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 [...]

Story by Ralph Nichols
Photos & Video by Oran Viriyincy
With Sound Transit’s Link light rail trains running at last between Tukwila and downtown Seattle, it was time to experience this new commuter option. So with my girlfriend, I boarded a train for a round trip from the South 154th Street station late on a busy Seafair [...]

The temperature eclipsed the triple-digit mark early this afternoon in Tukwila, most likely breaking a record for hottest day.
EVAR.
Also, a brush fire erupted on I-5 near Southcenter, and here’s a video clip:
 

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 [...]

On Monday, May 4th, the Washington State Department of Transportation will close the on-ramp to northbound I-405 from Tukwila Parkway for 14 consecutive days to widen and realign the ramp to match the future new lanes on I-405.
The ramp will reopen two weeks later, at 6am on Monday, May 18th.
This is all part of [...]