Midweek Roundup: 200,000 riders

Seattle Transit Blog 2/18 12:01A Nathan Dickey

Headlines: Vehicle Barrier Plan for Pike Place Market Comes Into View (The Urbanist) Issaquah Pitches Case for Keeping Its Light Rail Line on Track (The Urbanist) Light rail carried over 200K riders on Seahawks Super Bowl parade day (The Seattle...

South Snohomish County cold weather shelter in Lynnwood open Wednesday, Feb. 18

My Edmonds News (Public Safety) 2/17 4:28A MyEdmondsNews

With a low temperature of 28 degrees in the forecast, the South Snohomish County cold weather shelter will be open Wednesday, Feb. 18. Note the later pickup and arrival times [ ]

Sculpture unveiling on Edmonds waterfront February 19, 2026

Shoreline Area News 2/16 11:14P DKH

Art Walk Edmonds invites the community to a special unveiling event on Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 5:30pm at the Edmonds Waterfront Center, celebrating the installation of a striking new sculpture titled “Memories” by artist Ken Barnes. Carved...

Sound Transit 2 Travel Times and Recap

Seattle Transit Blog 2/16 11:00P Wesley Lin

The full build out of Sound Transit 2 coming close after the December 6 opening of Federal Way Link Extension and the upcoming March 2026 full East Link . This article will go over the a map of...

Learn from Mexico City: Multi-modal network

Seattle Transit Blog 2/15 11:00P Martin Pagel

While Mexico City s population keeps growing (currently at 23 million ), it has become the city with the worst traffic and one of the most polluted cities in the world. To address these challenges,...

Sunday Movie: Amtrak’s new trains

Seattle Transit Blog 2/14 11:00P Nathan Dickey

Amtrak recently held an exclusive first look ceremony at their new Airo trainsets coming to certain routes nationwide over the next few years. Today s videos review the new trains, which are coming to our very own Amtrak Cascades route first. The...

2 Line Simulated Service Begins

Seattle Transit Blog 2/14 4:00A Michael Smith

2 Line train (left) and 1 Line train (right) at Pioneer Square station The first scheduled Link 2 Line train departed International District/Chinatown station (CID) this morning, marking the start of...

Friday Roundtable: Community Transit’s History

Seattle Transit Blog 2/12 11:00P Nathan Dickey

Community Transit logos, 1974-2025. (Community Transit via HistoryLink.org) An excellent new essay on HistoryLink explains the history of Community Transit (CT), the public transit authority of...

Ridership Patterns for King County Metro Route 60

Seattle Transit Blog 2/12 12:00A Michael Smith

Route 60 travels inbound from Westwood Village to Capitol Hill via White Center, South Park, Georgetown, Beacon Hill, the International District, and First Hill. Outbound trips travel in the reverse...

Midweek Roundup: Seahawks Victory Parade

Seattle Transit Blog 2/11 12:05A Nathan Dickey

Massive gridlock and transit reroutes today as the Seahawks celebrate their second Super Bowl win; here s how to take transit to the victory parade . If you re local and want to go, strongly consider riding a bike instead . Headlines: King County...

Shorewood Wrestling sending 13 to State Tournament

Shoreline Area News 2/10 7:32P DKH

Max Uckun over Mount Vernon Photo by Happiness Angkel By Tricia Norton Saturday February 7, 2026, Shorewood boys faced off against WesCo South, Oak Harbor and Mount Vernon for the WIAA District 1 South Championships at Edmonds Woodway High...

Council OKs moratorium on development in Deer Creek CARA, $500K contract for treatment plant

My Edmonds News (City Government) 2/10 7:13P MyEdmondsNews

Key takeaways: The Council unanimously approves moratorium on permit applications in Deer Creek Critical Aquifer Recharge Area. Councilmembers also OK a $500,000 sole-source contract with Jacobs...

Time for both - Sunday Sign-waving and Seahawks Sunday

Shoreline Area News 2/10 1:24A DKH

In response to claims that protesters are paid. This sign says differently. Photo by Pam Cross Even on Superbowl Sunday with the Seahawks taking the field (and emerging emphatically victorious) area protestors made time to stand up for...

Feliks Banel from Humanities Washington to speak at meeting of Sno-King School Retirees February 19,...

Shoreline Area News 2/10 12:27A DKH

Feliks Banel Photo courtesy Humanities Washington How did your town get its name? What about your neighborhood or school? You are invited to join Sno-King School Retirees at our general membership meeting on February 19, 2026. Speaker Feliks...

Route 60 Improvements

Seattle Transit Blog 2/9 11:00P Wesley Lin

Route 60 improvements Metro is studying improvements for Route 60 . https://kingcountymetro.blog/2026/01/16/metro-studying-transit-improvements-on-route-60/ The goal of the improvements is to reduce...