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    Seattle, WA 98104

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    About Sound Transit

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    401 South Jackson Street
    Seattle, WA 98104
    http://www.soundtransit.org/
    206.398.5000
    800.201.4900

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    Sound Transit plans, builds and operates express bus, light rail and commuter train services. It serve the urban areas of King, Pierce and Snohomish counties.

    Products and Press Releases

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    Shelters, Stations, Fixtures, Parking & Lighting

    Sound Transit Station Earns LEED Gold

    July 3, 2024
    LEED certification provides Sound Transit independent verification of sustainable design two months ahead of the opening of the Lynnwood Link Extension on Aug. 30.
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    Facilities

    Sound Transit selects Operations and Maintenance Facility South project location

    July 1, 2024
    The OMF is part of Sound Transit's plans to its a 35-mile, 39-station light-rail system into a 116-mile, 83-station regional network.
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    Facilities

    Sound Transit, FTA issue Final Environmental Impact Statement for Operations and Maintenance Facility South

    June 11, 2024
    The Final EIS responds to comments on the 2021 and 2023 Draft EIS documents, provides a detailed look at project benefits and potential impacts and mitigation measures that would...
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    Infrastructure

    Sound Transit performing Lynnwood Link Extension pre-revenue testing

    June 10, 2024
    The agency is working towards finishing up the testing phase on the 8.5-mile-long track before opening on Aug. 30.
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    Fare Collection

    Sound Transit to begin fare inspections at Link stations June 3

    May 29, 2024
    The first phase of the new program will see fare ambassadors test several methods of platform inspections before the Aug. 30 opening of the 1 Line expansion to Lynnwood.
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    Infrastructure

    Sound Transit’s Lynwood Link extension to open Aug. 30

    April 5, 2024
    The 8.5-mile segment will add four new stations, with trains running approximately every eight minutes.
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    Management

    Sound Transit appoints Terri Mestas as first deputy CEO for megaproject delivery

    March 29, 2024
    The new position created by Sound Transit will help lead the development of the agency’s concurrent projects quickly and effectively and bring forth ways to accelerate project...
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    Seating, Fabrics and Flooring

    Sound Transit to begin installing vinyl seat covers on Link light-rail vehicles

    March 18, 2024
    The agency expects 10 cars to be fitted with the seat inserts by mid-March as part of a new three-month pilot to improve seating on Link light-rail vehicles.
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    Infrastructure

    Sound Transit to mitigate crowding when Lynnwood Link extension opens

    March 11, 2024
    Among the steps the agency is proposing are increased storage capacity for trains, which allows for more frequent service during peak hours, and alternative bus service between...
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    Power Converters, Battery Chargers and Inverters

    Sound Transit to utilize wireless charging along Stride BRT corridor

    InductEV
    Feb. 22, 2024
    InductEV's wireless charging technology will ensure Sound Transit is prepared for a new installment of 33 added battery-electric double-decker buses.

    Articles & News

    Jeff Tuzik
    Rail

    Stuart Grassie receives Wheel Rail Seminars' 2024 Worth Award

    Jeff Tuzik
    July 5, 2024
    Grassie has worked in the railroad industry for nearly 50 years, helping railways and transit systems around the world.
    King County Metro Transit
    Fare Collection

    Fare technology updates: King County Metro and Sound Transit, SolTrans, Société de transport de Laval

    Brandon Lewis
    June 26, 2024
    The transit agencies are changing the way riders pay for fares to enhance the customer experience.
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    Infrastructure

    First portion of Sound Transit Link 2 Line begins service

    Brandon Lewis
    April 29, 2024
    The 6.6-mile initial segment of the Link 2 Line includes eight stations, with service every 10 minutes, 16 hours a day, seven days a week.
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    Vehicles

    Vehicle Design: Managing Wheel/Rail-Generated Noise and Vibration from the Ground Up

    Jeff Tuzik
    April 16, 2024
    In the first of a two-part series, the relationship between vehicle and track design is examined to understand how the affiliation can mitigate vibration and noise on rail transit...
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    Bus

    King County Executive Constantine proposes new transit services to King County Metro bus network

    Brandon Lewis
    Feb. 9, 2024
    If the proposed changes are adopted by the King County Council, initial upgrades to the King County Metro bus network will begin with the Aug. 31 service change alongside the...
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    Management

    Julie Timm to leave Sound Transit Jan. 12, 2024

    Brandon Lewis
    Dec. 13, 2023
    Since joining Sound Transit in September 2022 as CEO, Timm has overseen a renewed emphasis on the rider experience.
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    Members of TriMet's Community Safety Team checking a train in downtown Portland, Ore., in April 2023.
    Safety & Security

    UW Study Shows Riders Risk of Secondhand Drug Exposure Minimal; Additional Study is Needed to Assess Risk to Operators

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    Oct. 3, 2023
    The five transit agencies in Washington State and Oregon that commissioned the first-of-its-kind study are putting mitigation recommendations into practice to keep riders and ...
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    Safety & Security

    UW study finds traces of drugs on transit buses at levels unlikely to cause risks to worker health

    Brandon Lewis
    Sept. 8, 2023
    The study found fentanyl and methamphetamine on board numerous transit vehicles, but the positive samples contained small amounts that are unlikely to cause acute medical conditions...
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    Testing on the initial phase of Sound Transit's 2 Line, which is set to open for service in spring of 2024.
    Infrastructure

    Sound Transit to open starter 2 Line in spring 2024

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    Aug. 25, 2023
    The first portion of the East Link light-rail project will open with eight stations between the South Bellevue and Redmond Technology stations.
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    Sound Transit began simulated service testing of the Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension.
    Rail

    Sound Transit begins simulated service testing on Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    July 14, 2023
    The 2.4-mile light-rail extension includes six new stations and one relocated station that will link the Theater District up to the Stadium District and south to St. Joseph.

    Videos & Resources

    Weekly Transit Update 4/8/2016
    Rail

    Weekly Transit Update 4/8/2016

    April 9, 2016
    Your weekly update features BART's Fleet of the Future, rabbittransit's driver recruitment campaign, Valley Metro Bus Rodeo, Sound Transit's Northgate Link Extension and a behind...
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    Northgate Link Extension TBM Cutterhead Being Lifted Out of UW Retrieval Shaft

    April 8, 2016
    The cutterhead measures 21 ½ feet in diameter. Sound Transit’s tunneling contractor JCM Northlink will spend the next few weeks removing the 600-ton, 333-foot long machine from...

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    Mobile Applications

    New app helps riders with mobility needs navigate two Sound Transit stations 

    Feb. 21, 2024
    GoodMaps uses a riders’ phone camera to detect their location with an accuracy of up to two inches and allows riders to receive voice, visual or haptic signal instructions to ...
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    Infrastructure

    Initial segment of Sound Transit’s Link 2 Line to open April 27

    Feb. 19, 2024
    The 6.5-mile segment of the East Link Extension includes eight new stations in Bellevue and Redmond, Wash.
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    Hybrid, Hydrogen & Electric Vehicles

    Sound Transit orders 33 electric double decker buses from Alexander Dennis

    NFI Group
    Feb. 13, 2024
    The electric buses will serve the new Stride bus rapid transit and will be the introduction of Alexander Dennis’ electric bus technology to North America.
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    Infrastructure

    Sound Transit’s Stride BRT to be part of new regional transportation system to improve I-405 commute

    Jan. 24, 2024
    In partnership with WSDOT, the I-405 Stride BRT includes the S1 Line between Burien and Bellevue scheduled to open in 2028, the S2 Line between Bellevue and Lynnwood scheduled...
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    Management

    Sound Transit Board approves Goran Sparrman’s appointment as interim CEO

    Jan. 12, 2024
    Sparrman will succeed Julie Timm, who is returning to the East Coast to take care of family matters.
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    Management

    Sound Transit Board of Directors to consider one-year appointment of Goran Sparrman as interim CEO

    Jan. 10, 2024
    Sparrman is the current business development officer and vice president at HNTB Corporation and has more than 30 years of experience in the public and private sector.
    Rail

    Sound Transit’s Link light-rail service to be disrupted for three weeks for service improvements

    Jan. 8, 2024
    The work is essential to improving the state of the system, as Sound Transit prepares for growth later in 2024 and beyond.
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    Fare Collection

    Sound Transit Board of Directors approves Link light-rail flat fare

    Dec. 18, 2023
    The new fare structure takes effect in fall 2024 with the opening of Lynnwood Link Extension and will not affect ORCA LIFT fares or senior/disabled fares.
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    Fare Collection

    Sound Transit to begin issuing fare violations Nov. 15

    Nov. 3, 2023
    On the third and fourth interactions without proof of payment, passengers will be issued violations that can be resolved through an online class, engagement activity or fine.