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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
Categories:Policy Topics, Public Planning
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Sound Transit’s University Link light rail extension opens to the public for free rides

Excerpt: Flanked by King Coun­ty Exec­u­tive Dow Con­stan­tine and the Emer­ald City’s First Gen­tle­man, Michael Shiosa­ki, Seat­tle May­or Ed Mur­ray this morn­ing used a giant pair of cer­e­mo­ni­al scis­sors to cut open a rib­bon at the entrance of Sound Transit’s new Capi­tol Hill Sta­tion, sig­nal­ing the open­ing of Sound Tran­sit’s Uni­ver­si­ty Link light rail to the […]
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Public Planning
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Sound Transit’s University Link light rail extension: An incredible experience

Excerpt: Yes­ter­day after­noon, as rays of sun­light broke through the cloudy skies above our region, Sound Tran­sit invit­ed rep­re­sen­ta­tives of region­al and local media out­lets to join agency lead­er­ship for a spe­cial Uni­ver­si­ty Link light rail pre­view ride and tour of the new Uni­ver­si­ty of Wash­ing­ton and Capi­tol Hill stations. Uni­ver­si­ty Link opens to the pub­lic […]
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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