NEW STORY // Sound Transit Breaks Ground on Stride S3 Bothell-to-Shoreline Bus Line
By Ryan Packer via @theurbanist.org
www.theurbanist.org/2026/03/02/s...
02.03.2026 20:28
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NEW STORY // Sound Transit Breaks Ground on Stride S3 Bothell-to-Shoreline Bus Line
By Ryan Packer via @theurbanist.org
www.theurbanist.org/2026/03/02/s...
Local small business!
Coffee makes the commute better - and this new cart is a permitted pilot working with ST’s station activation team!
2 Line goes out of service, unloading hundreds of Sounders fans
Fans head towards soccer stadium
Inside of 2 line train after game, crowded but not packed
Full 2 line train viewed from outside at CHS
Last night was the Sounders home opener - and the home opener for the 2 Line!
Really enjoyed my 3 minute wait and less crowded train on the way home from the game
Orca card reader at CHS
Orca card reader on the 8 bus
Happy tap to pay day - you can now use contactless cards on buses and trains across the PNW!
Orca card reader displaying all the credit cards you can now use to tap to pay
Spotted on the 8 this morning, although the official go live for ORCA contactless payment is Monday! Adult fare riders will be able to use physical and phone wallet credit cards to tap, a feature that will include the usual two hour transfers. Huge for occasional riders, especially sports fans
2 Line to Lynnwood arriving at Symphony Station
Real time display showing a 1 Line train to Federal Way now and 2 Line to IDS in 5 minutes
Day 3 of simulated service for the 2 Line and it’s still just so cool how much of an improvement this level of service is for Seattle. I have ridden the train 8 times and waited a total of like 5 minutes
There’s a lot to love and some stuff to improve on, but that’s what testing is all about!
It was also very fun to see how excited passengers were about the new trains
This Valentines Day, we're doubling the number of trains between Lynnwood+IDS.
Snohomish County Executive/Sound Transit Board Chair Dave Somers and King County Executive/Sound Transit Boardmember Girmay Zahilay are counting down the days until Feb. 14!
Details: www.soundtransit.org/blog/platfor...
It’s absolutely baffling to see the idea of studying rail expansion treated as an attack on Virginia Beach.
You have existing right of way through high demand areas that would really help people who rely on transit from across the region - what’s so scary about a study
It’s official: the Crosslake Connection opens March 28! 🚊🎊
This milestone reflects the vision, hard work, and perseverance of so many people. From past and present board members and agency staff to our WSDOT, federal, and local partners—thank you for helping get us here.
Multimodal connections loading…
Hard to beat the feeling of your bus pulling up right after your friend’s bus pulled off at the end of a night out
Looking back. Moving forward.
Sound Transit CEO Dow Constantine reflects on how we connected more people to more opportunities in 2025 — and what’s ahead in 2026!
Read more in the first post in our new blog series, The Download: www.soundtransit.org/blog/platfor...
Late night on the 1 Line! @sound-transit.bsky.social is running fare free till 3 a.m. on New Year’s Eve!
Trains every 15 minutes during late night hours.
SB: last train from Lynnwood at 1:57 a.m.
ND: last train from Federal Way at 1:56 a.m.
Ready to start seeing more trains on the I-90 floating bridge?
We’re starting pre-revenue operations on the 2 Line’s Crosslake Connection 🚊
Head to The Platform blog to find out what that means for passengers and for the region: www.soundtransit.org/blog/platfor...
Be warned that no matter what the signs say the ligne 8 will not take you to Ballard
Spotted out the window for the first time: a four car test train!
I try to help! No public agency is perfect but we are really all trying our best
They went up on Friday while we were removing the last of the “coming soon” decals!
These signs were printed and placed by Sound Transit staff to provide additional information to passengers. No vigilantes involved
Pike place dressed up for Christmas
The market from above featuring a pig
View of ships arriving from above the overlook
Downtown Seattle viewed from below
Looking good, Seattle
With the 1 Line extension to Federal Way open, all eyes are now on the 2 Line and Crosslake Connection!
With the major milestone of pre-revenue operations around the corner, here’s an update of all the things we’ve been working on.
#1Line #2Line
In case you didn’t make it to the opening of @sound-transit.bsky.social ‘s Federal Way Link Extension, I’ve got the behind the scenes on getting trains prepped and ready to roll
1 line shuttle bus in Capitol Hill
This is the 1 Line to Fall. Now entering, the big dark.
Please hold on
Starting Nov. 8, we’ll have a series of strategic closures on the 1 Line to support repairs, maintenance, and critical 2 Line integration work.
Learn more here: www.soundtransit.org/ride-with-us...
A world first: trains under power are now running across the I-90 floating bridge ⚡
Last night marked a big milestone for the 2 Line’s Crosslake Connection - hear more from Sound Transit CEO Dow Constantine on this historic evening for transit and the entire Central Puget Sound!
An end of July update on the Crosslake Connection!
We’re working closely with our friends @wsdot.wa.gov to prepare the I-90 bridge for trains.
Follow along as we get ready to power things up with live wire testing 🚆
There’s more than one bridge on the I-90 crossing! Learn more about the special track bridges that will guide trains between the fixed and floating bridges at 55 miles an hour.
#SoundTransit #Crosslake
