On Saturday morning (Dec. 19th) at 10am, Sound Transit opened its Link light rail service to SeaTac with lots of ceremony, local dignitaries, curious passengers, and of course, functioning trains that now link the airport to downtown Seattle.
The first 14 miles of light rail opened from downtown Seattle to Tukwila in July. This final [...]

[ October 3, 2009; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] The 2009 Seattle Solar Tour will be this Saturday, Oct. 3rd from 10am to 4pm, and will feature a Tukwila business called “Johnson Braund Design Group,” which is located at 15200 52nd Ave South.

According to SolarWashington.org:
Come see one of the most energy efficient office spaces in the United States. The headquarters of Johnson [...]

Photo by Michael Brunk
Sound Transit’s Link Light Rail opens for passenger service between Tukwila and downtown Seattle this Saturday, July 18th, with FREE rides all weekend before moving to regular paid service on Monday.
Here’s what riders can expect during opening weekend:

Sat. 7/18 at 8:20am: Inaugural ribbon cutting at Mt. Baker Station. Immediately prior [...]

First it was SeaTac Airport’s new third runway, and now KOMO News is reporting that Sound Transit’s new Link Light rail system is too loud.
According to the story, some local residents are complaining that the new Light Link rail system is too noisy.
One resident even bought a decibel meter and measured the noise level near [...]

[ June 27, 2009; June 28, 2009; ] Highline-area “Hams” will join with thousands of Amateur Radio operators who will be showing off their emergency capabilities over the weekend of June 27th and 28th.

Over the past year, the news has been full of reports of ham radio operators providing critical communications during unexpected emergencies in towns across America, including the California wildfires, [...]

On Thursday, April 16th, Tukwila Police arrested a man who refused to identify himself. Unable to verify the man’s identity, the Tukwila officer fingerprinted the suspect using a high-tech device called “Livescan” and the man’s prints were immediately sent to the AFIS Section’s Tenprint Unit, operated by the King County Sheriff’s Office.
By using King County’s [...]

[ July 18, 2009; ] Sound Transit announced Monday (4/20) that the opening day for the Link light rail service from Tukwila to downtown Seattle will be Saturday, July 18th.

Transit Board Chair and Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels made the announcement Monday at a press conference.

Fares are free for the first weekend, but after that will go to $2.50 each way [...]