Rachael LI can't help but think about how SNAP benefits are about to go poof and the local Transit Riders Union is organizing food assistance for members but the county & state Democratic Party is apparently doing nothing? Seems important somehow to have civic orgs that support participation. #Seattle
Seattle Subway
- 90 Followers
- 16 Following
- 35 Posts
We are an all volunteer non profit dedicated to advocating for high quality transit expansion.
Dow Constantine is the wrong choice for @sound-transit.bsky.social CEO.
publicola.com/2025/03/06/s...
The UrbanistNEW STORY // Dow Constantine Reveals Sound Transit CEO Bid
via @urbanistorg // đź”— https://www.theurbanist.org/2025/02/15/dow-constantine-reveals-sound-transit-ceo-bid/?feed_id=5283&_unique_id=67b11c94d49bb
Dow Constantine Reveals Sound Transit CEO Bid - The Urbanist
# The board hiring one of their own would be "massive breach of ethical standards," Seattle Subway argued. At a special meeting Friday, the Sound Transit Board of Directors dove into its CEO search and revealed its winnowed the top candidates down to five, including one of their own. Following months of rumors, Dow Constantine revealed
The @37Dems have passed a resolution yesterday calling for a CID station on 4th.
“Be it resolved the 37th LD [Dems] call upon the Sound Transit Board to keep its voter approved promise to locate new stations at 4th Avenue at Union Station and Midtown.”
https://t.co/IcLQzYizBN
“Be it resolved the 37th LD [Dems] call upon the Sound Transit Board to keep its voter approved promise to locate new stations at 4th Avenue at Union Station and Midtown.”
https://t.co/IcLQzYizBN
.@SoundTransit is bypassing the community, voters, and their own process in order to put their thumb on the scale for CID N/S.
By the time the public gets more information the engineering money will be spent and it will be framed as *too late to fix.*
Obstacles Mount for Ballard Link’s Chinatown and Midtown Station Options - The Urbanist
Advocates worry Sound Transit is tilting the scales in favor of the board's preferred alternatives of skipping Chinatown and Midtown and shifting Denny Station north. In August, the Sound Transit Board approved a $122 million disbursement to its consultant HNTB for an environmental study and engineering work for Ballard Link light rail. Sound Transit portrayed
We're excited to announce our 2023 primary endorsements for Seattle City and King County Councils! Thanks to all of the candidates who participated and who want to make the city a better place for everyone!
Betty Lau (TEA) noting that a CID station on 4th is far better for transit riders and CID residents.
“That is why the vast majority of CID organizations, businesses and residents support the Fourth Avenue station.”
Use this quick and easy link to contact the Sound Transit Board and tell them stop wasting time and money!
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/sound-transit-stop-wasting-time-and-money-on-endless-process
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/sound-transit-stop-wasting-time-and-money-on-endless-process
Our Op-Ed in The Stranger: Sound Transit Wants to Start Over on ST3. Tell them No.
Our friends at @urbanistorg got a scoop on a leaked document from SoundTransit about the ST3 Everett Link plans which are being criticized as being "Heavy on Displacement and Light on Connectivity".
Understandably many people in the transit/urbanist community are not pleased with this lack of transparency and that SoundTransit has since removed this document from their servers.
Leaked Everett Link Plans Heavy on Displacement, Light on Connectivity - The Urbanist
Sound Transit plans continue to avoid taking car lanes to site light rail. Greater displacement, less space for transit-oriented housing, and more dangerous crossings for pedestrians would be the result. The Sound Transit board is poised to vote on alternatives to be studied in the Everett Link Extension’s first round of environmental review. But the