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Tag Archives: Transportation

Trainspotting with NPI: Watch pre-revenue service light rail trains glide through Bellevue

Excerpt: Watch footage of simulated light rail service in Redmond in this latest installment of our Trainspotting series.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Sound Transit’s East Link gets an opening date: 2 Line service to begin on April 27th

Excerpt: The debut of light rail in NPI's hometown is a huge milestone and one we've been eagerly awaiting since this organization's early years.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Trainspotting with NPI: Follow an LRV as it heads into Redmond Technology at sunset

Excerpt: Watch footage of simulated light rail service in Redmond in this latest installment of our Trainspotting series.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell call for more oversight of Boeing after whistleblower account published

Excerpt: Washington State's two United States Senators aren't happy with Boeing, and both have issued public calls for more oversight and accountability of the company and its manufacturing operations.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Senator Cantwell demands answers of FAA as agency says it’s investigating Boeing

Excerpt: The Federal Aviation Administration notified Boeing it will be probing the company for alleged compliance with its approved 737 MAX aircraft design, while Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) demanded answers from the FAA concerning its oversight of both Boeing and Kansas-based Spirit AeroSystems.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Eight good reads about Alaska Airlines 1282, which lost a door-sized plug after takeoff

Excerpt: On January 5th, 2024, an Alaska Airlines flight that departed from Portland enroute to Ontario, California was forced to return after part of the aircraft body tore away in flight. There were no fatalities. Read a roundup of stories about the accident.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Recently hired Sound Transit CEO Julie Timm departing agency to care for her father

Excerpt: Timm will be leaving the agency in order to return to the East Coast to take care of family matters, the agency announced in a statement.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Sound Transit begins pre-revenue light rail testing on the Eastside, opens RTS garage

Excerpt: In the latest sign that the Eastside's long wait for light rail service is nearing an end, Sound Transit this week began pre-revenue testing on the future 2 Line between Bellevue and Redmond and invited the public to begin using the Redmond Technology Station garage in the heart of the Microsoft campus.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Sound Transit opens Hilltop Link extension to riders on sun-filled Saturday in Tacoma

Excerpt: Experience or relive the ribbon cutting for Hilltop Link, an extension of the T-Line streetcar system in the City of Destiny.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Trainspotting with NPI: Light rail vehicles roll into Redmond for daytime Line 2 testing

Excerpt: View some incredible videos of trains rolling into Redmond for daytime Link light rail testing - and get ready to travel light in 2024!
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Taking Hilltop Link for a test spin: This is what it was like to ride up to St. Joseph in Tacoma

Excerpt: In advance of the grand opening on Saturday morning, Sound Transit kindly offered a preview ride for agency boardmembers and representatives of media organizations. CEO Julie Timm and senior agency staff were present to talk about the new streetcar vehicles and stations, and did a great job explaining the history of the project and the obstacles Sound Transit overcame to get it built.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Sound Transit Board agrees to open Redmond to Bellevue segment of East Link in 2024

Excerpt: The East Link extension, approved as part of Sound Transit Phase II in 2008, will connect Bellevue and Redmond to Mercer Island and Seattle when complete. Defective construction on the cross-lake segment (which is necessitating a do-over of some work) prompted the agency to rethink the original opening plans.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Spokane inaugurates service on City Line, its first bus rapid transit route

Excerpt: The service is a six-mile long bus rapid transit line that begins in Browne’s Addition, a historic neighborhood near Spokane’s Downtown area, and winds through downtown and the Gonzaga University District, all the way to Spokane Falls Community College.
Written by:Caya Berndt
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A new Seattle-area airport isn’t feasible — let’s focus on conservation and high speed rail

Excerpt: There is no "acceptable site" for a big brand new airport anywhere in this region, and no amount of research, planning, or consultation can change that. The state could spend a fortune on more studies and outreach and it wouldn't make a difference.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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