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🚊 🚆🚏🚍 | A Tacoma-centric transit account exploring commuting, food, drink and destinations across the City of Destiny, Puget Sound, and beyond. Newsletter-blog: transiterranean.beehiiv.com

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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Hot Shop in the Museum of Glass is one of the best spots in Tacoma and is transit accessible via the @sound-transit.bsky.social T Line at Union Station, the ST Express 594 bus, and a variety of local Pierce Transit buses. #Tacoma #TacomaWA #Transit
A trio of Hot Shop glass artists in front of a glowing orange furnace. One is using a blow torch on a glass vase in progress.
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Included in my latest blog-newsletter edition ... 🚆Checking out a new @amtrakcascades.wsdot.wa.gov Airo trainset. 🚍 Tacoma-area voters to consider Pierce Transit expansion measure in Nov.; ST Express changes ahead 🐟 Mojarra Zarandeada via the 1 bus transiterranean.beehiiv.com/p/amtrak-cas...
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Welcoming Amtrak's new Airo trains; Downtown Tacoma bus stop glow-up; and try these good things via transit
Also: Pierce Transit expansion measure heads to November ballot; ST Express changes ahead; and Mojarra Zarandeada steps from the Route 1 bus.
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Up until recently, this bus stop for Pierce Transit's Route 1, 11, 16, 45 and 57, doubled as a curbside trash-collection area, sometimes preventing bus drivers from opening the rear door. The trash bins have been thankfully relocated away from one of Downtown Tacoma's most prominent intersections.
A Route 11 / Point Defiance bus serves a bus stop partially obstructed by trash.
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The bus stop glow-up at S. 9th Street & St. Helens Avenue in Tacoma's Theater District continues with the addition of a new mural adjacent to the bus stop.
Looking across a street toward a wall mural with a golden tree. A bus stop shelter is at left; the rear of a bus and a white compact car frames the right shot of the photo.
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Michael Grass @mgrass.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
While very few people would read it, I could write a great guidebook for transit-oriented lapswimming in D.C., L.A., Long Beach, Salt Lake City, San Diego, Seattle and Tacoma.
Bald dude wearing sunglasses and riding a streetcar.
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
This discussion makes me think about Tacoma, a city served by two transit agencies (Sound Transit + Pierce Transit). Sound Transit's T Line Hilltop light rail extension is a useful north-south connection between east-west Pierce Transit bus routes, but there's no system map showing that connection.
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Sure thing!
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Tacoma still has a lot of work to do to make transit a more appealing option. Storing trash bins at bus stops doesn't help. #Tacoma #TacomaWA #PublicTransit #PNW
A Pierce Transit Route 11 bus serves a bus stop blocked by trash bins stored on the sidewalk.
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
That's an understatement.
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
From where to where? Despite its L shape, Route 1 on 6th Avenue and Pacific Avenue functions like a Tacoma crosstown route. (It just needs more frequent weekday evening and better weekend service.)
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Also in this edition ... 🚍 More frequent ST Express Route 574 service can't come fast enough 🚊Wayward motorists vs @sound-transit.bsky.social T Line platforms ➡️ Full newsletter: transiterranean.beehiiv.com/p/basque-che...
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Have you ever tried a box of transit adjacent assorted chocolates from Johnson Candy Company? (Take the T Line to the Hilltop District Station and walk one block north!)
A box of assorted chocolates.
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Analyzing the Route 1 bus stop at 6tu Avenue & Alder Street, which is regularly blocked by delivery drivers.
An Amazon delivery truck partially obstructs a bus stop.
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
The Chihuly Bridge of Glass is currently damaged and closed, cutting off pedestrian access between the Museum of Glass and the T Line at Union Station.
A bridge entrance is blocked off with caution tape.
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
I recently checked out Tacoma's new transit-accessible cheesecake window as part of my latest newsletter edition. Also in this edition ... 🧵 transiterranean.beehiiv.com/p/basque-che... #Tacoma #TacomaWA #PublicTransit #PacificNorthwest
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Tacoma’s new transit accessible cheesecake window; analyzing an often obstructed 6th Ave. bus stop
Also: Bridge of Glass closed; free NYE transit; S Line service held up well during South King County flooding.
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
In my new newsletter-blog edition, I outline what I like about Federal Way Link, make a dinner stop in Kent via the S Line, and look at safety conditions along S. 56th St in Tacoma. transiterranean.beehiiv.com/p/federal-wa... #Tacoma #Seattle #PublicTransit
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What I like about Federal Way Link; a delicious S Line dinner stop in Kent
Also: Tacoma seeks safety feedback on S. 56th Street
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Noah 🚎 @noahsbwilliams.com · 08/12/2025
Night bus vibes 🚌✨
The interior of a 2004 New Flyer DE60LF at night, brilliantly lit up by the red brake lights of the coach in front
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Good evening, Tacoma. #Tacoma #TacomaWA #PNW #Transit #PublicTransit
An illuminated nighttime photo of the Beaux Arts style Elks Temple with a light rail trail approaching an adjacent station.
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Geoffrey Hatchard @imgoph.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
@oranv.com @transiterranean.bsky.social pro-tip: you can see upcoming rail extensions on Apple Maps once an official date has been set by tapping on the entrances at future stations, then tapping the “service resumes” date in the card and then “view on map” in the following menu
The Federal Way extension of Sound Transit’s 1 Line, visible on Apple Maps if you follow the instructions in this post. You can see the extension all the way south to Federal Way from Angle Lake.
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
My newest newsletter-blog edition covers a lot of ground, including: 🗳 #Transit accessible ballot dropboxes in #Tacoma 🚍 @sound-transit.bsky.social wants feedback on ST Express bus fall 2026 changes 🥚 Seeking out deviled eggs at Sig Brewing Read more: transiterranean.beehiiv.com/p/st-express...
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Weigh in on ST Express 2026 bus changes; seeking out Sig’s deviled eggs
Also: Free local bus rides for furloughed feds; Tacoma’s most transit accessible ballot drop box; an $80 ride to Point Defiance.
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Two T Line light-rail trains pass one another on Commerce Street in Downtown Tacoma near the Theater District Station. #Tacoma #TacomaWA #PublicTransit #PNW
Two T Line Link trains travel along adjacent street-level tracks running past older commercial buildings in Downtown Tacoma. A station platform with yellow platform strip and ORCA fare validators are in the foreground.
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Given the Link light rail's rapid expansion, Seattle now has the fastest transit ridership growth of any major US metro area, beating out the continued recovery of DC
A graph of ridership growth, 2025 vs 2024, in the 10 largest US Metro Areas by Transit Use
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Nighttime views on the @sound-transit.bsky.social Express 594 bus between Downtown Seattle and Tacoma via I-5. #Seattle #Tacoma #Transit #PublicTransit #PNW
A darkened interior of a bus with some orange-yellow illumination.
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Oran โอม @oranv.com · 16/10/2025
Happy Skyline extension and TheBus service change day! You can now take the train from the west side of Oahu to the Honolulu airport or connect from Skyline to a rapid bus into town, UH Manoa or Waikiki at the Ahua Lagoon Drive station or many local buses at Kalihi Transit Center.
TheBus system map showing new Skyline stations from Aloha Stadium, Pearl Harbor, Daniel K Inoue International Airport, Lagoon Drive, and Kalihi Transit Center. New A, U, and W rapid bus lines.
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Good evening, Tacoma. The mountain is out. #Tacoma #TacomaWA #PNW
Alpenglow on Mount Rainier with homes in the foreground.
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
On of the best destinations along the T Line in Tacoma is Wright Park, especially this time of year. #Tacoma #PNW
A grassy, hilly area with trees and fall foliage amid blue skies.
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Newly published in my Tacoma-centric newsletter-blog ... 🥾 Puget Creek's indirect transit connection to Commencement Bay. 🚧 New pedestrian crossings take shape in the 6th Ave. Business District. 🍲 Khao soi along the T Line. transiterranean.beehiiv.com/p/tacoma-pug... #Tacoma #Transit #PNW
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Checking out Puget Creek via transit; khao soi along the T Line
Also: New pedestrian crossing improvements take shape along 6th Avenue in Tacoma.
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
The good news: Metro still plans to restore the Route 2 and 12 as trolleybus routes, and electrify the Route 48. The bad news: that's not planned until late 2026, 2029, and 2032 (!) respectively. www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/13/m...
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Metro Plans Trolleybus Investments, with Long Implementation Timelines » The Urbanist
# After pivoting away from an aggressive schedule for battery-bus adoption, King County Metro plans to focus attention on the tried-and-true trolley network. But limited staff, delays obtaining materi...
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
A Pierce Transit Route 1 bus heading eastbound on 6th Avenue in #Tacoma. #TacomaWA #PublicTransit #Transit #PNW
The interior of a bus looking forward with many seats occupied. There are two pink overhead running light strips.
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Joe Veyera @joeveyera.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Sound Transit will operate special Sounder train service for ALDS Game 5 on Friday, departing Lakewood at 2:11 p.m. and Everett at 2:45 p.m., and leaving 45 minutes after the game ends. Regularly scheduled 4:55 trains to Lakewood and 5:15 to Everett will be canceled to accommodate service.
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Sounder special service will operate to Mariners playoff game against the Detroit Tigers | Sound Transit
October 9, 2025 | Seattle sports fans can save on travel time, parking and gas by taking Sound Transit’s popular Sounder trains to Friday’s 5:08 p.m.
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
I'm still a relative newcomer to #Tacoma but is it normal for random strangers to approach you downtown asking if you'll drive them to Titlow Beach so they can "wrestle an octopus" in the water? With this unsolicited request, I can commiserate with the lack of transit access to Titlow Beach. #PNW
Some alpenglow on Mount Rainier as viewed from Downtown Tacoma with the Tacoma Centre office building in the foreground.
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
As someone who commutes a few days a week between Tacoma and UW's Seattle campus via transit, I never take the 586 express bus, which is often delayed on I-5 and proposed to be axed next year. Last Wednesday, the 586 was running 51 minutes behind! transiterranean.beehiiv.com/p/sound-tran...
A Sound Transit bus travels in a red-painted bus-only lane in the University District.
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
My most recent edition includes: 🚍 Sound Transit's proposed express bus changes for fall 2026. 📍Transit-oriented pupusas via the S Line's S. Tacoma Station and Pierce Transit's Route 3. 🎼 Getting home from Tacoma Opera's Das Rheingold via transit. transiterranean.beehiiv.com/p/sound-tran...
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Sound Transit Express bus changes proposed for 2026
Also: Pupusas via the South Tacoma Station and Route 3; and getting home from Tacoma Opera's ‘Das Rheingold’ via transit.
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
I've rebranded my transit-oriented account on Bluesky to align with my new Tacoma-centric transit blog-newletter: transiterranean.beehiiv.com #Tacoma #TacomaWA #PublicTransit
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Transiterranean
A Tacoma-centric newsletter-blog exploring commuting, food, drink and destinations across the City of Destiny, Western Washington, and beyond using transit.
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🪦 TombTomb ⚰️ @tomtomchi.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Went to the new Red Line stations tonight, they’re beautiful!
Lawrence cta station Argyle cta station Berwyn cta station Bryn Mawr cta station
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
💯💯💯
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Funny you mention that, I have something else in progress related to that particular theme, but I'm working on a handdrawn map.
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
There's a newish waterside brewery in #Bellingham where "a pack of locusts" regularly swarms on the limited parking. In a newsletter-blog post, I discuss how to use #transit, including WTA's new waterfront bus service, to reach Beach Cat Brewing: bellingham-by-bus-and-train.ghost.io/beach-cat-be...
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Avoid the ‘Pack of Locusts’ Looking for Parking at Beach Cat’s Bellingham Location
WTA’s June 2025 service expansion provides more transit options for waterfront destinations like Beach Cat Brewing.
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
There's no Sunday bus service in Boise!
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Some Bellinghamsters spend their weekends in the mountains hiking. I ended up writing a newsletter-blog post about transit-accessible pharmacies and the local impacts of Rite Aid's bankruptcy. bellingham-by-bus-and-train.ghost.io/rite-aid-ban... #Bellingham #BellinghamWA #transit
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Rite Aid’s Bankruptcy Complicates Transit Access to Pharmacies in Bellingham
Local non-drivers may have new hoops to jump through to get their prescriptions filled.
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Alex Wenzel @alexwenzel.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
There is a lot of money to be extracted from people if transit agencies are allowed to keep falling off fiscal cliffs across the country.
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
As a transit-oriented lapswimmer, I've been on some *interesting* California transit-travel adventures (and walked across plenty of overbuilt and mostly empty parking lots) to swim laps. But there are some pools with some handy transit connectivity.
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Earlier this week for my Bellingham transit blog-newsletter, I documented an atypical loop of the city using WTA's new Routes 9, 10 and 18 (plus Route 3), including stops at Little Squalicum Pier, Cornwall Park and El Sueñito for a tamale lunch. bellingham-by-bus-and-train.ghost.io/bellingham-l...
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An Atypical Loop of Bellingham Using Some of WTA’s New Bus Routes
Checking out the new Routes 9, 10, and 18, introduced as part of June's service expansion.
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OPB @opb.org · 27/06/2025
A Jackson County public transportation district is laying off employees and reducing bus service after the administration tied its federal funding to immigration enforcement.
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Public transit in Southern Oregon community suffers cuts to service, staffing amid funding fight with feds
The Rogue Valley Transportation District has laid off 82 employees and expects to cut services by 60% in the coming months, as $7 million in federal reimbursements remains in limbo.
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Oran โอม @oranv.com · 22/06/2025
After over a year of neglect, I finally updated my Seattle Transit Map! September will mark the tenth anniversary of the map. The website itself needs work but the new layer is now online. seattletransitmap.com/app/
June 2025 edition of Seattle Transit Map
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
When SUVs junk up a perfectly nice streetscape photo of a bus ... #transit
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Marco Chitti @chittimarco.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
There is a consensus in literature and empirical evidence out there that the driving factors in boarding times for transit vehicles are: 1. vertical & horizontal gap (the most important one) 2. width of doors 3. number of doors 4. Internal flows Yet, some bus operators just ignore this.
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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Community Transit here in the Seattle area asked me to narrate a new video series about the importance of public transit and it turned out great! Second ep just dropped.
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The Transit Effect - Ep. 2: The Route to Prosperity
YouTube video by Community Transit
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
For my Bellingham transit blog-newsletter sidehobby, I look at WTA's long-awaited June 2025 service expansion; how No Kings protesters packed local buses on Saturday; and Route 1 bus stop consolidation. bellingham-by-bus-and-train.ghost.io/wta-june-202... #Bellingham #BellinghamWA #transit
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WTA’s June Service Expansion Has Started; No Kings Protesters in Bellingham Pack Local Buses
Also, Route 1 stops have been consolidated in Fairhaven and South Hill. And some factoids from transit trivia night!
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Transiterranean @transiterranean.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
For my Bellingham transit newsletter-blog sidehobby, I examine how @wsdot.wa.gov fish passage construction work along I-5 is impacting County Connector bus service in Skagit and Whatcom counties. bellingham-by-bus-and-train.ghost.io/i-5-wsdot-co... #transit #Bellingham #BellinghamWA
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How WSDOT I-5 Construction Impacts Regional Transit Connections in Skagit and Whatcom Counties
With the County Connector buses, an increasingly important question: Will you make your connecting bus?
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