NickApr 28, 2023
Seattle Bike Blog
TWO WEEKS!?! Link will be running at 32-minute frequencies in the downtown #Seattle tunnel for two weeks? Email from Sound Transit:
Apr 28, 2023 at 5:30amWeb
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Link to notice on the Sound Transit website: https://www.soundtransit.org/get-to-know-us/news-events/news-releases/link-light-rail-service-disrupted-through-downtown-seattle
Link light rail service disrupted through Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel | Sound Transit

April 27, 2023 | Passengers traveling through the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel should prepare for additional travel time to continue to their destination for two weeks starti

Show threadSeattle Bike BlogApr 28, 2023
Mike Lindblom at the Seattle Times reports that the construction crew working on the Pine Street renovation damaged the lid above Westlake Station: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/westlake-station-damage-means-2-weeks-of-severe-light-rail-slowdowns/
Westlake Station damage means 2 weeks of severe light-rail slowdowns

Light-rail service in downtown Seattle is degraded to a train every 32 minutes each way, as trains will run in both directions only on the southbound tracks.

The Seattle Times
Show threadSeattle Bike BlogApr 28, 2023
I’m starting my stopwatch to see how long it takes for someone to blame this on “bike lanes”
Show threadjoel bApr 28, 2023
@seabikeblog my bingo money is on ‘un-housed person with a stolen jackhammer’
Show threadgarlandApr 28, 2023
@seabikeblog This is embarrassing. No wonder people drive by default.
Show threadPoliteMenaceApr 28, 2023
@seabikeblog getting I only ride one stop so my commute tonight wasn’t too bad but the whole thing was a clusterfuck. Hopefully they can make this as smooth as possible now that they can plan for it a little.
Show threadNikky SoutherlandApr 28, 2023
@seabikeblog y I k e s
Show threadgarlandApr 28, 2023
@seabikeblog Frequencies now 35-40 minutes per the latest update.
Show threadDuncanWatsonApr 28, 2023
@seabikeblog Oof. That is terrible. 32-minute headways is garbage.