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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2010

Sound Transit partners with Safeway on fare cards

Forty-seven Safeway outlets around the Puget Sound region now allow customers to purchase E-purse value or transit passes on their previously issued ORCA cards. ORCA, One Regional Card for All, is the electronic fare system for seven transportation agencies in the Puget Sound region.

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ArticlesSeptember 9, 2010

Women In Transportation: Cathy Strombom

Title: Vice President and Senior Planning Manager Organization: Parsons Brinckerhoff City: Seattle

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Newsby StaffSeptember 8, 2010

Sound Transit taps new deputy CEO

As GM of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District from 1999 through last month, Celia Kupersmith oversaw bridge operations and a bus transit system offering more than 58 local and inter-county routes, and the largest ferry system in California.

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Newsby StaffMarch 16, 2010

Sound Transit taps HDR for ROW services

Contract includes planning, acquisition, relocation and property management, and transit support services needed for the construction and operation of additional passenger light-rail and commuter rail systems in and around the Seattle area.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 26, 2010

Seattle to lubricate noisy light rail tracks

Contractors will begin installing automatic track lubricators along curving sections of the light rail tracks in Tukwila and the Rainier Valley in Seattle and will also modify a set of track switches in the Rainier Valley.

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Newsby StaffNovember 16, 2009

Seattle, Sound Transit sign streetcar agreement

The First Hill line will be the second modern streetcar line in Seattle following the Sound Lake Union Streetcar line, which opened December 2008.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 16, 2009

Seattle transit expands smart card system

Seven partner agencies are launching major promotional efforts for One Regional Card for All (ORCA), and moving forward with steps to phase out other transit passes.

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Newsby StaffJuly 20, 2009

Seattle light rail opening draws 92,000-plus riders

Service concluded on Sunday evening with approximately 51,000 in 10 hours on Saturday and 41,000 over an eight-hour period on Sunday. Operations ran smoothly all weekend.

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Newsby StaffMay 15, 2009

ARRA to fund Seattle transit center

Federal stimulus money and a regional mobility grant will help fund the $40.9 million facility.

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Newsby StaffApril 23, 2009

Federal stimulus to fund Seattle track improvements

The $4.6 million grant is part of $131 million in federal stimulus funds for transit projects in the Puget Sound region. Seven miles of existing track and street crossings will be upgraded.

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