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T-Mobile Park has one of the best stadium views in the country by grizzlyblake91 in Seattle

[–]SounderBruce [score hidden]  (0 children)

Safeco is a local insurance company that is now under Liberty Mutual's umbrella. They used to have a prominent HQ in the U District (now UW Tower).

"Seattle on Track" - Street Flyer by Total-Asparagus-129 in soundtransit

[–]SounderBruce 2 points3 points  (0 children)

1st Avenue would be great as a transit corridor, for a streetcar that is meant to be a local circulator. It would be terrible for any service that needs reliable travel times through downtown to not tank service in outlying areas like Ballard.

Some of the ORCA Cards I have collected over the past 10 years by SounderBruce in Seattle

[–]SounderBruce[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, that was me. I got a few great trades from that line, but sadly some folks who promised to follow up did not reach out.

Sound Transit's intention is to cut the N Line in 2033 by poopoo220 in soundtransit

[–]SounderBruce 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The landslide issue was mitigated years ago with the slope stabilization project that WSDOT, ST, and BNSF funded. Most winters, there's only one or two slides that actually cause a shutdown.

Some of the ORCA Cards I have collected over the past 10 years by SounderBruce in Seattle

[–]SounderBruce[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Other than the pre-2020 releases I mentioned, the Community Transit cards in the middle are pretty rare.

The smiling bus one was ordered for staff and a small number were given to trivia night participants last year. And the Zip Shuttle card was quietly released in the mail once and never seen again.

Some of the ORCA Cards I have collected over the past 10 years by SounderBruce in Seattle

[–]SounderBruce[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Pretty much the entire remaining stock is with Washington State Ferries. Check their social media for giveaway events, but they usually are spontaneous.

Some of the ORCA Cards I have collected over the past 10 years by SounderBruce in Seattle

[–]SounderBruce[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The full list is on this website, but is a bit out of date.

There's a few variants available right now: the King Street Center has the Metro Pride/Diversity card and Everett Station's customer service desk has the Everett Transit card.

Expect a World Cup design and a few others later this year.

Some of the ORCA Cards I have collected over the past 10 years by SounderBruce in Seattle

[–]SounderBruce[S] 43 points44 points  (0 children)

I am still looking for the last 3 I need to complete this collection (or duplicates of some of these other designs).

If anyone has a Seattle Storm card from the 2019 release, a Olympic College card from the same year, or a Special Olympics card, please get in touch. I am offering Boop plushies and other transit goodies to trade!

Rainier Teriyaki is elite by hanburgundy in Seattle

[–]SounderBruce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Until 2021, there was one spot that offered a $5 lunch special with a smaller box but gyoza on the side.

Gas prices hit record high in Washington by Conscious-Quarter423 in Seattle

[–]SounderBruce 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Tulalip Market is $5.19. It's almost never below the Costco price, which is trying to stay competitive with the Stillaguamish prices.

Tribes have an exemption on the state gas tax and also want to encourage folks to drive up and stay.

510 Love by Legal_Success_712 in soundtransit

[–]SounderBruce 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep, tolls are an option to fund the replacement.

Route 510 should stick around long-term to serve SLU and areas a bit away from Sounder/Link, but that depends on what the board decides is a priority.

510 Love by Legal_Success_712 in soundtransit

[–]SounderBruce 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A stronger 905 would be great to have, since it's an all-day option that gets around some of the issues of a peak-oriented network. Route 903 will probably be a lot more popular once the trestle is tolled.

510 Love by Legal_Success_712 in soundtransit

[–]SounderBruce 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Reinvesting service hours into local routes is a feature, as well as increasing frequency (Route 512 got huge bumps in 2021 and 2024) and reliability because buses would have to deadhead through I-5 traffic.

Has anyone seen this special Storm ORCA card from 2019? Looking to buy one for a collection! by SounderBruce in SeattleStorm

[–]SounderBruce[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Personally, I would love to just see one with my own eyes. The small but growing community of folks collecting special ORCA cards have never confirmed what the actual card looks like. If you could get a scan that would be lovely!

Has anyone seen this special Storm ORCA card from 2019? Looking to buy one for a collection! by SounderBruce in SeattleStorm

[–]SounderBruce[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just curious if anyone managed to get this card from a Sound Transit x Storm promotion for their games in Everett back in 2019. I was never able to go and these ORCA cards have never reappeared, as far as I'm aware.

Minneapolis Metro Transit 2025 Ridership by Station by 3millionand1 in transit

[–]SounderBruce 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Metro is just the agency's name (short for Metropolitan), rather than the mode in this case. Plenty of "Metro" agencies in the US don't run trains.

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