I think the Eastside is bought in.

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Sound Transit has a survey up around the realignment of the ST3 plan. It's very high level and doesn't ask about specific projects, but does have an open form question at the end where you can list your priorities. soundtransit.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Sherwin Lee @sherwinhlee.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Granted this is just a single observation (on a Friday no less) but I’m on a 550 eastbound leaving downtown and it is EMPTY. Methinks passengers are ready to reinvest those service hours elsewhere.

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European Space Agency @esa.int · 03/04/2026

😮 Awesome views from Day 2 of #Artemis II this morning. @exploration.esa.int @esaearth.esa.int

Spectacular high-resolution image of our home planet viewed through the Orion Crew Module window by the Artemis II astronauts as they continue their journey to the Moon on Flight Day 2, 3 April 2026 (pic: NASA)

A full disc image of Earth, as seen from the Orion Crew Module. The planet is a pale blue, swirling with white clouds and glowing slightly lighter blue in place from reflected light. At lower left, a large brown landmass is Africa, with Spain and Portugal with twinkling lights where the planet curves. At top right, auroras glow in a thin green glow, just barely separated from the planet's surface. Earth is set against the black of space (pic: NASA/R.Wiseman)

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Sherwin Lee @sherwinhlee.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

It should be illegal for drip coffee to be more than $3.

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Sherwin Lee @sherwinhlee.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Top floor of South Bellevue P&R. Definitely not at capacity (unsurprising given how massive this thing is) but I expect it to fill out more as the 2 Line ridership base stabilizes and the Fall service changes go into effect.

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Sherwin Lee @sherwinhlee.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

View from the other direction and someone decided to make an appearance.

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Sherwin Lee @sherwinhlee.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

On an eastbound 2 Line train headed back to the Eastside at 2:30p and I’d estimate around 100 per car on a 3-car train, which is 6 articulated buses with every seat occupied.

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Sherwin Lee @sherwinhlee.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Riding as a commuter hits differently.

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Sherwin Lee @sherwinhlee.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Around 15 board at South Bellevue bound for Lynnwood. Light but it’s early and at these headways, I’d imagine ridership will smash that of the competing segment of the 550.

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Sherwin Lee @sherwinhlee.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

2 Line commute Day 1: not even out the door yet and boy does it feel good not to have to chase a specific trip on the schedule. #soundtransit #frequencymatters

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Sherwin Lee @sherwinhlee.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Is this my last day commuting on this bridge via bus?

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Sherwin Lee @sherwinhlee.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

The only thing better than summer in Seattle is a sunny spring day.

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Sherwin Lee @sherwinhlee.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Good luck to anyone trying to get from downtown Seattle back to the Eastside. The reroute directions are supremely unclear and operators are unnecessarily driving on streets not graded to support 60’ artics. @kingcountymetro.bsky.social / @sound-transit.bsky.social

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Sound Transit @sound-transit.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Say hello to a truly connected region on March 28! The Crosslake Connection is opening two new stations and a world of new possibilities for the Eastside, Seattle and beyond. 🚊✨ Explore this highly anticipated new connection and get ready to ride! 🎉 www.soundtransit.org/crosslake

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Sound Transit has confirmed we'll get the opening date for the full 2 Line tomorrow morning, at 10am.

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Sherwin Lee @sherwinhlee.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Heading back to the Eastside on a 212 and we’re riding parallel to a @sound-transit.bsky.social 4-car test train on the floating bridge. Two people pull out their phones to immediately snap pic of this thing we were supposed to have years ago 😭.

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Sherwin Lee @sherwinhlee.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Manifesting my presence on Bluesky since most Puget Sound urbanist chatter has migrated here. Still don't do much social media but glad to lessen the FOMO again.

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