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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
Link light rail trains at Othello Station

New approach to fare checking/enforcement moves forward, Fare Ambassador program doubles

By Rachelle Cunningham

It’s been a long journey since Sound Transit began the process of updating its approach to fare compliance more than four ye… Read more
A bike rider using an on-demand smart bike locker.

Park and ride: New secure bike parking lockers headed to a station near you!

By Bruce Gray

Good news for people who want to combine bikes and transit but don’t want to bring their bikes on board busy trains. Soun… Read more
A graphic of a hand tapping an ORCA card on a card reader, with a Link train in the background.

New ORCA ticket system rollout continues with new card readers, ticket machines

By Scott Thompson

As many riders have noticed, crews continue installing new ORCA ticket vending machines (TVM) and card readers at stations t… Read more
Verdant art by Leo Saul Berk graces the pedestrian bridge at Overlake Village Station.

Sound Transit station art and artists featured at Bellevue Art Museum exhibition

By Sound Transit

The Bellevue Arts Museum’s Biennial on Architecture and Urban Design features Sound Transit’s public art program (… Read more