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Sounder Commuter Rail Service
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Began additional Sounder service (fourth round-trip) between Everett and Seattle
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Began additional Sounder service, including another reverse train, between Tacoma and Seattle
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Broke ground on South Tacoma Sounder station
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Broke ground on Everett Station parking expansion
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Began work on Sounder track improvements from M Street (Tacoma) to Lakewood
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Began Final Design for Sounder D-M Street rail connector between Tacoma and Lakewood
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Opened Mukilteo Sounder station
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Opened Lakewood Station for ST Express bus service
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Completed Environmental documentation for permanent Tukwila Sounder station
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Carried 10 millionth Sounder rider
ST Express Regional Bus Service
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Opened Redmond Transit Center
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Opened North Everett Transit Center/College Station
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Opened Mercer Island Park-and-Ride
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Opened Issaquah Transit Center
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Received 39 new ST Express buses
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Opened South Everett Freeway Station
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Opened I-90 2-Way HOV lanes and ramp (Westbound from Bellevue to Mercer Island)
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Opened Totem Lake Transit Center
Link Light Rail Service
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Broke through second Beacon Hill East Portal with light tunnel boring machine
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Completed work on Tukwila track and guideway
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Awarded finishes package for SeaTac/Airport light rail station
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Completed guideway for Airport Link light rail
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Began testing Link light rail trains in Rainier Valley
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Awarded contract for University Link light rail vehicles
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Completed Link light rail fleet delivery
Agency-wide
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Received 57 percent voter-approval of Sound Transit 2, the mass transit expansion plan
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Carried about 16 million passengers combined on trains and buses
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Began education and training programs for special needs riders
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Obtained international environmental certification
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Issued clean independent financial audit for tenth consecutive year
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Reached 50,000 average combined weekday boardings on trains and buses
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Adopted system integration and expansion work plan