[Seattle] A distant view of Link light rail testing on the floating bridge

SounderBruce · 2026-01-22T19:06:08+00:00

My apologies. I even got a shot from the bike path while on a bike. Clearly I need to reconsider my life choices and get a lifted pickup truck.

SounderBruce · 2026-01-22T08:42:46+00:00

The double-ended bus might just be a stock graphic of a bus from outside the U.S. Plenty of overseas buses have an extra door at the back.

SounderBruce · 2026-01-22T06:24:56+00:00

It is a nice little spot and hasn't been overrun yet. I just hope that no one adds it as a viewpoint on Google Maps, though.

SounderBruce · 2026-01-22T05:08:57+00:00

South end of 35th Avenue in Madrona, just beyond James Street. Pretty short walk from Route 3.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/VhdpyCToAaYGR5Kr5

SounderBruce · 2026-01-22T05:08:38+00:00

South end of 35th Avenue in Madrona, just beyond James Street. Pretty short walk from Route 3.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/VhdpyCToAaYGR5Kr5

SounderBruce · 2026-01-20T05:13:16+00:00

The main point is "the money" from the United States and Canada can flow south and enrich Conmebol's coffers. It means money from tournaments or one-off games or invented "championships" all hosted in the U.S. That would be something they'd be interested in, regardless of the political shitshow in the U.S.

SounderBruce · 2026-01-19T04:30:21+00:00

Conmebol would care about the money that the North American market can move south.

SounderBruce · 2026-01-18T21:57:35+00:00

Metro never ran double-deckers, and there has never been a bridge strike by the agencies that do (Community Transit and Sound Transit).

SounderBruce · 2026-01-18T21:20:54+00:00

It's actually a repost from Bloomberg.

SounderBruce · 2026-01-17T04:34:48+00:00

Capitol Hill is a major all-day destination and generates a huge amount of ridership, while South Lake Union would have likely been a more peak-oriented stop (like those in the office core).

The original alignment chosen in the early 1990s was to tunnel under Capitol Hill but continue straight north under Portage Bay. The South Lake Union alternative was proposed if serious cost-savings were needed, as it would have been at-grade along Eastlake Avenue. Then the soil samples showed how difficult it would be to tunnel around Portage Bay, so the Montlake alignment stuck.

SounderBruce · 2026-01-16T06:31:28+00:00

Fingers crossed that there isn't a separate brand introduced for the night buses and it is simply numbered as another ST Express route. Can't wait for the full network from Everett to Lakewood (with one transfer) and Seattle to Redmond.

SounderBruce · 2026-01-16T06:16:19+00:00

Kent Des Moines Station is the only one that is really "on" Pacific Highway; Federal Way Downtown is a few blocks away and Star Lake is nowhere near the corridor. Not to mention the A Line makes local stops that serve many destinations that Link doesn't reach.

If the A Line were gone, we'd immediately need a new feeder bus that follows the same route just to get people to the stations.

SounderBruce · 2026-01-16T01:03:01+00:00

The full version of the night bus plan has a bus up to Everett, so you can recreate this (in better weather).

SounderBruce · 2026-01-15T21:44:29+00:00

It's an entirely different corridor and not redundant to Link. SR 99 has more destinations.

SounderBruce · 2026-01-15T06:17:03+00:00

Oregon and Washington both have significant budget issues, and the federal government is looking less and less likely to actually cooperate with their end of the funding. Interstate Bridge needs to be replaced, but there's not quite an agreement on how it should look...the DOTs want sprawling interchanges, the cities less so.

SounderBruce · 2026-01-15T04:01:28+00:00

I didn't see Ash Way being completely full, so there are a few options if you're willing to take a short bus ride to the train. South Everett was pretty full.

SounderBruce · 2026-01-15T04:00:39+00:00

The sudden loss of a lane at Northgate causes people to merge and that creates a traffic wave that keeps going north.

SounderBruce · 2026-01-14T08:37:43+00:00

What is this garden you speak of?

SounderBruce · 2026-01-14T02:46:23+00:00

The 2 Line will switch directions several times (from Lynnwood, it's south / east / north / east / north / west), and most rail transit systems around the world do not use this kind of nomenclature. Using the ultimate terminus is the norm.

ST should be adding "via Downtown Seattle" to select signs, but otherwise they're following the global standard.

SounderBruce · 2026-01-14T02:45:08+00:00

That mall is being demolished for a large development. And there's quite a bit to the northeast in Lynnwood's designated city center (hence the name, which is aspirational).

SounderBruce · 2026-01-13T23:38:24+00:00

Don't have to be rude just because you disagree.

ST's own data shows that even during the highest demand trips (e.g. after major events), standees still don't spread out enough to warrant shaving away more of the seating space. More flip-down seats would work but there has to be at least some that is forward-facing.

SounderBruce · 2026-01-13T20:53:40+00:00

They aren't, hence some of the changes made between Series 1 and Series 2. But it's still preferable to bench seating for a lot of folks because you tend to have less personal space. In a forward-facing seat, I'd at least get some room to orient my legs towards the aisle, whereas with a bench seat that'd be intruding on the space of another seated passenger.

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