a graph of seattle link light rail ridership, shown as a rolling 12M average

US transit data is out today, and Seattle's Link remains one of the fastest-growing rail systems in the nation, with ridership up 9% in the wake of the extension to Federal Way

Ridership should increase even further at the end of this month when the 1 & 2 lines are connected🧵

Crosslake Connection | Sound Transit

Say hello to a truly connected region on March 28! The Crosslake Connection is opening two new stations and a world of new possibilities for the Eastside, Seattle and beyond. 🚊✨
 
Explore this highly anticipated new connection and get ready to ride! 🎉

www.soundtransit.org/crosslake

Did you ride Link light rail on September 27, 2025? Then you helped contribute to the highest ridership day in Sound Transit history, with nearly 160,000 rides logged on that day.

Ideal scenario. #GoDucks

There also has to be a security car that follows bus at all times in addition to security on the bus

Did I just have a heart attack? Omg #goducks 💛💚

Can't remember if I've noted this before, but the Seattle Police Department plans to use the JumpStart tax, originally dedicated by law to four progressive goals, to pay for surveillance cameras in the Stadium District along with policing at the World Cup games next year.

The County Council just took a unanimous 9-0 vote to establish the Broadway Facility fund, paving the way to opening a Crisis Care Center on Capitol Hill.

King County Executive Shannon Braddock and Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announce contingency plans for Women, Infants, and Children benefits if federal shutdown persists.
Read full statement here:

RIP Jane Goodall, you were a baddie 🦍🦧

King County gives hunger relief groups a boost as SNAP cuts loom The funding comes as some low-income families will this fall see their SNAP benefits slashed or cut entirely as new restrictions begin to roll out.

Trump and the GOP slashes to food assistance are about to hit about 170,000 Washingtonians.
King County is stepping up with $755K in grants to keep food banks running. But let’s not lose vision, no local grant can cover the damage of Trump and the Republican Party’s cruel agenda.

Also I love you, Dan Lanning 💛💚 #GoDucks

A world first: trains under power are now running across the I-90 floating bridge ⚡

Last night marked a big milestone for the 2 Line’s Crosslake Connection - hear more from Sound Transit CEO Dow Constantine on this historic evening for transit and the entire Central Puget Sound!

Proud of Dan Strauss for voting no today.

The first East Link train under its own power on the floating bridge!

The people who text me when Taylor announces new music > anyone else 🧡

This is really bad.

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to defund Planned Parenthood and has ordered that the organization continues to receive Medicaid funds. (via AP)

Homeless people visited ER less after moving into King County’s hotels King County had two goals when it purchased more than a dozen hotels to convert into housing for people living on the streets — end homelessness for a bunch of people and improve their health. Officia...

Good news:

Homeless people visited ER less after moving into King County’s hotels

Vote Yes on the King County Parks Levy Should we or should we not have a county parks system? The question before voters is that simple. Because if voters do not approve this property tax levy, we functionally won’t have one. The 6-year le...

Vote YES on the King County Parks Levy!

Homeless people visited ER less after moving into King County’s hotels King County had two goals when it purchased more than a dozen hotels to convert into housing for people living on the streets — end homelessness for a bunch of people and improve their health. Officials say it has been...

King County had two goals when it purchased more than a dozen hotels to convert into housing for people living on the streets — end homelessness for a bunch of people and improve their health.

US Sen. Jeff Merkley will run for reelection in 2026 “I’m asking Oregonians to be my partners once again," Merkley said.

“I’m asking Oregonians to be my partners once again," Merkley said.

As a govt comms person, this is so frustrating and gives us a bad rap. Our job is to help make things more transparent and accessible!

I helped Carrie Brownstein use one of those automatic paper towel dispensers in a NY theatre bathroom once

King County’s Housing First Initiative Boasts High Success Rate - The Urbanist # King County's Health Through Housing program provides a road map for exiting homelessness, providing housing first to stabilize people, and it’s working. Newly unveiled 2024 data shows a high rate o...

NEW STORY // King County’s Housing First Initiative Boasts High Success Rate www.theurbanist.org/2025/06/13/k...

Great reporting from @amysundberg.bsky.social on the work King County is doing to get folks living on the streets into housing. Housing first works!!! ❤️

According to the county, "95% of permanent supportive housing residents were able to maintain a stable home. The data also shows improved health outcomes, including 33% shorter hospital stays, 22% fewer hospital stays, and a 17% decrease in ER visits for residents..."

Shoutout to the King County Metro & Pierce Transit supervisors and operators who put in extra hours last night, keeping us moving safely.

It was a pleasure to work with them in an ad-hoc capacity last night, directing traffic to back a big bus out of a blocked street :)

Joint statement from myself, King County Executive Shannon Braddock, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, Pierce County Executive Ryan Mello and Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards:

We condemn President Trump’s illegal activation of California National Guard forces over the objections of California’s governor.

RIP to Brian Wilson. Pet Sounds will always be one of the greatest albums ever made #goodvibrationsalways