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NewsJuly 27, 2021

3 Seattle Agencies Team Up for Trees for Rail

Sound Transit will be planting 20,000 trees and will keep the newly planted trees along the alignment for a minimum of 13 years.

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NewsJune 18, 2021

Stantec/Hensel Phelps Team Completes Construction for Sound Transit’s New Light Rail Base

The new OMF East will enable extensions to Lynnwood, Federal Way, and Redmond, Washington. The facility was delivered by the design-build team of Stantec, Hensel Phelps Construction Co., and partners. Construction started in 2018.

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NewsJune 16, 2021

Amazon, Sound Transit Partner to Accelerate Affordable Housing Units Near Light Rail Stations

The first $25 million will fund pre-development activities like site due diligence, engineering, and permitting, while the remaining $75 million will support the construction of new affordable housing, which is expected to begin within five years.

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NewsMay 17, 2021

Sound Transit Introduces New Light-Rail Vehicles

The Series 2 light-rail vehicles from Siemens Mobility offer more seating, larger windows, and are equipped with improved passenger information systems.

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NewsDecember 2, 2020

Sound Transit Light Rail Trains Now Running on Clean Energy

The accomplishment is made possible through an innovative agreement with Puget Sound Energy to purchase wind energy directly from the utility’s Green Direct program.

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NewsNovember 9, 2020

Community Transit Buses to Meet Sound Transit Light Rail Line in 2021

The agency conducted two rounds of public outreach, incorporating feedback and ideas from riders to best provide fast, frequent, and all-day connections between Snohomish County buses and light rail.

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NewsJuly 20, 2020

Sound Transit Breaks Grounds on Federal Way Link Extension

Opening in 2024, the route to Federal Way will offer fast, frequent, and reliable service between South King County and Sea-Tac Airport, downtown Seattle, the University of Washington, Northgate, Lynnwood, and Bellevue.

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Newsby StaffMay 28, 2020

Bombardier lands contract to provide BiLevel railcars

The two contracts represent a combination of eight cab cars and 20 coaches and include options for 33 additional railcars.

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Newsby StaffMay 19, 2020

Sound Transit to reintroduce fares at a reduced rate

Service on Link will also increase at the same time, with trains running every 20 minutes during the day until after the p.m. peak.

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NewsMarch 23, 2020

Sound Transit completes downtown light rail service

The return follows the conclusion of Connect 2020, an 11-week period of major service impacts while construction crews connected the existing system in downtown Seattle to East Link.

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