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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 30/09/2026

I've added a new feature to Transit Explorer—the database of the world's fixed-guideway transit systems: The ability to compare cities, side by side, at the same scale. Here, for example, is Washington vs. Chicago, and Singapore vs. London! Play around: www.thetransportpolitic.com/transitexplo...

Transit systems in Washington and Chicago, at the same scale.

Transit systems in Singapore and London, at the same scale.

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A shame. We need newspapers to cover soccer, not only for current use but also for archiving and preservation.

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Ilgenfritz says that the goal will be to increase service within Everett by 50% within four years. If approved by the CT board and Everett Council, the agency would start planning for service in January with an eye toward a first service expansion in March 2028.

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Michael Smith @mesmith35673.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Route 8’s eastbound on-time performance is on track to exceed 80% in September 2026. This will be the first time eastbound Route 8 trips meet Metro’s 80% on-time goal in at least 7 years.

On time performance graph for eastbound Route 8 from Metro. September 2026 is the highest month in the past 7 years with 80.1% of trips on time.

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1983, the first Costco discount warehouse opened in Seattle. historylink.org/File/3609

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Amtrak will start running the new Airo trainsets on Amtrak Cascades on September 30, according to a WSDOT presentation happening right now at the Puget Sound Regional Council.

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Thrilled and honored to have been a special guest on Field Notes! There's nothing better than telling the story of transit in this region, which continues to get even more interesting.

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

The last inbound 550 has ended its trip at Convention Place in Downtown Seattle. I was the last of six passengers aboard.

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Thinking about how King County Metro is adding four hundred bus trips tomorrow compared to the week prior and FIVE HUNDRED trips on Sunday. It's going to take a lot of work to maintain those service levels into the future, but it's been awesome watching Metro embrace the idea of an all-week network.

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Holy shit we’re flying like a bat out of hell. #Acceler8

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Zack Shoemaker @blitzswitch217.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Boop ✅ M's Hat ✅ ORCA Card ✅ Ferry Boat ✅ Anything we're missing? @theorcacard.bsky.social

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

An appropriate companion for the World Cup watch party with @theurbanist.org and @sounderatheart.com

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Sound Transit confirms that it shattered its one-day ridership record on July 6 with the U.S. vs Belgium match. 309,000 riders pressed onto Link trains that day. 5.4 MILLION riders used Link during the entirety of June, easily clearing the previous monthly ridership record.

Egypt v Belgium Match Day 1: 221,000
Australia v United States Match Day 2: 297,000
Bosnia–Herzegovina v Qatar Match Day 3: 237,000
Egypt v Iran Match Day 4: 234,000
Belgium v Senegal Match Day 5: 246,000
United States v Belgium Match Day 6: 309,000

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Sound Transit announces a new Link ridership record: 309,000 on July 6.

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

LRV 136 parked just south of Northgate. Was this one involved in today's incident?

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

At a board meeting this morning, Sound Transit CEO Dow Constantine says "localized damage" to the overhead wire system near UW station caused the system outage that began this morning and is still ongoing. He says the repairs are expected to take several more hours.

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 08/07/2026

Latest data on transit ridership show the Seattle region's 12-month rolling light rail ridership is now #2 in the nation, behind Los Angeles. Seattle is now carrying 68% more riders on light rail than it did pre-pandemic. Updated on Transport Databook: www.thetransportpolitic.com/databook/us-...

Transit ridership over time (12-month rolling data), US light rail systems. Updated May 2026.

Ridership recovery over time (12-month rolling data) from pre-pandemic conditions, US light rail systems. Updated May 2026.

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Jason Rabinowitz @airlineflyer.net · 05/07/2026

A $3 @mta.info subway fare and some good Q train timing can buy you one hell of a view of the July 4th fireworks and the Brooklyn Bridge light show! Huge shoutout to the train operator for slow rolling over the Manhattan Bridge and the conductor for announcing it.

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Watching the World Cup aboard a former state ferry on Lake Washington

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Hello World Cup, in Seattle, for the first time ever.

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

The very last Community Transit route out of Downtown Seattle ends today. This is the last run of Route 424, which is being replaced by Route 908 on Monday.

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

It's Pride Month aboard the King County Water Taxi

A Pride flag waving on a boat with the Seattle skyline in the background

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Heidi Groover @heidigroover.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

More than 10,000 people applied for Seattle's social housing lottery after the social housing developer bought its first building. www.seattletimes.com/business/rea...

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Why more than 10K people want to rent in this Seattle building

Seattle’s first social housing building has just 150 apartments. The number of applicants to move in is a sign of the city’s need for affordable housing.

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Brett Hamil @bretthamil.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Car Facing north in the southbound lane at Mt Baker station 35 feet above the ground

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

The 'P' in ASAP stands for parking in a bike lane apparently.

Amazon truck parked in a bike lane at 4th Avenue and Pine Street

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Katie Wilson: "While I strongly support additional investment in Renton, and very much understand the motivations behind this amendment, I also strongly share the sentiment that we are Sound Transit, not Sound Parking."

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Wes Mills 🥌 @oowm.org · 28/05/2026

Every single person who appreciates the numeric station codes just got vindicated as this public commenter spoke out in favor of building "Number 59 Station", which is the number Graham Street would use on opening.

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

The Sound Transit Board will be deciding on the future of the ST3 plan today. Full house, with overflow starting to fill as well.

Meeting room with a fully seated audience

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

What a gorgeous design. And it isn't $20 like the LA cards.

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Columbia City really pops off during the farmer's market, dang.

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Benjamin Donguk Lukoff @lukobe.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I had the good fortune to meet him back when I was the “Seattle History Examiner,” working on the U District Museum Without Walls, and writing my book. He encouraged my love of writing about history. I will forever be grateful. May his memory be for a blessing. www.writesofway.org/paul-dorpat-...

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Paul Dorpat, 1938-2026

The dean of Seattle local historians, Paul Dorpat, has died. Below is the obituary on his own site, written by longtime collaborators Jean Sherrard and Clay Eals. I had the good fortune to make his…

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

My collection of ORCA card designs is very close to being complete. If anyone has leads on the 2018 Special Olympics and 2019 Kitsap Transit/Olympic College designs, please let me know. A true family portrait is needed.

A collection of ORCA cards, arranged in rows based on years of release

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Amtrak Cascades @amtrakcascades.wsdot.wa.gov · 28/05/2026

The new Amtrak Cascades was out for signal compatibility testing today and Walter Baird, @AviationSeattle on Insta, was in the right place at the right time. He shared pictures so I can share with you. Thank you Walter!

The new Amtrak Cascades cab car rests during a break from signal compatibility testing at Tukwila. The cab car sports the Amtrak Cascades colors of Evergreen, Mocha, and Cream.

The new Amtrak Cascades trainset rests during a break from signal compatibility testing at Tukwila. The trainset sports the Amtrak Cascades colors of Evergreen, Mocha, and Cream.

The new Amtrak Cascades trainset rests during a break from signal compatibility testing at Tukwila. In this image, you can see four passenger cars and the WSDOT locomotive. The train colors are called Evergreen, Mocha, and Cream.

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Jeremiah Oshan @jeremiah.sounderatheart.com · 23/05/2026

My big takeaways: Congrats to Cristian Roldan and wow, we are taking a lot of defenders. 10 feels like we are over-indexing on that part of the field.

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

3 hours stuck on the Cascades waiting for a fatality incident to clear. Just rough to watch my bus transfer slip away completely.

Sign with Car 4, 20:44, 0 miles per hour aboard a train car

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Jeff Kassouf @jeffkassouf.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

NEWS: Spokane Zephyr FC is folding after two seasons in the USL Super League. Ownership informed players on Monday, per multiple sources. Zephyr was the league's only team in the Pacific Time Zone. A statement from a USL spokesperson:

Following careful evaluation of the long-term direction for professional women’s soccer in Spokane, Spokane Zephyr FC will not participate in the 2026/27 Gainbridge Super League season.
We thank the Spokane community for its support over the past two seasons and the role it has played in the club’s journey.
As the league continues to evolve, we remain committed to strengthening women’s soccer and creating more opportunities across the game.

-- USL statement on Spokane Zephyr

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Joe Veyera @joeveyera.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Ken Jennings is a real one. www.instagram.com/p/DYi5ddcCii...

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Jason Rabinowitz @airlineflyer.net · 24/04/2026

Amtrak's third Cascades Airo set is on the move to the Northeast for testing, but Amtrak released video of it getting its most real life testing before deployment to the Pacific Northwest: Rain

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Just close all the driveways, then. Fair trade.

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

No better way to kick off AANHPI Heritage Month with a dose of public racism on transit. Reported, a supervisor arrived but was unable to kick them off, and then got a second dose with a threat of physical harm. This is ridiculous. I just wanted to ride the bus home.

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Harper @harlander.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

One of the greatest headlines ever made

The Daily Mail News
'Fury as 'white female mamdani' mayor who has never owned a car takes away lane of road from motorists to stop route 8 bus she rides from being late'

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Phase 2 is today's big announcement. SDOT will install a full eastbound BAT lane between 5th and Stewart St and PERMANENTLY CLOSE the slip lane from Denny onto Yale Avenue.

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Tom Bogert @tombogert.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

If mlssoccer dot com -- THE OFFICIAL LEAGUE SITE -- doesn't care enough to get the all-time leading scorer stats right, why should anywhere else?

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Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · 07/04/2026

What is the highest honor a Wikipedia article can receive? To some, that's "featured" status. A featured article goes through peer review and is assessed by the Wikipedia community before earning its star. 🧵⬇️ (1/3)

Wikipedia app showing featured article about Duffield Memorial on a phone screen. Text reads: What makes Wikipedia's Featured articles special?

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Sound Transit CEO Dow Constantine just announced that 205,000 riders boarded trains on the opening day of the Crosslake Connection, a number that's second only to the Super Bowl Parade.

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Metro @wmata.com · 01/04/2026

NOW AVAILABLE at DCMetrostore.com The Metro bed collection: Bedtime Bus – SKU: MB-BUS003 Sweet Dream Access – SKU: MB-ACC002 7000 Series Sleeper – SKU: MB-RC7000 Each model is designed for a smooth journey to dreamland 🙂‍↕️💤🛏️ All orders ship Neveruary 1.

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

We really, really like trains here. The event yesterday was a blast but some of the planning (main corridor width, entry spacing) was clearly made for a much smaller crowd.

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Sound Transit should really add that scarf to the merch store.

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Riding a train on the floating bridge is just surreal. 10 years since I was at the groundbreaking and only 2 days from opening. The #CrosslakeConnection is going to be transformative.

View of a seat on a train with an empty freeway bridge and the Bellevue skyline in the background.

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