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A Sounder train along the waterfront at Carkeek Park in Seattle

Transit Safari: From Edmonds to Alki without a car

By Katie Metzger

If you’ve ever ridden the Sounder train before – whether from Lakewood or Everett or anywhere in between – you know it’s a g… Read more
An illustration of a 1 Line train headed to SeaTac International Airport with the Seattle skyline in the background

Summertime, when the 1 Line is your best bet to/from the airport

By Bruce Gray

Summer is a busy season for 1 Line light rail trains with more tourists and other infrequent riders travelling between… Read more

An illustration in tones of brown and black showing all riders accepted on board Sound Transit trains and buses.

Celebrate Juneteenth by learning more about our collective history

By Brooke Belman

As Sound Transit prepares for the second celebration of Juneteenth as a federal holiday, it is time to pause and recognize t… Read more
A drone shot of a pedestrian bridge over the NE 60th Street overpass.

A light rail learning experience in Redmond

By Katie Metzger

As we start to celebrate graduations, kick off summer and wrap up another school year, we recognize all of the people who ma… Read more
Zack Ambrose wears a blue shirt and smiles at the camera.

Inside Sound Transit: Pride for our passengers and community

By Katie Metzger

On June 1, we raised the Progress Pride flag outside our Union Station headquarters to kick off a month of commemorating, ce… Read more