Build the Damn Trains

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We are not asking Sound Transit to do something impossible. We are asking them to do what they said they would do.

Build the connection.
Build the future.
Build the damn trains.

👀 even the Seattle Parks & Rec signs are bougie at Elliot Bay Connections

Huge turnout of 250+ people at a rally and march to demand Sound Transit build light rail to Ballard as promised in the voter-approved ST3 ballot measure.

Infographic with Rally For the 8 details

🚨 BR8KING NEWS!!! 🚨

Mayor Katie Wilson will speak THIS WEDNESDAY, 1:15PM @ Denny/Westlake to unveil plans to Fix the Route 8 speed and reliability crisis.

Come join us to Rally for The L8 and show support!

Transit Town Hall: The Future of Sound Transit 3 Projects in South King County May 13 Join Transportation Choices Coalition on May 13th to learn about the future of of Sound Transit 3 Projects in South King County. Hear from Sound Transit board members and staff about cost overruns and...

We just added another Transit Town Hall for South King County! transportationchoices.org/transit-town...

UDP PC Lecture: When Driving is Not an Option with Author and Advocate Anna Zivarts Monday, Apr 20, 2026, 6 - 7:30 p.m.

Join me Monday evening for a guest lecture and reception at the Urban Design and Planning program at University of Washington

“If you live in the Dallas-Fort Worth region, consider driving [to World Cup matches] so the out-of-town visitors can utilize the transit system,” said MPO program manager in north central Texas.

Meanwhile, Boston’s MBTA & NJ Transit are charging attendees up to $100 to ride trains.

What a joke.

Transit Town Hall: The Future of Light Rail in Snohomish County April 14 Join Transportation Choices Coalition and Snotrac on Apr. 14 to learn about the future of light rail in Snohomish County. Hear from Sound Transit board members and staff about cost overruns and how th...

Join us tomorrow! ⬇️ transportationchoices.org/transit-town...

Sound Transit must exhaust every option to keep light rail on track - HeraldNet.com Kirk Hovenkotter and Brock Howell

On the eve of our Transit Town Hall in Everett, @gosnotrac.org’s @brockwhowell.com & I in the Everett Herald calling to Build the Damn Trains

www.heraldnet.com/2026/04/13/s...

Read for the great organizing from @robertcruickshank.com & Save Ballard Rail and journalism from @metropolitanglide.bsky.social. Stay for me accosting Dow with a giddy first Crosslake train selfie

Kemper Freeman’s nightmare has arrived

Wish I could have been there!

What was so fun about Saturday was seeing old friends who flew out across the country for the opening like @kurtraschke.com!

Come through to Seattle Travis!

It’s cool to see a transit city be born before our very eyes

Definitely a virtuous cycle underway in Seattle!

Mayor Wilson sits among a smiling crowd of people in pink shirts that read "Build West Seattle Light Rail."

Mayor Wilson with Councilmember Theresa Mosqueda.

Mayor Wilson speaking at a podium. Behind her, the projection screen reads "West Seattle Light Rail Momentum and Updates."

As a lifelong transit rider and longtime transit organizer, I was one of thousands who helped get ST3 passed. As your Mayor, I'm going to make sure we get it across the finish line. (1/3)

Sound Transit CEO Dow Constantine just announced that 205,000 riders boarded trains on the opening day of the Crosslake Connection, a number that's second only to the Super Bowl Parade.

lots of people in an auditorium are wearing pink shirts that say “build West Seattle light rail” including mayor Katie Wilson and county councilmember Teresa Mosqueda

omg we passed out all 40 of our shirts and then spotted @mayorofseattle.bsky.social wearing one 👀🥰

Great organizing from @westseaurbanism.bsky.social & @seattletru.bsky.social!

A sea of pink shirts at @cmtmosqueda.bsky.social’s light rail forum calling to build West Seattle Link! Including @mayorofseattle.bsky.social!

Let’s Build the Damn Trains

digital mockup of a pink tshirt with white ink that says "BUILD WEST SEATTLE LIGHT RAIL" with a cute train illustration with hearts

📣 Meetup field trip this week!
Weds 4/1 ~ 6:00 ~ Youngstown Cultural Arts Center

Come demonstrate that West Seattle wants to be connected to our train network, actually, & we'll give you a shirt!

www.meetup.com/west-seattle...

Arrive between 5:45-6 for your best chance of getting a shirt!

“[Sound Transit] should not pit communities against one another. We need to remind them that the people voted and approved the ST3 Plan and Sound Transit must deliver the full ST3 Plan as proposed. Anything less than that is not an option.”

Keep Graham St & Ballard & WS &
Build the damn trains!

Save the Graham Street Station The Graham Street Light Rail Station is scheduled to open in 2031 and add a new street level light rail station near MLK & South Graham Street, between Columbia City and Othello stations, porvidin...

This isn't a joke -- we need your help to keep Graham Street station from getting axed. Please sign our petition and spread the word.

Coverage of tonight’s Town Hall! The energy was celebratory. Thanks to everyone who joined.

First afternoon commute on the 2 Line & the trains are packed!

I'm proud of how fast we whipped this design together and got it to a local shop to print!!! 💪✨ I hope my West Seattle friends will come out Wednesday and make it all worth it!

How the Seattle area’s new light rail connections will have important public health impacts | UW School of Public Health Public health faculty Andrew L. Dannenberg shares how public transit is a public health intervention.

We need to keep making the connections between transportation infrastructure and public health.

sph.washington.edu/news-events/...

Huge Crowds Turn Out To Finally Ride Light Rail Across Lake Washington Tens of thousands of riders came out to ride the 2 Line across Lake Washington Saturday, as Sound Transit inaugurated the light rail link between the east and west metro.

NEW STORY// Huge Crowds Turn Out To Finally Ride Light Rail Across Lake Washington
By Ryan Packer via @theurbanist.org

😂 if only