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University Place, WA · Traffic & Transit
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Construction alert for riders at Lynnwood City Center Station
Starting Monday, Oct. 19, the following changes will take place at Lynnwood City Center Station due to Sound Transit's Stride S2 bus rapid transit construction. Bay D1 will be closed for construction. Southbound ST 535 will move from Bay D1 to Bay D2. Northbound routes 901, 903, 904, and 905...
seattlemedium.com
City Of Seattle Seeks Community Input On Beacon Avenue Safety Improvements
Seattle transportation officials are restarting work on the next phase of safety improvements along Beacon Avenue South, where 242 traffic crashes were reported between 2021 and 2025, including one fatality and 11 serious injuries. The city is beginning preliminary design work on the central and southern portions of the corridor and is inviting Beacon Hill residents to review early concepts and help shape the plans.
shorelineareanews.com
Portion of 68th NE to be closed for nighttime boring for Stride 3 construction
Starting Monday, October 19, 2026 Sound Transit will close southbound 68th Ave NE between SR 522 (NE Bothell Way) and NE 175th Street for nighttime boring across the road. Crews will work from 8pm to 5am Monday through Thursday. This work will be done at night, as daytime work hours are...
fox13seattle.com
Seattle traffic: Multi-vehicle crash, rollover blocks northbound I-5 near Denny Way
SEATTLE - A multi-vehicle crash involving a rollover blocked lanes on northbound I-5 near Denny Way Thursday morning, prompting an emergency response for initial reports of trapped occupants. Crash on northbound I-5 blocks lanes in Seattle. What we know:. Seattle Fire Department crews responded to the scene at approximately 9:05...
livingsnoqualmie.com
Bridge Repairs to Close Two Eastbound I-90 Lanes Near Snoqualmie This Weekend
Two left lanes on eastbound Interstate 90 from east of State Route 18/Snoqualmie Parkway to Southeast North Bend Way (milepost 26-27) will close from 6 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, to 9 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18. This lane closure will allow Washington State Department of Transportation bridge maintenance crews to safely...
fastfoodclub.com
Retirees Are Trading Seattle Traffic For Anacortes, Where Ferries Leave Right From Town
Some people measure retirement in golf rounds or grandkid visits. A growing number of former Seattle commuters measure it in something simpler: minutes not spent sitting on the freeway. North of the city, on an island you can reach without a boat, sits a small town where the ferry terminal...
The Center Square
Seattle transportation eyes $63.5M interfund loan amid massive cash flow issue
(The Center Square) - The Seattle City Council appeared reluctant on Wednesday to sign off on Mayor Katie Wilson’s proposal to “bail out” the transportation department with a $63.5 million interfund loan.. The request comes alongside a proposed parking tax increase to address years of cash-flow issues...
gigharbornow.org
Ballot measure would bring back holiday shuttle, increase bus service in Gig Harbor
If voters pass a Pierce Transit ballot measure in November, Gig Harbor’s lone bus route will see more-frequent stops and extended hours, and both the holiday trolley and Waterfront Connector service will return. Pierce Transit’s Proposition 1 would increase the transit agency’s sales tax from 0.6% to 0.9%. The...
publicola.com
Greater Seattle: A Supermajority, a Mistake, and a Chance
I’ve gone from stunned, to angry, to eventually, “oh, Seattle” since I first learned more than a decade ago that the Seattle Department of Transportation doesn’t charge for street parking in West Seattle. So, while I wasn’t exactly breaking out the champagne, I was relieved when the city finally announced on September 30 that it has decided to expand its parking demand management program to the West Seattle Junction (and to Upper Queen Anne as well.)
hoodline.com
Ferry Sick-Out Cancels Seattle Routes as Engineers Demand 20% Raise
Washington State Ferries riders across Puget Sound woke up Monday to a mess of cancellations and one-boat service, with routes connecting Seattle, Bainbridge Island, Bremerton, Edmonds, Kingston, Mukilteo, Clinton, Port Townsend, Coupeville and the San Juan Islands all hit by crew shortages tied to a wave of sick calls. The disruptions left commuters scrambling for alternate routes or simply stuck on the dock, waiting to see if a boat would show up at all.
westsideseattle.com
LETTER: Sound Transit’s renderings mask the environmental reality at Pigeon Point
The "flattening" of this landscape—and the gloss over the highly criticized segments of the West Seattle alignment, including the Pigeon Point hillside and its Great Blue Heron rookery—highlight how 3D marketing renderings selectively transform massive, invasive engineering into an unrealistically clean and manicured public amenity. The severe reality...
shorelineareanews.com
Op-Ed: SR 522 Permits Are Moving Forward — Residents Should Know What They Mean
Lake Forest Park Resident and Owner of a business on SR522. The views expressed here are my own and do not represent the City of Lake Forest Park or the City Council. Sound Transit has recently submitted four Major Critical Area Permit applications and a Tree Permit to the City of Lake Forest Park for the BT306 portion of the Stride S3 project.
Trains.com
FRA's Fink says funding for shunt enhancers ready, but delivery timelines uncertain: Analysis
SEATTLE — It’s been three years since testing indicated a solution for “loss of shunt,” the connectivity issues that can prevent grade crossing warning devices from operating as a train approaches. But trains are still awaiting the equipment that solves the problem. Following tests conducted by Canadian National in conjunction with Amtrak, CN issued a [...] Read More...
shorelineareanews.com
Tree removal along NE 145th St in Seattle and Shoreline
During October 2026, crews will be removing trees along NE 145th St between SR 522 and I-5. These trees are being removed to prepare for roadway improvements as part of Sound Transit’s Stride S3 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. Sound Transit has worked to minimize tree removal where possible...
livingsnoqualmie.com
Final River Repair Project Work Brings Traffic Delays to SR 202
Traffic will alternate on State Route 202 in Fall City beginning Tuesday, Oct. 13, for landscaping along the state highway. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 13-14, SR 202 traffic will alternate just east of the SR 202/SR 203 roundabout where crews repaired erosion damage this past summer. People traveling in the area should expect delays.